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Music Earl Sweatshirt Calls Out "Racist" Criticism Of Mumble Rap Earl Sweatshirt recently spoke with The New York Times' "Popcast" about his brand new album "Live Laugh Love." By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 22, 2025
Music Young Thug Teases Big Plans For Today As Snitching Scandal Continues Young Thug is still working on his fourth studio album, "UY Scuti," which will mark his first project since getting out of jail. By Cole Blake September 02, 2025
Music Diddy Breaks Silence For The First Time Since Conviction To Plead For Leniency In court today, Diddy was sentenced to 50 months in prison for two counts of transportation for prostitution. By Caroline Fisher October 03, 2025
Sports Kevin Durant Praises Drake's "Certified Lover Boy" Album As An "All-Time" Great The new posts are far from the first time Kevin Durant has spoken out in support of Drake's music over the years. By Cole Blake August 05, 2025
Sports Kevin Durant And Johnny Manziel Support Drake At His Copenhagen Concert Kevin Durant and Johnny Manziel have already voiced their support for Drake a number of times over the years. By Cole Blake August 26, 2025
Music Don Toliver Reportedly Shows Love To T.I. Amid 50 Cent Beef We wonder if 50 Cent might have something to say about Don Toliver now after showing T.I.'s track "Let Em Know" some love. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 01, 2026
Music Tekashi 6ix9ine Walked So Content Creators Could Run 6ix9ine set the rules for virality, and everyone’s playing by them now. By Aron A. November 16, 2025
Music NBA YoungBoy Under Fire For Dissing His Own Son The mother of one of NBA YoungBoy's several kids, Arcola, recently took to social media to put him on blast. By Caroline Fisher March 04, 2026
Music Young Thug Breaks Silence On Viral "UY Scuti" Rumor Young Thug spoke negatively about several of his frequent collaborators in jail calls that leaked before "UY Scuti" dropped. By Cole Blake September 30, 2025
Music 50 Cent Trolls Diddy Amid Trial With Another Bizarre A.I. Creation 50 Cent has been taunting Diddy on social media for months now, and his posts have only picked up since the mogul's trial began. By Caroline Fisher May 17, 2025
Music French Montana Walks Away From Diddy Question French Montana signed with Diddy’s Bad Boy Records behind the success of his hit song “Shot Caller.” The remix featured Rick Ross and Snoop. By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 26, 2025
Original Content A Guide To Nicki Minaj's Best Bars Of All Time Nicki Minaj has always been about the bars. By E Gadsby April 24, 2018