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Music Young Thug Claims Hip-Hop Is In A “Weird” Place After Kendrick Lamar & Drake Beef According to Young Thug, hip-hop has definitely seen better days, and artists need to "take it to the next level." By Caroline Fisher December 17, 2025
Music Diddy Set To Appear On Camera For Sexual Assault Lawsuit Deposition Diddy is currently residing behind bars after being found guilty of transportation to engage in prostitution. By Cole Blake December 16, 2025
Music Young Thug Seemingly Shades Gunna For "Acting Like The Victim" Young Thug has been upset with Gunna ever since he got out of jail for taking a plea deal in the YSL RICO case back in 2022. By Cole Blake December 16, 2025
Music Ebro Darden Thinks His Politics Got "In The Morning" Hot 97 Show Canceled Ebro Darden spoke on his "progressive" and "anti-Netanyahu" views amid Hot 97's cancelation of "In The Morning" and many other shake-ups. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 13, 2025
Music 21 Savage Shares Conflicted Thoughts On Young Thug & Gunna Beef While 21 Savage hasn't worked with Gunna since the YSL RICO case, he has linked up with Young Thug on multiple occasions. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 12, 2025
Music 50 Cent Proclaims He's Not Afraid Of Jay-Z & Ja Rule Amid backlash and success over his Diddy documentary, 50 Cent isn't scared of folks like Ja Rule and (allegedly) Jay-Z who are dragging him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 12, 2025
Music 21 Savage "What Happened To The Streets?" Full Credits: Every Producer & Feature 21 Savage's "What Happened To The Streets?" is here and we are taking a look at all of the extra hands that contributed to this LP. By Zachary Horvath December 12, 2025
Music Pooh Shiesty Says Gucci Mane’s Transformation Inspired Him After Prison: “He Showed Me How It’s Done” By Tallie Spencer December 11, 2025
Music Jay-Z Makes Major Global Play With New $500M Bet On Korean Entertainment & Lifestyle Jay-Z has got his eyes set on the next big thing. By Tallie Spencer December 11, 2025
Music NBA YoungBoy Has An Unfortunate Update On "Slime Cry" Album NBA YoungBoy first announced that this project was in the works in October. However, it's continuing to hit some speed bumps. By Zachary Horvath December 11, 2025
Music Drake Caught In Crosshairs Of Another AI Scam That Preys On His Fans Drake has had a rough go of it legally speaking. His growing list includes these scammers tricking his fans into buying fake merch. By Zachary Horvath December 11, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Says She Doesn’t Care If Her Fans Don’t Support Donald Trump Recently, Nicki Minaj took to Twitter Spaces to address some of the backlash she's received for her political takes. By Caroline Fisher December 11, 2025