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Music Tyler, The Creator's Past Comments About R. Kelly & Diddy Come To Light Tyler, the Creator is being called out because of his old tweets, and it seems like R. Kelly and Diddy were part of the leak. By Alexander Cole October 20, 2025
Music HoneyKomb Brazy Released From Prison After Federal Gun Case HoneyKomb Brazy pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm and was sentenced to 30 months in prison, earlier this year. By Cole Blake October 14, 2025
Music Cam’ron & Mase: A Timeline Of Their Beef & Reconciliation From best friends, to a years-long beef, to best friends again. By Demi Phillips January 25, 2024
Music YSL Mondo Accuses Young Thug Of Being The First To Snitch YSL Mondo claimed that Young Thug's alleged cooperation concerning Lil Wayne's 2015 bus shooting came before other alleged Atlanta snitchings. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 04, 2025
Music Kanye West (Ye) Returns To Shanghai After 16 Years To Headline Summer Concert, Fans Ecstatic Kanye West's 2008 Glow In The Dark Tour supported the mogul's third album, Graduation, which beat 50 Cent's Curtis on the charts. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 28, 2025
Music J. Cole Unveils Alternate Cover For "The Fall-Off" J. Cole has come through with another cover for "The Fall-Off" ahead of its anticipated release next week. By Zachary Horvath January 29, 2026
Music Young Thug Raises Fans' Eyebrows By Calling Out Mystery "Rat Representer" Fans have many theories as to who Young Thug may be referring to here, whether it's related to his YSL RICO case or to hip-hop media. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 15, 2025
Music R. Kelly Under Fire As Prison Music Begins To Get Industry Push R Kelly has faced a lot of backlash from the public but some are hoping for a musical return and that has many folks angry. By Zachary Horvath January 12, 2026
Music LeBron James Previews Nas’ Verse On New Clipse Album The eagerly antipated first Clipse album in 15 years, "Let God Sort Em Out," is currently slated for release on July 11. By Caroline Fisher June 24, 2025
Music Drake’s Kick Channel Vanishes After Slamming Co-Founders, Leaving Adin Ross In Shambles Earlier this week, Drake went on a fiery rant about Kick co-founders Bijan Tehrani and Ed Craven, claiming they want "smoke" with OVO. By Caroline Fisher August 21, 2025
Music LaRussell Deactivates Social Media Amid Backlash To "Heaven Sent" Track LaRussell garnered controversy for calling Donald Trump, Adolf Hitler, Jeffrey Epstein, and more "heaven-sent" on a new song. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 20, 2026
Music No Limit Affiliate Young Bleed Hospitalized Shortly After "Verzuz" Against Cash Money A woman identifying herself as Young Bleed's sister provided some further context to his medical emergency on Tuesday. By Cole Blake October 28, 2025