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Music Lil Baby Has Frightening Run-In With A Fan During Meet & Greet Lil Baby will continue to perform on his "WHAM World Tour" through October, concluding with shows in Australia and New Zealand. By Cole Blake June 09, 2025
Music Baby Keem Reveals Exciting News About Seemingly Scrapped "Child With Wolves" Album Prior to Baby Keem announcing "Ca$ino" as his next album last month, "Child With Wolves" was the title for a handful of years. By Zachary Horvath March 19, 2026
Hip-Hop History Gillie Da King Addresses Age-Old Rumors That He Wrote For Lil Wayne Gillie Da King looks back on his time with Cash Money on NORE's "Drink Champs" podcast. By Aron A. September 15, 2020
Sneakers Nike Air Foamposite Pro “University Blue” Rumored Release Date The Nike Air Foamposite Pro “University Blue” is rumored to return during All Star Weekend 2026, bringing back an iconic colorway. By Ben Atkinson November 28, 2025
Music O.T. Genasis Accused Of Spitting On A Woman For Spurning His Advances The beauty specialist claimed that O.T. Genasis was allegedly upset that she wasn't responding to his flirting. By Cole Blake December 15, 2025
Sneakers New Photos Showcase The Air Jordan 14 “Black/University Blue” The Air Jordan 14 "Black/University Blue" releases in 2026, featuring black suede with vibrant blue accents. By Ben Atkinson January 01, 2026
Music Drake Honors Ozzy Osbourne At Black Sabbath Bridge Following His Passing Ozzy Osbourne's passing has touched a lot of people, including hip-hop titan Drake, who took a break from his busy schedule to honor him. By Zachary Horvath July 23, 2025
Music BigXthaPlug Fan Gets Angry After The Rapper Declined Taking A Picture With Him BigXthaPlug lives by the rule that if he takes a picture with one fan, he has to take a picture with everyone. This admirer wasn't having it. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 01, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Reveals His Current Top 10 Rappers, And There Is One Notable Omission DJ Akademiks is easily one of the most opinionated commentators in all of rap media, and his top 10 is certainly something to behold. By Alexander Cole April 23, 2026
Relationships Gio Threatens To Expose "Lanky B*tch" Playboi Carti Giovanna Ramos asked fans which of Playboi Carti's unreleased songs they want her to share on social media. By Cole Blake April 14, 2026
Sports Freddie Gibbs Wants To Attend Travis Kelce & Taylor Swift's Wedding Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift announced that they are getting married with engagement pictures on Instagram in August. By Cole Blake December 09, 2025
Music Taxstone Hit With 37-Month Prison Sentence For Contraband Smuggling Taxstone is already serving a 35-year prison sentence for manslaughter tied to a fight with Troy Ave at a T.I. concert in 2016. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 29, 2026