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Streetwear A$AP Rocky Brings Elegance With AWGE Attire At The Met Gala A$AP Rocky turns heads at the 2025 Met Gala with a diamond-encrusted umbrella and tailored AWGE outfit inspired by Black Dandyism. By Ben Atkinson May 06, 2025
Music Summer Walker Is Ready To "Spend It" On Our New "R&B Season" Playlist Update This week's "R&B Season" playlist update boasts new releases from Summer Walker, Mariah the Scientist, and Jorja Smith. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 04, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Claims Kendrick Lamar "Killed" Hip-Hop & Drake Beef Froze The Industry DJ Akademiks has shown unwavering support to Drake in the Kendrick Lamar beef. Big Ak claims "Family Matters" is the best diss song. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 03, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Surprisingly Gives Major Props To Kendrick Lamar For His "Grand National Tour" DJ Akademiks, who has defended Drake throughout his feud with Kendrick Lamar, took a nuanced position on the tour. By Cole Blake April 28, 2025
Music Kanye West Wants R Kelly Released From Prison Kanye West is still a vocal supporter of R Kelly, even though the disgraced singer is serving 30 years for child sexual abuse. By Caroline Fisher April 25, 2025
Music Kanye West’s Choir Auditions Bring Noise And Swastikas To Los Angeles Neighborhood Reportedly, the Los Angeles Police have received almost a dozen complaints related to Kanye West's latest endeavor. By Caroline Fisher April 23, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Alleges Young Thug Is Trying To Remove Gunna From YSL This follows YSL's Instagram page scrubbing all references to Gunna recently, another suggestion of a nasty Young Thug beef. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 21, 2025
Music Wiz Khalifa Hilariously Recalls How He Was The First To Get Snoop Dogg's Kids High With Snoop Dogg being the king of lighting up, you would think that Wiz Khalifa wouldn't be the one to introduce his kids to weed. By Zachary Horvath April 19, 2025
Music Lil Durk Affiliate THF Bayzoo Reportedly Murdered As Gruesome Footage Surfaces Online The shooting of THF Bayzoo occured as Lil Durk continues to remain in jail while awaiting trial in his murder-for-hire case. By Cole Blake October 27, 2025
Music NBA YoungBoy Needs Police Help After Being Swarmed By Fans In New Orleans NBA YoungBoy had shows in New Orleans on Sunday and Monday night as he continues his "Make America Slime Again Tour." By Cole Blake October 20, 2025
Music D'Angelo's Family Reveals The Legendary Singer's Cause Of Death In Heartfelt Statement D'Angelo was best known as a pioneer of the neo-soul genre with his iconic albums, "Brown Sugar," and "Voodoo." By Cole Blake October 14, 2025
Music 6ix9ine Returns To The United States The rainbow-haired rapper had been spending his time in the Dominican. By Alexander Cole June 27, 2024