Stereogum — Last month, Sean “Diddy” Combs was arrested on charges of sex trafficking and racketeering. On Friday (Oct. 11), influencer Lauren Pisciotta filed a lawsuit against Kanye West, claiming he drugged and raped her at one of Diddy’s parties. more info

New York Post — Kanye West and Bianca Censori's relationship has seen stronger days. more info

New York Post — Zach Bryan stirred up bad blood with Taylor Swift and her entire fan base. more info

Stereogum — For a long time now, Playboi Carti has been keeping himself mysterious. The Atlanta rap star has released a string of singles in the past year — “Different Day,” “2024,” “EvilJ0rdan,” “Ketamine,” the Travis Scott collab “BACKR0... more info

Stereogum — In June, Lupe Fiasco released his new album Samurai, which he told us all about. In that same interview, the rapper discussed Child Rebel Soldier, his old supergroup with Kanye West and Pharrell Williams that often sampled Thom Yorke’s material.... more info

Stereogum — Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department has now spent 14 nonconsecutive weeks at the top of the Billboard 200. But this week carries a bit more significance than the previous 13: Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign’s new collaborative album V... more info

Stereogum — After several revised release dates came and went, Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign’s collaborative album Vultures 2 was slated for Friday but arrived today instead. Its track “Field Trip” apparently samples Portishead’s “Machine Gun,” acc... more info

Stereogum — It’s been three years since Baltimore rap iconoclast JPEGMAFIA released LP! , his last proper studio album, but it’s not like he’s been sitting around doing nothing since then. Last year, Peggy and Danny Brown released the collaborative rec... more info

Stereogum — Detroit rap star Big Sean got his big break when Kanye West signed him to G.O.O.D. Music in 2005. For many years, the two were close collaborators, but they’ve been on rocky terms lately. In a 2021 Drink Champs interview, West said that signing ... more info

Stereogum — After performing at Kendrick Lamar’s victory lap arena show last night, today Ty Dolla $ign is the subject of a new Billboard cover story exploring the R&B singer-songwriter-producer’s pivotal role in developing the sound of the West Coast. Th... more info