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Music Kendrick Lamar Gets His Security Up Ahead Of Compton Music Video Shoot This is easily the most anticipated music video of the year. By Alexander Cole June 21, 2024
Music Whitney Alford's Attendance At Kendrick Lamar's "Pop Out" Show Has Fans Calling Drake A Liar If you recall, Drake claimed that Kendrick Lamar was in a failing relationship with Whitney and that he doesn't see his kids often. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 20, 2024
Music Cardi B Weighs In On The Sudden Death Of Ashlee Jenae Ashlee Jenae was found unresponsive during a trip to Tanzania with her fiancé, Joe McCann, earlier this month. By Cole Blake April 14, 2026
Music Baby Keem Speaks Out And Re-Affirms His Greatness Amid "Ca$ino" Criticism With "Ca$ino" being described as a disappointment by fans, Baby Keem is back on X to fight for his spot in the rap game. By Alexander Cole April 14, 2026
Music Jam Master Jay's Convicted Killer Isn't Being Freed Just Yet Karl Jordan Jr., one the of two convicted killers in the extensive Jam Master Jay case, was acquitted from his murder charges in Dec. 2025. By Zachary Horvath April 13, 2026
Music Young Thug Has A Strong Message To Flex On All His Opps Young Thug continues to get a lot of backlash for his new music and his post-YSL RICO trial behavior, but he isn't sweating over criticism. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 10, 2026
Music Ronald Savage, Afrika Bambaataa's First Accuser, Mourns His Passing Despite the history being what it was with Afrika Bambaataa, Ronald Savage is still sending his best to the former's family amid his death. By Zachary Horvath April 10, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Tears Apart Gucci Mane's Diss Track For Pooh Shiesty Gucci Mane decided to air out his grievances with Pooh Shiesty on a new single "Crash Dummy" and it doesn't seem like DJ Akademiks is a fan. By Zachary Horvath April 10, 2026
Music Pooh Shiesty In "Good Spirits" Despite Bond Hearing Result Pooh Shiesty had a difficult time during his court appearance yesterday, but his lawyer Bradford Cohen, has provided an encouraging update. By Zachary Horvath April 09, 2026
Music Offset Sued Over $100K Casino Debt Amid Lil Tjay Beef Offset has been accused of having a gambling addiction, and a new lawsuit in Detroit is putting those issues under the microscope. By Alexander Cole April 09, 2026
Music Charleston White Peddles Pooh Shiesty & Gucci Mane Conspiracy Theories Everyone's trying to figure out what really happened between Pooh Shiesty and Gucci Mane, which Charleston White spoke with Adin Ross about. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 05, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Thinks Young Thug & Lil Baby Will End Up Like Pooh Shiesty DJ Akademiks criticized Young Thug and Lil Baby for "playing gangster" amid Pooh Shiesty's arrest for allegedly kidnapping Gucci Mane. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 03, 2026