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Music Kanye West Announces South Korean Concert Amid "Bully" Delay Kanye West is seemingly dropping his new album "Bully" in chunks, and he also has an upcoming Yeezy Season performance in Slovakia. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 22, 2025
Music Young Thug Addresses Rich Homie Quan's Family After Brother's Diss Young Thug recently paid tribute to Rich Homie Quan, which the late rapper's circle did not appreciate due to their unresolved fallout. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 08, 2026
Music Anonymous Source Alleges Drake's Latest Music Video Shoot Is For A Song With Lil Baby Drake has been all over Toronto shooting music videos, and according to one anonymous source, Lil Baby is involved. By Alexander Cole May 07, 2026
Streetwear A$AP Rocky Adorably Hypes Up Rihanna As They Close Out Met Gala In Style Rihanna closed out the 2026 Met Gala in a Maison Margiela gown with A$AP Rocky summing up her look in six words on the red carpet. By Ben Atkinson May 05, 2026
Music DJ Akadeniks Calls Jay-Z The Israel Of Hip-Hop DJ Akademiks went a rant about Jay-Z and his place in hip-hop culture, arguing he isn't the "standard" in the genre but fans still defend him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 03, 2026
Music Drake Rides Ice Truck During New "ICEMAN" Music Video Shoot In Toronto Drake is dropping his new album "ICEMAN" very soon, and we wonder if this is a separate music video to other recent production sightings. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 03, 2026
Music North West Reveals Cover Art & Release Date For Debut EP North West is going to be dropping a new EP, and fans finally now have some cover art, as well as a release date. By Alexander Cole April 28, 2026
Relationships Pardison Fontaine Covers Iconic R&B Song After Megan Thee Stallion & Klay Thompson's Split Pardison Fontaine's post came after Megan Thee Stallion accused Klay Thompson of cheating in a statement on Instagram. By Cole Blake April 27, 2026
Music Chris Brown Goes Off On "Fake Woke" Female Critics Of His Usher Tour Chris Brown's history of domestic violence allegations and other controversies is leading to criticism of the hype behind his Usher tour. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 26, 2026
Music Feds Release Photo Showing AllStar JR Standing Over NBA Ben 10 On top of this potentially incriminating photo, more details regarding AllStar JR's arrest have come to light. By Zachary Horvath April 23, 2026
Music Drake Fans Spam Kendrick Lamar's Instagram Comments Ahead Of "ICEMAN" Drake is dropping "ICEMAN" very soon, and the fans are so excited that they are trying to reignite the Kendrick Lamar beef. By Alexander Cole April 22, 2026
Music D4vd Faces Death Penalty After Being Charged With Murder And Sex With A Minor D4vd has officially been hit with some extremely serious charges following an investigation into the death of Celeste Rivas. By Alexander Cole April 20, 2026