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Music Kendrick Lamar Makes Rare Public Appearance And It's Not Where You Would Expect Kendrick Lamar is in South America for the current leg of his Grand National tour, and he made a rare public appearance in the midst of it. By Alexander Cole October 09, 2025
Music NBA YoungBoy's "MASA" First Week Sales Are Officially In NBA YoungBoy just cinched yet another top 10 album on the Billboard 200 chart, rising his record to a historic 16th. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 03, 2025
Pop Culture 50 Cent Torments Floyd Mayweather Again Over Boxer's Bold Claims Of Owning "100 Buildings" In New York 50 Cent has been on Floyd Mayweather a lot over the last couple of weeks, and this commentary follows the boxer's Jimmy Fallon interview. By Zachary Horvath April 12, 2025
Music Gucci Mane Hit With Harrowing Allegations In “Surviving Trap Music” Documentary A new documentary directed by South Boy "contains the humble beginnings of one of the biggest entertainers in the world," Gucci Mane. By Caroline Fisher October 22, 2025
Music Chief Keef & G Herbo Affiliate Reportedly Shot At Mello Buckzz Show Four individuals died and 14 others were injured at a shooting at Mello Buckzz's album release party and concert in Chicago. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 03, 2025
Music Kanye West Asks Why Top5 Hasn't Gotten Revenge Yet After London Stabbing Kanye West has seemingly been waiting for Top5 to get his revenge on the people who stabbed him, and Top5 claims he has been looking for them. By Devin Morton August 03, 2025
Music Daylyt Shares Ominous Picture Of Capital STEEZ Amid Joey Badass Beef Capital STEEZ is the late Pro Era rap partner of Joey Badass, who is currently in a lyrical war with Daylyt and Ray Vaughn. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 15, 2025
Music Russ Net Worth 2024: Updated Wealth Of The Rapper Examining Russ's $10 million net worth, music career, business skills, and artistic independence in 2024. By Axl Banks February 09, 2024
Music DJ Akademiks Teases Drake Interview With "Legendary" Media Figure Considering the Kendrick Lamar battle, the UMG lawsuit, and the new album "ICEMAN," Drake would have a lot to talk about. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 17, 2025
Music The Best Rap Album Grammy Nominees For 2026 Are Finally Here Kendrick Lamar, Tyler, The Creator, GloRilla, JID, and Clipse are your Best Rap Album nominees for the 2026 Grammy Awards. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 07, 2025
Music Reneé Rapp Feels No Remorse For Tory Lanez Or Drake With Viral Comment, "Maybe We Should Be Stabbing More" Reneé Rapp has been a Megan Thee Stallion advocate following the rapper allegedly being shot by Tory Lanez. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 14, 2025
Relationships Slim Thug Left Heartbroken After Seeing Megan Thee Stallion With Sauce Walka Slim Thug has been posting on social media about having a crush on Megan Thee Stallion since her performance at Coachella. By Cole Blake June 01, 2025