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Music TDE Punch Jokes That He's Done With The "Ticket Business" As Kendrick Lamar & SZA's Tour Ramps Up Kendrick Lamar and SZA are scheduled to continue performing on the "Grand National" tour through August 9th. By Cole Blake April 30, 2025
Music Sauce Walka Partially Blames Weed For Sayso P’s Tragic Death Sauce Walka recently shared a lengthy and heartfelt Instagram post about the fatal shooting of his friend and collaborator, Sayso P. By Caroline Fisher March 26, 2025
Music Kid Cudi Launches Album Rollout With "NEVERLAND" Single Announcement Kid Cudi had been working on singles for his comic book series, but it seems he's shifting his focus towards a different solo project. By Zachary Horvath April 30, 2025
Music The Game Calls Current Hip-Hop "Trash" And Claims He's One Of The Best MCs The Game was supposed to drop his first ever "Gangsta Grillz" mixtape this week, but it seems like it's still in the oven. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 28, 2025
Music Diddy’s Net Worth Has Reportedly Dropped By Half Since 2022 Diddy is currently facing charges related to sex trafficking and racketeering, as well as several civil lawsuits. By Caroline Fisher May 21, 2025
Politics Ludacris & Nelly To Headline Country Music Festival Featuring Kid Rock Fans aren't happy to see Ludacris and Nelly performing at a festival celebrating America’s 250th anniversary. By Cole Blake January 13, 2026
Sports Drake Reveals He's Received "A Good Ol' One-Year Ban" From Commentating At Raptors Games It seems the Raptors organization didn't like Drizzy's DeMar DeRozan comments. By Zachary Horvath January 14, 2025
Music Mariah The Scientist's "Burning Blue" Makes Her The Highest Charting Female Artist Of 2025 On Apple Music Mariah The Scientist has been enjoying her off time with boyfriend Young Thug who was released from Fulton County Jail in 2024. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 04, 2025
Music Eminem’s Rap Beefs Under Scrutiny As Fans Debate If Hip-Hop Needs A New “Bully” Some hip-hop fans think the genre needs a new "bully" like Eminem to bring out the best in its biggest players. By Caroline Fisher January 06, 2026
Music Wiz Khalifa Speaks On The Absurd Amount Of Joints He Smokes Every Day Wiz Khalifa is one of hip-hop's biggest devil's lettuce advocates, and he wasn't scared to tell Jimmy Kimmel about his high tolerance. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 16, 2025
Music Rick Ross Reveals What It Would Take To End Drake Feud According to Rick Ross, his beef with Drake was really never that serious, and he'd be willing to squash it. By Caroline Fisher May 08, 2025
Music DDG Addresses Claims That He Ignored Young Thug In Viral Marathon Burger Clip DDG has been dragged through the mud a lot on social media for this interaction with Young Thug and he's not having it. By Zachary Horvath April 05, 2025