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Music Doja Cat Passionately Defends Controversial “Vie” Album Cover Doja Cat's highly anticipated fifth studio album, "Vie," is slated for release on September 26 via Kemosabe and RCA Records. By Caroline Fisher September 23, 2025
Music NBA YoungBoy's Chicago Show Canceled Amid Rampant Security Concerns NBA YoungBoy was slated to perform at the United Center in Chicago on Wednesday, September 24th, but that appears to be dead in the water. By Alexander Cole September 23, 2025
Sneakers Could The Air Jordan 5 “Tokyo” Be Making A Comeback? The Air Jordan 5 “Tokyo” is rumored to return in 2025 with both Jumpman and Nike Air versions, here’s what we know so far. By Ben Atkinson May 17, 2025
Music Tyler The Creator Speaks On Frank Ocean's Elusive Nature During Coachella Set Either the "WUSYANAME" star was leaning into a bit here, or his former Odd Future partner may be more lost than we thought. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 21, 2024
Pop Culture Brian McKnight Fuels Backlash By Calling Biological Kids "Evil,” Praising Step-Daughter According to McKnight, Julia is his “one and only daughter," despite his other daughter Briana. By Caroline Fisher April 18, 2024
Sneakers Kyrie Irving's ANTA KAI 1 “Playoffs Navy” Official Look Kyrie is dropping a Playoffs Pack this Friday. By Ben Atkinson April 17, 2024
Music The Weeknd Appears To Be Dissing Drake On "WE STILL DON'T TRUST YOU" The suggestive lyrics from The Weeknd land on "All to Myself." By Zachary Horvath April 12, 2024
Pop Culture XXXTENTACION's Killer Laughs At Rapper's Son After Gekyume Pays Tribute To His Late Father 5-year-old Gekyume Onfroy keeps many sweet memories of his late famous father around his house. By Hayley Hynes April 10, 2024
Music New York Drill Rapper Chii Wvttz Shot & Killed At Age 18: Report CHII WVTTZ, a promising young rapper from The Bronx, was reportedly shot and killed this weekend. By Alex Zidel February 07, 2022
Gram Adam22 & "Island Boys" Star FlyySoulja Get Into Heated Exchange: "You Inbred F*ck" FlyySoulja took issue with something Adam22 recently said about him. By Erika Marie June 01, 2022
Music Fivio Foreign Describes Kanye West's Chaotic "Donda" Recording Process Fivio Foreign describes what it was like recording with Ye for "Donda" inside of his temporary stadium home. By Alex Zidel February 22, 2022
Original Content Drakeo The Ruler Always Counted His Blessings: Our Final Interview With The West Coast Staple In one of the rapper's last interviews before his death, Drakeo the Ruler expressed his gratitude for being able to pursue a rap career, and was equally awestruck that he had managed to obtain such a position of power and influence within the west coast specifically. We conducted this interview with Drakeo for our "12 Days of Christmas" series on December 12, 2021, during Rolling Loud, California. By Angela Savage December 22, 2021