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Music Chief Keef's Manager Responds To Dubious Report Claiming The Rapper Was Shot Six Times In The Face Recently, a tweet falsely claiming that Chief Keef was on life support following a Chicago shooting went viral, sparking panic among fans. By Caroline Fisher January 15, 2026
Music Playboi Carti Receives Impressive First Week Sales Projections For New Album "MUSIC" Playboi Carti gave a lot of tracks off of his new album "MUSIC" their live debut at his Rolling Loud Los Angeles headlining set this weekend. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 17, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar's "GNX" Becomes First Rap Album To Sell 1 Million Units In The US In 2025 The botting claims against Kendrick Lamar have only gotten stronger, but "GNX" continues to sustain success in the face of it. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 23, 2025
Music Drake Allegedly Threatened Kendrick Lamar & His Team Behind The Scenes DJ Akademiks discussed the claims he heard from a member of Kendrick Lamar's team during a recent livestream. By Cole Blake June 12, 2025
Music Kanye West Performs For 50,000 Uproarious Fans In South Korea Kanye West also put on a massive show in Shanghai that reportedly didn't go well, which caused the rapper's team to respond. By Zachary Horvath July 26, 2025
Pop Culture Amber Rose Reveals She's Attended Every Diddy White Party Since 2009 Amber Rose wanted to keep it completely "transparent" during her Club Shay Shay appearance and she did exactly that. By Elias Andrews March 05, 2025
Music Lefty Gunplay Allegedly Blocked From Going Onstage During Kendrick Lamar's L.A. Show Lefty Gunplay has not addressed this at press time, so take this Kendrick Lamar concert narrative with a grain of salt. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 25, 2025
Music Metro Boomin Boasts Impressive Feature List For New Mixtape "A Futuristic Summa" While some familiar names will appear on this Metro Boomin mixtape, its most exciting guests are Southern rap icons of yesteryear. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 28, 2025
Music Mother Of 50 Cent’s Son Alleges He Hired Misa Hylton To Get Dirt On Diddy Allegedly, 50 Cent wanted to sign Mase, but didn't think he was worth the $2 million Diddy was asking for him. By Caroline Fisher July 01, 2025
Relationships Ari Fletcher Responds To Jayda Cheaves After Being Accused Of Sleeping With Lil Baby Ari Fletcher initially pump faked everyone dying to know the tea Jayda Cheaves spilled about Lil Baby, but she did in fact answer later. By Zachary Horvath January 19, 2026
Music Charlamagne Tha God Delivers Harsh Take On Drake & PartyNextDoor’s New Album Charlamagne has a lot to say about "$ome $exy $ongs 4 U." By Caroline Fisher February 15, 2025
Pop Culture Suge Knight Claims Tyrin Turner Was In Relationships With Dr. Dre, Jamie Foxx, & More In Vulgar Rant Suge Knight is standing by his over-the-top allegations he made just over a year ago about actor Tyrin Turner. By Zachary Horvath March 17, 2025