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Sneakers Kanye West Signs Nike Air Yeezy 2 "Pure Platinum" Outside Courthouse Kanye West signed a fan's rare Nike Air Yeezy 2 "Pure Platinum" sneakers outside a Los Angeles courthouse after testifying in a civil trial. By Ben Atkinson March 08, 2026
Music Sex Worker Sues Diddy & Hotels For Alleged Exploitation & Sexual Battery Michael Ejiawoko accused various hotels of facilitating Diddy's allegedly coercive encounters and failing to disclose important information. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 26, 2025
Music Soulja Boy Beefs Up Security After SODMG Burglary Soulja Boy and Bow Wow were the latest acts to perform at Sea World San Diego following other Atlanta rap acts such as the Yin Yang Twins. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 10, 2025
Gossip Claudia Jordan Drags Dame Dash For Allegedly Lying About Wife’s Ethnicity Dame Dash recently called out Claudia Jordan during his appearance on "The Breakfast Club," prompting her to fire back. By Caroline Fisher September 17, 2025
Sneakers Travis Scott Rocks Rare Apple Sneakers At iPhone Event Travis Scott wore the vintage Omega Sports Apple sneakers at Apple’s event, highlighting one of the rarest “friends and family” pairs ever. By Ben Atkinson September 10, 2025
Gossip JT Lashes Out At Stan Culture Who Never Accomplished Anything In Latest Rant City Girls broke up in 2021 with JT and Yung Miami pursuing solo careers. JT released her debut EP in 2024 with tour. By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 07, 2025
Music Drake's "NOKIA" Finally Tops Spotify Charts Amid Music Video Hype Some folks like Elliott Wilson gave Drake his due credit for "NOKIA" and its visuals, whereas others like Charlamagne Tha God weren't pleased. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 06, 2025
Music Spotify Cracks Down On Botted Streams But Won't Reveal Which Artists They Punished The main narrative hip-hop fans associate with Spotify botting these days is the Kendrick Lamar and Drake beef and its discourse offshoots. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 04, 2025
Music Lil Baby Brings Out YFN Lucci At Atlanta Concert And Fuels Rumors Of Squashed Beef There were rumors of not only a Lil Baby and YFN Lucci feud, but also speculation about the latter's conflict with Young Thug and YSL. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 08, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Goes Ballistic On Loren Lorosa For Over An Hour During Fiery Rant Loren LoRosa previously claimed that DJ Akademiks lied about Kendrick Lamar, SZA, and Mustard's "Grand National" tour. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 12, 2025
Music Young Thug Blasts Playboi Carti Fan Page For Hating On His Album Rollout Now that we finally got that new Playboi Carti album, other rap fans are waiting on Young Thug's proper musical comeback. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 28, 2025
Relationships Papoose Shares Heartfelt Message For Claressa Shields’ Birthday After Messy Remy Ma Split The world first found out about Papoose and Claressa Shields' romance last year, when Remy Ma put the rapper on blast. By Caroline Fisher March 17, 2025