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Music Kanye West Confirms "Donda 2" Was Taken Down Because Producers Are Now Coming After Him Until Wednesday, Kanye West's 2022 "Donda" sequel was only available for fans through the Stem Player. By Cole Blake April 30, 2025
Music Pooh Shiesty Flexes Huge Stacks Of Cash After Early Prison Release Memphis rapper Pooh Shiesty was released from prison early this week after spending roughly three years behind bars. By Caroline Fisher October 08, 2025
Pop Culture Bobby Brown Suffered 2 Heart Attacks, Nearly Drank Himself To Death Brown says the weight of his daughter Bobbi Kristina's death drove him to drink "a lot" causing his organs to "quit on my body." By Erika Marie June 01, 2022
Music Swae Lee Unveils Tracklist And Features For "Same Difference" Album Swae Lee is getting ready to drop his first true solo album of his career and he's giving fans a sneak peek at the tracklist. By Zachary Horvath March 27, 2026
Music Andrew Tate Denies Involvement In Kanye West's "HH" Nightclub Controversy Andrew Tate was among a group of controversial streamers who requested Kanye West's "Heil Hitler" at a club in Miami. By Cole Blake January 20, 2026
Relationships Future's Ex-Girlfriend Demands He Face Jail Time In addition to Prince, Future has six other children, including Jakobi, Future Zahir, Hendrix, Kash, Londyn and Paris. By Cole Blake April 01, 2026
Music Kanye West Brings Out Lauryn Hill & Travis Scott At SoFi Stadium Show Alongside Kanye West and Travis Scott, Lauryn Hill also brought out her sons Zion and YG Marley to perform with her. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 04, 2026
Music Don Toliver's "Octane" Receives Early But Promising First Week Sales Projections Don Toliver's fifth album "Octane" has been receiving a lot of glowing reviews from fans, and it seems like it will result in a great debut. By Zachary Horvath February 02, 2026
Music Elliott Wilson Calls “Cap” On Mal’s “Industry Rappers” Claims Drake Outrapped Kendrick Lamar Elliott Wilson, DJ Hed, and Jeremy Hetcht hosts Hip Hop DX’s The Bigger Picture podcast. The platform addresses trending rap topics. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 10, 2025
Music Ray J Shares Video Of Lonely Christmas Eve After No-Contact Order Is Extended Ray J has a sobering holiday reflection. By Tallie Spencer December 26, 2025
TV 50 Cent Shows Off Never-Before-Seen Diddy Footage In Trailer For New Docuseries 50 Cent's executive-produced, "Sean Combs: The Reckoning," is dropping this week. But before it does, he's teasing it with a new trailer. By Zachary Horvath December 01, 2025
Music Cardi B To Include Five-Year-Old "WAP" On Her Newly Announced Album Cardi B finally announced all the important details for her sophomore album, but she's made a divisive decision for it as well. By Zachary Horvath June 23, 2025