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Streetwear The Playboi Carti x BAPE Collection Just Dropped Playboi Carti's YVL x BAPE collab is live online after debuting at ComplexCon, and the pieces range from hats to camo zip hoodies. By Ben Atkinson October 06, 2026
Music Fakemink Hints At Potential Feature On Drake's New Album "ICEMAN" Fakemink and Drake linked up at Wireless Festival in London last year, so an "ICEMAN" feature wouldn't be surprising. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 09, 2026
Music Offset Reveals Release Date For New Album "GMFU" Offset's "GMFU" album announcement came amid Quavo's new album and their upcoming Migos reunion to honor Takeoff. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 04, 2026
Sports Blueface & Nick Young Giggle Throughout Their Face Off As Boxing Match Approaches After a cancellation a few years ago, Blueface and Nick Young are finally all set to square off in the boxing ring sooner than later. By Zachary Horvath February 13, 2026
Music Diddy Files Statement In NBC Lawsuit Denying Role In Multiple Deaths Diddy claims NBC defamed him via a documentary about allegations against him, including claims that he was involved in Biggie's murder. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 31, 2026
Politics Inside Donald Trump's History Of Pardons & Commutations In Hip Hop Boosie Badazz's appeal for a presidential pardon offers another look at Donald Trump's history of clemency in Hip Hop. By Erika Marie July 20, 2026
Music Ebro Apologizes For Accusing Offset Of Owing Him $5K After Shooting Offset was shot outside of a Florida casino this week, and he's now in stable condition recovering from his injuries. By Caroline Fisher April 08, 2026
Music A$AP Rocky's "Don't Be Dumb" Nears One Million Pre-Saves On Spotify A$AP Rocky's highly anticipated album, "Don't Be Dumb," is finally just days away. By Cole Blake January 13, 2026
Original Content Tupac, D4vd & Feeding The Conspiracies That Never Die The Tupac-era conspiracy machine has evolved into a much faster information ecosystem in the 30 years since the rapper was killed in 1996. By Aron A. September 03, 2026
Music Drake Helps Don Toliver Score His Highest-Charting Song On Billboard Hot 100 “Solar Eclipse” is a hit. By Aron A. October 12, 2026
Music Zeethewizard's Friend Responsible For His Death In New Year's Shootout Dallas rapper Zeethewizard was tragically killed earlier this month and more and more developments in the investigation are coming to light. By Zachary Horvath January 23, 2026
Music Kendrick Lamar's "XXX": A Sonic Manifesto Of Modern Turmoil Kendrick Lamar and Bono teamed up for an underrated highlight from "DAMN." By Axl Banks November 07, 2023