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Music Kanye West Claims His Billionaire Status Makes Rap Worthless To Him A not unexpected development from a self-professed "out of touch billionaire." By Devin Morton February 07, 2025
Sneakers New SoleFly x Air Jordan 3 Samples Reveal Bold Colorways New images reveal two unreleased SoleFly Air Jordan 3 samples, offering bold follow-ups to the recent “Fruits Of Our Labor” release By Ben Atkinson December 07, 2025
Relationships Cassie's Husband Alex Fine Reportedly Stared Down Diddy During Her Trial Testimony This comes a few days after Diddy's legal team requested that Alex Fine be banned from the court during his wife Cassie's testimony. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 15, 2025
Original Content Chill Out: 10 Rappers With Laid-Back Flow Any rapper can be heard if they're yelling in your ear, but a skillful MC will play it chill. By Chris Tart January 13, 2015
Sneakers A Ma Maniere x Air Jordan 6 “Smokey Mauve” Raffle Is Now Live The A Ma Maniere x Air Jordan 6 “Smokey Mauve” raffle is live until November 17th, offering fans a premium new twist. By Ben Atkinson November 12, 2025
Sneakers A Fresh Look At The Nike Air Foamposite Pro “Pine Green” The Nike Air Foamposite Pro “Pine Green” returns this December with its bold iridescent shell and iconic streetwear energy. By Ben Atkinson October 27, 2025
Music Fetty Wap Joins Other Rappers Seeking Pardons From President Trump Fetty Wap has received two Grammy Award nominations throughout his career. He won IHeartRadio for "Best New Artist" and "Top New Artist.” By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 10, 2025
Sneakers Adidas Files Major Lawsuit Against Sole Retriever Over Leaks Adidas is suing Sole Retriever after the founder sent an aggressive email to Adidas demanding preferential treatment. By Ben Atkinson March 15, 2026
Crime Taxstone Could Add 33 Months To Sentence Over Drug Smuggling Operation Taxstone is facing a possible 33-month extension to his 35-year prison sentence after getting caught smuggling drugs into jail in 2024. By Zachary Horvath April 01, 2026
Gram Chris Brown Finally Reunites With Ammika Harris & His Son Aeko Chris Brown finally gets to see his son Aeko after months apart because of COVID-19. By Alex Zidel October 06, 2020
Pop Culture Will Smith's Lawyer Responds To Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Former tour violinist Brian King Joseph accused Will Smith and his team of wrongfully firing him after Joseph found a suggestive note for him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 03, 2026
Music 50 Cent Goes After Ryan Kavanaugh Over Alleged “Skillhouse” Agreement Breach In April, 50 Cent filed a lawsuit against Ryan Kavanaugh in an attempt to block the release of "Skillhouse." By Caroline Fisher August 01, 2025