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Music Jay-Z Supposedly Congratulated Kendrick Lamar On Breaking His Grammys Record While Fat Joe shared this piece of news, he also appeared to give Kendrick Lamar a backhanded compliment in the process. By Zachary Horvath February 05, 2026
Music Kanye West Appears To Finally Confirm “Bully” Release Date Kanye West's long-awaited twelfth album is said to contain themes of "remorse, memory, ego, faith, and consequence." By Caroline Fisher March 10, 2026
Music Young Thug Makes Horrifying Revelation About His Oral Hygiene Earlier this week, Young Thug teamed up with Adin Ross for a livestream, resulting in plenty of wild moments. By Caroline Fisher October 02, 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
Politics The White House Turns Drake's "ICEMAN" Cover Into A MAGA Ad Some Drake critics called his "ICEMAN" album title tone-deaf given ICE in the United States, and the White House is fueling that presumption. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 15, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Thinks Young Thug Should Admit He Ruined Lives DJ Akademiks spoke harshly but directly to Young Thug ahead of his upcoming interview amid a slew of scandals. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 05, 2025
Music Diddy Juror Has Officially Been Dismissed From The Trial Due To Inconsistent Statements Diddy's legal team previously warned that if this juror dismissal happened, they would push for a mistrial. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 16, 2025
Music XXXTentaction's Son Recreates His Dad's Iconic Hairstyle Since XXXTentacion's passing, his fan base has been keeping up with his family, particularly the growth of his son, Gekyume. By Zachary Horvath February 02, 2026
Music Young Thug Meets With The Same Rabbi Kanye West Apologized To It's unclear why Young Thug met up with Rabbi Yoshiyahu Yosef Pinto, but Kanye West's conversation with him gave fans some possible ideas. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 14, 2025
Music Jayda Cheaves’ Ex-Friend Emily Huff Alleges She Backdoored Her For Lil Baby Supa Peach recently accused Jayda Cheaves of pursuing Lil Baby despite his alleged fling with her former friend, Emily Huff. By Caroline Fisher January 21, 2026
Music Playboi Carti's "Antagonist 2.0" Tour Setlist Is Beyond Parody Playboi Carti is currently on tour with Destroy Lonely, Ken Carson, and Homixide Gang, and as you will see, his setlist is quite something. By Alexander Cole October 06, 2025
Music Argument At Chris Brown's NOLA Show Turns Into Nasty Brawl It's unclear what led to these ladies to throw down, but seeing a fight at Chris Brown concert is not what we expected. By Zachary Horvath October 17, 2025