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Music NBA YoungBoy Ends Tour By Celebrating Selling Out Every Show NBA YoungBoy dealt with cancelations and violent incidents during his tour, but he still managed to pull off an incredible feat. By Zachary Horvath November 13, 2025
Music Jay-Z And Joe Budden Will Be Featured On The New Big L Album Big L's fourth posthumous album, "Harlem's Finest: Return Of The King," is slated for release on October 31. By Caroline Fisher October 29, 2025
Music Rick Ross Revisits 50 Cent Lawsuit, Claims He Felt "Bad" After Seeing His Finances Rick Ross is still throwing shade at 50 Cent. By Tallie Spencer April 16, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Hints That Drake May Be Dropping "ICEMAN" Soon Johnny Manziel and DJ Akademiks have been teasing Drake's "ICEMAN" a lot in the last few months, and the latter has the latest update. By Zachary Horvath December 11, 2025
Music Cardi B Claps Back At Twitter Trolls Claiming She Isn't Selling Out Her Shows Cardi B reportedly became the first female rapper to sell out two nights at the Kia Forum in Inglewood during her "Little Miss Drama" tour. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 22, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Reveals NBA YoungBoy Wants To Link With Drake For Interview According to DJ Akademiks, he has no idea what NBA YoungBoy and Drake would discuss if they teamed up for an interview. By Caroline Fisher October 21, 2025
Music Future’s Not Quite Done Being Our Toxic King Future has spent over a decade convincing us that emotional detachment is the ultimate flex. But underneath the toxic king persona is an artist still searching for the unconditional love he claims to want. By Aron A. July 09, 2026
Music Maino Puts Joe Budden, DJ Akademiks, & More On Blast With New Diss Track, "The Algorithm" Maino also included more shots for 50 Cent, with whom he has been beefing for several months. By Cole Blake March 16, 2026
Music Drake Drops Three Cryptic Messages Ahead Of "ICEMAN" Drake is dropping "ICEMAN" on May 15th, and ahead of the album, the artist has come through with some interesting cryptic messages. By Alexander Cole April 23, 2026
Relationships RZA Shares His Thoughts On A$AP Rocky & Rihanna Naming Their Son After Him RZA's comments on A$AP Rocky and Rihanna come after a woman fired several gunshots at their home in Beverly Hills. By Cole Blake March 16, 2026
Music NBA YoungBoy Professes His Allegiance To Donald Trump According to NBA YoungBoy, his "MASA" album title simple means to follow and enforce "whatever Trump applying." By Caroline Fisher January 20, 2026
Music Drake Affirms His UMG Lawsuit Is A Fight Against "The Man" On "ICEMAN" Drake's appealing a dismissed lawsuit against his label UMG for releasing Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us," which Drizzy addressed on "ICEMAN." By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 15, 2026