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Music Kanye West Argues Tyler The Creator Has No Memorable Songs In Fiery Post Despite years of collaborations between the two, it appears that Kanye West and Tyler The Creator have had a falling out. By Cole Blake March 18, 2025
Music Offset Opens Up About Takeoff’s Tragic Death In Emotional New “KIARI” Track Today, Offset unleashed his third studio album "KIARI," which features Gunna, JID, Key Glock, John Legend, and more. By Caroline Fisher August 22, 2025
Music Suge Knight Claims That 2Pac's Family And Friends Smoked His Ashes After His Death Suge Knight recently opened up about what happened immediately after 2Pac died, including a gesture he described as "symbolic." By Devin Morton July 02, 2025
Music Drake Sets Some Impressive Spotify Records Amid "ICEMAN" Hype Drake hasn't dropped "ICEMAN" yet, but the anticipation alone has him setting some wild Spotify records with weeks to go before it does. By Zachary Horvath April 27, 2026
Music Kanye West's Teenage Artwork Gets Massive Uptick In Value Among the paintings and drawings from Kanye West valued at $3.1 million is a sketch of his mother, Donda West. By Cole Blake April 15, 2026
Original Content What Happened to Lil Xan? Despite rumors that he died, retired, or quit, Lil Xan is still making music today. Here's a look at what happened to Lil Xan. By Josh Megson April 05, 2023
Music Fred again..'s Best Rap Collaborations Outside of electronic and dance music, Fred again.. is also active in hip hop, producing tracks for numerous rappers in both the UK and the US. By Wyatt Westlake March 06, 2024
Music Kodak Black Hilariously Checks Fan During Bizarre Livestream One of Kodak Black's latest interactions with a fan took a turn for the worse when they began arguing about Voodoo, prison time, and more. By Caroline Fisher September 29, 2025
Music T-Pain Admits He's "Heartbroken" By Ozzy Osbourne's Death Ozzy Osbourne passed away at the age of 76, the rock star's family confirmed in a statement, earlier this week. By Cole Blake July 23, 2025
Music OMB Peezy Nightclub Shooting Suspect Arrested This April, OMB Peezy's sprinter van was shot at roughly 20 times in the parking lot of StarBar in Raleigh, North Carolina. By Caroline Fisher June 25, 2025
Original Content Nia Long Has An Undeniable Imprint In Hip Hop Thanks To These Songs Much has been said about Nia Long in recent days as the scandal involving her longtime partner, Celtics coach Ime Udoka, unravels in real-time. As he's called out for fumbling the bag, we revisit times when rappers loved on—or lusted over—the actress in their rhymes. By Erika Marie September 23, 2022
TV Rappers Who Starred In Their Own Reality TV Shows From the family-centered, to the absolutely chaotic. By Demi Phillips May 22, 2023