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Music Ray J Clarifies His Comments On Diddy Having A "Demon" Inside Of Him Diddy is currently residing behind bars on charges of alleged sex trafficking and racketeering. By Cole Blake March 03, 2025
Music Quando Rondo’s Prison Release Date Revealed Quando Rondo turned himself in after pleading guilty to drug conspiracy charges in January, and his release date has reportedly been revealed. By Caroline Fisher March 02, 2025
Original Content LARRENWONG’s Next Play: "4th & Long" EP, NFL Roots, And Reviving Old School R&B *EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW* Former professional football star LARRENWONG is making his mark in R&B, delivering classic vibes with a modern twist. The Bay Area native chatted with us about "4th & Long," his musical background, and bringing back old school values in his music. By Erika Marie March 07, 2025
Music Lupe Fiasco Scores Massive Plaque After Crushing RIAA Concert Event Lupe Fiasco is more known for his pen game than his ability to make hits, and yet, the rapper was recognized for his biggest song ever. By Elias Andrews February 28, 2025
Music The Game Shoots His Shot At Tina Knowles From Halfcourt In Kanye West Collab Snippet Kanye West and The Game sparked confusion on the former's IG after an odd series of posts, but it all makes sense now. By Zachary Horvath February 25, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar's Raw Vocals From Super Bowl Halftime Show Surface And They Are Impressive Now we have another metric to judge whether people really sang "Not Like Us" that loud at Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl halftime show... By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 24, 2025
Music New Footage Shows Lefty Gunplay In Custody After Arrest In Texas Lefty Gunplay, rising West Coast rapper, was arrested earlier today on a handful of offenses per multiple reports. By Zachary Horvath February 24, 2025
Music Drake Fans Rejoice After PARTYNEXTDOOR Collab Album Knocks Off Kendrick Lamar And Goes Number One Drake and PARTYNEXDOOR's "$ome $exy $ongs 4 U" is going to be dethroning Kendrick Lamar and fans couldn't be happier right now. By Zachary Horvath February 24, 2025
Music What Did They Say? Method Man Pops Off On A Fan Who Disrespected Ol' Dirty Bastard When a fan dismissively remarked that ODB is long gone in an online Wu-Tang Clan debate about its members, Method Man put his foot down. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 23, 2025
Relationships Kanye West & Bianca Censori Turn Heads With A Surprising Outfit Choice To Their Film Premiere Kanye West and Bianca Censori attended the premiere of their mysterious new film on Saturday night. By Cole Blake February 23, 2025
Music Another One! Kendrick Lamar Amps Up His Spotify Record For A Rapper's Monthly Listeners Kendrick Lamar has also recently broken records when it comes to No. 1 hip-hop albums, Spotify streams, and much more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 22, 2025
Music Freddie Gibbs Allegedly Disses J Cole Following Dreamville MC's New Song "cLOUDs" Freddie Gibbs allegedly took to his Instagram burner account to dismissively react to J Cole's new single, "cLOUDs." By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 22, 2025