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Sneakers Rare "Fresh Prince" Air Jordan 5 Black Metallic Laceless Sample Surfaces The laceless "Fresh Prince" Air Jordan 5 Black Metallic sample pays tribute to Will Smith's iconic no-lace styling. By Ben Atkinson April 26, 2026
Sneakers Westside Gunn Is Teaming Up With Saucony On The ProGrid Triumph 4 The Westside Gunn x Saucony ProGrid Triumph 4 drops this December, blending bold colors with the rapper’s fearless creative vision. By Ben Atkinson October 28, 2025
Music R Kelly Defends Diddy And Calls His Federal Investigation A "Conspiracy" In Resurfaced Report R. Kelly was convicted on very similar charges to those that Diddy faces. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 26, 2024
Music Hurricane Chris Claims He's Cool With 50 Cent After Dissing Him In Viral Rant It was all a misunderstanding? By Elias Andrews August 23, 2024
Music Young Chop Reportedly Released From Jail After Over Two Years Chopsquad DJ shared the news on Instagram today. By Caroline Fisher December 19, 2024
Sports Stefon Diggs Won't Be Punished By NFL Over Chef Case After being found not guilty of assaulting his former chef, free agent Stefon Diggs is ready to potentially return to the NFL. By Erika Marie June 12, 2026
Music Allstar JR Receives Trial Date For Federal Gun Charge Allstar JR is facing a possession of a firearm by a convicted felon charge, which could land him in prison for 15 years. By Alexander Cole May 27, 2026
Sneakers Air Jordan 3 "True Blue" Suffers Small Release Date Delay The Air Jordan 3 "True Blue" has been slightly pushed back, with the sneaker relasing a few weeks later than originally planned. By Ben Atkinson February 08, 2026
Music Pooh Shiesty’s Lawyer Speaks Out After Rapper Is Denied Bond Pooh Shiesty is accused of kidnapping and robbing Gucci Mane, and he'll remain behind bars for the time being. By Caroline Fisher April 09, 2026
Original Content Infamous Strippers Turned Entrepreneurs: From Cardi To Draya Familiarize yourself with the women changing our perception of sex work and hip-hop. By Kiana Knight October 13, 2018
Profiles Behind The Beat: Sounwave Interview: TDE in-house producer Sounwave details his contributions to ScHoolboy Q's "Blank Face LP" and explains what sets TDE apart. By Danny Schwartz August 25, 2016
Viral Ice Spice's New Song For Upcoming "SpongeBob" Movie Has Reached Meme Status Ice Spice may have the next inescapable soundtrack hit on her hands with "Big Guy," which is for the next "SpongeBob" movie coming this year. By Zachary Horvath November 20, 2025