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Music Playboi Carti, Young Thug, & Lil Baby Snippet Surfaces Amid Album Hype For All Three Artists Young Thug has "UY SCUTI," Playboi Carti is working on "BABY BOI," and Lil Baby possesses "DOMINIQUE." Who will drop first? By Zachary Horvath May 31, 2025
Music Brian McKnight’s Son Niko Passes Away After Two-Year Cancer Battle Brian McKnight has been at odds with his biological children for some time now, even calling them "evil" last year. By Caroline Fisher May 30, 2025
Music DJ Vlad Advises Cardi B & Nicki Minaj To Stick To The Music As Beef Escalates Nicki Minaj reignited her beef with Cardi B after she announced her pregnancy with New England Patriots star Stefon Diggs. By Cole Blake October 02, 2025
Music ILoveMakonnen Gets Brutally Honest About Falling Out With Drake According to ILoveMakonnen, his relationship with Drake took a turn for the worse not long after their 2014 collab. By Caroline Fisher September 29, 2025
Music Cardi B Adds On More Dates To The "Little Miss Drama Tour" Cardi B announced her first-ever headlining tour earlier this month, while also reaffirming that her latest pregnancy won't impact things. By Zachary Horvath September 27, 2025
Music Young Thug Credits Kanye West & Kim Kardashian For Blowing His Career Up Young Thug and Kanye West have a lot of mutual respect for each other and collabs under their belts, but the love runs even deeper. By Zachary Horvath September 27, 2025
Music Where To Stream Young Thug's "UY SCUTI" "UY Scuti" will mark Young Thug's first studio album since getting out of jail in the YSL RICO case, last year. By Cole Blake September 25, 2025
Music Young Thug Attends Metro Boomin's Sexual Assault Trial To Support His "Longtime Friend" Vanessa LeMaistre brought the lawsuit against Metro Boomin, accusing him of taking advantage of her back in 2016. By Cole Blake September 24, 2025
Music Kanye West Labels Sexual Assault Lawsuit An Attack On His Free Speech Jenn An's sexual assault case against Kanye West is just one of many lawsuits the rapper has been battling as of late. By Cole Blake September 24, 2025
Music JT Labels Cardi B A “Fraud” And Defends Lil Uzi Vert Amid Sexuality Rumors On Cardi B's song "Magnet" from her new album, she goes after both JT and her longtime partner, Lil Uzi Vert. By Caroline Fisher September 24, 2025
Music Travis Scott Wants Apple Music To Fix A Wrong Lyric On Jackboys 2's "Da Wizard" Travis Scott made his debut in 2013 under T.I., He would become one the biggest names in music with classics like Astroworld. By Bryson "Boom" Paul September 21, 2025
Music Kanye West Takes A Loss Amid Legal Battle With Former Director Of Intelligence Kanye West is currently being sued by a man he hired to be his “director of intelligence” during his presidential bid. By Caroline Fisher September 19, 2025