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Music A$AP Rocky Shuts Down Reddit Hater Accusing Marketing Team Of Posting On His Behalf ASAP Rocky has been active on Reddit lately as he gears up to drop his highly anticipated fourth studio album, "Don't Be Dumb." By Caroline Fisher December 30, 2025
Music Boosie Badazz & Kodak Black Exchange More Insults As Feud Escalates Earlier this week, Kodak Black joined Boosie Badazz's livestream, prompting a heated back-and-forth between the two of them. By Caroline Fisher March 11, 2026
Music Rick Ross Reveals Release Date For New Album "Set In Stone" Rick Ross has big plans for the summer, as his new album "Set In Stone" will land amid a 20th anniversary tour for "Port Of Miami." By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 08, 2026
Music YG Reveals Release Date For New Album "The Gentlemen's Club" YG is one of the biggest West Coast artists in the world, and he is looking to come through for the fans with "The Gentlemen's Club." By Alexander Cole May 27, 2026
Music MC Sparky D Tragically Passes Away At 61 Battle rap pioneer MC Sparky D has sadly passed away at the age of 61. DJ Premier paid tribute to her over the weekend. By Alexander Cole July 07, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Reveals His Current Top 10 Rappers, And There Is One Notable Omission DJ Akademiks is easily one of the most opinionated commentators in all of rap media, and his top 10 is certainly something to behold. By Alexander Cole April 23, 2026
Pop Culture Britney Spears Suffers Wardrobe Malfunction In Cabo Britney danced a little too hard while in Mexico. By Ben Mock September 07, 2023
Music Lefty Gunplay Called Kendrick Lamar When He Decided To Get Sober Lefty Gunplay got some encouragement from a few West Coast titans. By Aron A. August 27, 2026
Music Soulja Boy & DJ Akademiks Clash Over Divisive Take On Rappers And Streamers When DJ Akademiks posited that streamers have taken away rappers' mystique, Soulja Boy blasted him as a "lame." By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 02, 2026
Music Pras Will Face Between 15 And 20 Years In Prison In Foreign Conspiracy Case Pras was previously convicted of conspiracy, illegal foreign lobbying, witness tampering, and campaign finance violations. By Cole Blake November 04, 2025
Music Ice Spice Claims There Was Never Any Real Beef With Latto Latto and Ice Spice either leaned into animosity for the sake of clicks or their fanbases pitted them against each other without their will. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 25, 2025
Music Travis Scott Suggests Mike Dean Will Be Heavily Involved With His New Album Many Travis Scott fans lamented Mike Dean's absence on "JACKBOYS 2," but it looks like the duo is back in business. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 29, 2026