Drake may still dominate streaming charts, but one of music journalism’s most influential tastemakers is clearly not impressed with his latest release. Pitchfork handed Drake’s new album ICEMAN a harsh 4.8 rating this week, delivering one of the lowest-profile reviews of the rapper’s career and reigniting conversations about whether the superstar has finally lost his […]
Retreat is a part of war. As such, Drake took some time off to see who was really on his side and realized that those who he believed were friends were silent when he needed them most. On May 15, Drake dropped the longly awaited Iceman along with two more complete standalone and unsuspecting albums: Habibti and Maid of Honour. But it was on the Iceman track “Make […]
President Donald Trump’s hatred of former President Barack Obama caused him to undo all things that the finest president to grace the Oval Office ever created. As such, there is a raging debate on X (mama named it Twitter, so it will forever be Twitter) over what Trump’s withdrawal from the Obama-negotiated Iran deal has […]
The New York Times has gone from being a trusted news source to a publication willing to omit parts of President Trump’s statements to make them appear coherent and less volatile. The process, as the Daily Kos notes, is called “sanewashing,” and the New York Times and other publications have been guilty of it during […]
The Mississippi Department of Public Safety employees found Ku Klux Klan materials as the staff was moving into a new headquarters. The newly “discovered collection of 1960s-era Ku Klux Klan materials has officially been transferred to the Mississippi Department of Archives and History, turning over artifacts and documents that officials say will help researchers better […]
A reporting trip to central Pennsylvania revealed an honest and at times hilarious response among former supporters of President Donald Trump as gas prices climbed alongside escalating tensions with Iran. During a visit to Millersburg, NBC News senior politics reporter Jonathan Allen spoke with a range of voters confronting higher fuel costs—now averaging around $3.80 […]
A California judge has handed DJ Mustard a temporary edge in decision-making when it comes to his children’s education, as his custody dispute with Chanel Thierry continues to unfold. According to court documents, the producer—whose legal name is Dijon McFarlane—has been given tie-breaking authority on school-related matters involving the couple’s three children through August 2026. […]
Kid Cudi is opening a new window into his creative process — this time through livestreaming. The rapper and producer has officially launched his own Twitch channel, giving fans a rare look at what happens inside his studio. Cudi debuted the channel on Tuesday, March 10, with his first livestream. Instead of a typical introduction, […]
Shia LaBeouf says two of his longtime friends — Kid Cudi and Thundercat — reached out in an effort to help him following his arrest during Mardi Gras celebrations in New Orleans last month. The 39-year-old actor opened up about the incident during a wide-ranging, hour-plus interview with Andrew Callaghan for his YouTube platform, Channel […]
David Marvin Blake Jr., the son of legendary West Coast producer and rapper DJ Quik, has been sentenced to 15 years to life in prison for his role in a 2022 fatal shooting in Downey, California. According to Complex, a Los Angeles County judge handed down the sentence, Friday, after Blake Jr. was convicted of […]
In 2020, West Coast legends — Snoop, Ice Cube, Too Short and E-40 – formed a super group called Mount Westmore. TMZ reports that shortly after forming the supergroup entered into a licensing deal with a company called Westside Merchandising, which the group claims made huge promises about what their company could do only to […]
Rapper and longtime community activist Luther “Uncle Luke” Campbell says he’s ready to take his advocacy from the streets to Capitol Hill. In a statement posted to social media Monday, Campbell announced that he is officially running for Congress in Florida’s 20th congressional district, a South Florida seat that includes parts of Broward and Palm […]