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Music Tyler, The Creator Hypes Up A$AP Rocky's New Album A$AP Rocky's 'Don't Be Dumb' arrives in 2026. By Tallie Spencer December 25, 2025
Politics Kanye West Blasts Frank Ocean For Trying To Convince Him Not To Support Donald Trump Kanye West infamously made headlines for endorsing Donald Trump during his first campaign for the presidency. By Cole Blake April 08, 2025
Music Troy Ave Opens Fire On Robbery Suspect In Harrowing Security Footage In June, Troy Ave and celebrity chef Geoff Cole's evening took an unexpected turn when a man tried to rob them in San Diego. By Caroline Fisher July 16, 2025
Music Clipse Fans Go Wild For New Pharrell-Produced Snippet Off Their Upcoming Album "Let God Sort Em Out" is still loading, but Pusha T and No Malice have assured fans their Pharrell-produced record will be worth the wait. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 08, 2025
Music DJ Hed Reveals Ab-Soul Isn't Trying To Restart Joey Bada$$ Beef Ab-Soul dropped a surprise track to his Instagram as a means to respond to Joey Bada$$. However, DJ Hed is telling everyone to chill. By Zachary Horvath May 27, 2025
Music Young Dolph's Family Reacts To Alleged Murder Mastermind's Acquittal Key Glock was another close colleague of Young Dolph who scathingly reacted to Hernandez Govan's not guilty verdict. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 24, 2025
Pop Culture How Many Kids Does Ice Cube Have? A deep dive into Ice Cube's quiet family life with 5 children. By TeeJay Small December 11, 2023
Music Mero To Replace "Ebro In The Morning" On Hot 97 Mero described Hot 97 as "the voice of NYC hip-hop and culture" in a press release along with the announcement. By Cole Blake January 12, 2026
Music Billboard Announces Major Rule Change That Could Shake Up Hip-Hop Sales The change will take effect on the charts for January 17, which track listening habits from January 2 to 8. By Cole Blake December 17, 2025
Music Eve Dishes On Brief Romance With Suge Knight In Her Memoir Eve put out the memoir in celebration of the 25th anniversary of her debut album, "Let There Be Eve…Ruff Ryders' First Lady." By Cole Blake August 19, 2025
Music Playboi Carti Cheekily Responds To A Fan Daring Him To Drop His New Album "BABY BOI" Ever since early "Whole Lotta Red" leaks, Playboi Carti mastered the art of teasing fans with new material. But not the art of dropping it. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 08, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" Reportedly Breaks Another Record After Hot 100 Exit Loads of fans can't believe Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" has held on for this long, whereas many others are tired of its hype. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 30, 2025