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Music Lil Wayne Appears At Michael Rubin's White Party Just One Day After Canceling Maine Show After bailing on his Maine show on Tuesday, Lil Wayne found himself partying with Michael Rubin on Wednesday. By Alexander Cole July 02, 2026
Sneakers The Air Jordan 11 "Space Jam" Is Bringing Back A Key Detail The Air Jordan 11 "Space Jam" returns with a heel detail that brings it closer to Michael Jordan's original movie pair. By Ben Atkinson June 26, 2026
Sneakers The Air Jordan 4 "Bred" Will Reportedly Have High Stock The Air Jordan 4 "Bred" returns this November with an OG shape, Nike Air heel branding, and the original MJ face box. By Ben Atkinson June 30, 2026
Music 'Spend Dat' Producer Mixes Yung Miami Hit With India.Arie's "Video" Producer J. White Did It remixed "Spend Dat" with India.Arie's classic, prompting Yung Miami to repost a response. By Erika Marie July 02, 2026
Music Sexyy Red Posts Pictures From Tay Keith's Funeral: "I Will Never Forget You" Sexyy Red was one of Tay Keith's closest collaborators before he tragically passed away earlier this summer. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 03, 2026
News A$AP Rocky Identifies Girl In "Purple Swag" Video & More <p>A$AP Rocky spoke to <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/interviews/id.1810/title.asap-rocky-says-deluxe-version-of-liveloveaap-is-coming-reveals-identity-of-purple-swag-video-girl" target="_blank">HipHopDX</a> about his mixtape, he identified the girl in the video for "Purple Swag," and spoke on a joint A$AP project; as well he clarified that the "Deep Purple" mixtape was not official, but created by a fan in Paris (& more). Check out excerpts below.</p> <p>On The Girl In "Purple Swag":</p> By Rose Lilah November 29, 2011
Sneakers Fat Joe Celebrated Knicks Reaching The Finals In Rare Kobe Air Force 1 Fat Joe celebrated the New York Knicks advancing to the NBA Finals in the Kobe Bryant x Nike Air Force 1 Protro "Denim." By Ben Atkinson May 29, 2026
Music Cardi B Goes Off On Blogger Who Said Her Tooth Was Knocked Out A blogger spread a rumor about Cardi B that caused the rapper to take to livestream to deny claims that a man hit her. By Erika Marie June 23, 2026
Music Lupe Fiasco Argues Nas Doesn't Rank Highly Among Hip-Hop's Best Lyricists Lupe Fiasco was on "Culture United" this week, where he spoke on a myriad of topics, including Nas' lyricism. By Alexander Cole July 02, 2026
Sneakers Air Jordan 5 "Sunset" Gets A New Release Date The Air Jordan 5 "Sunset" returns September as a women's exclusive, marking the colorway's first retro since its original 2006 debut. By Ben Atkinson July 03, 2026
TV Jussie Smollett Claps Back At 50 Cent With Some Trolling Of His Own Jussie Smollett and 50 Cent are currently at odds, although it appears as though the former now has the upper hand. By Alexander Cole June 30, 2026
Sports Bubba Wallace's "Space Jam" Race Suit Is Just As Good As The Car Bubba Wallace debuted a Space Jam race suit and helmet to match his No. 23 Toyota ahead of the Chicagoland race. By Ben Atkinson July 04, 2026