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Music Lil Wayne Kicks Off The Carter VI Tour With LL Cool J Joining Him On Stage For "Bells" Performance Lil Wayne flips the LL Cool J's classic, "Rock The Bells," for his breakout The Carter VI track "Bells." U2's Bono is also a feature. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 07, 2025 2.9K Views
Music Social Media Argues If Big Sean Had The Best Verse On Lil Wayne's "Tha Carter VI" With Most Claiming It Big Sean released his latest album, Better Me Than You, in 2024 with hit song "Who You Are (Superstar)" and "Together Forever." By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 07, 2025 3.7K Views
Music Diddy Requests A Mistrial As He Accuses Prosecutors Of Presenting Untrue Testimony Diddy was arrested last September and hit with charges related to alleged sex trafficking and racketeering, and his trial began last month. By Caroline Fisher June 07, 2025 6.9K Views
Music Timbaland Trolls Those Criticizing His Controversial AI Label With AI Video Timbaland, one of the most decorated producers of all time, just launched an AI label called Stage Zero and he's already got an artist signed. By Zachary Horvath June 07, 2025 1.7K Views
Music Troubling Photos Of Diddy Accuser’s Alleged Injuries Submitted As Evidence Amid Trial Earlier this week, Cassie's friend Bryana "Bana" Bongolan took the stand in Diddy's federal sex trafficking trial. By Caroline Fisher June 07, 2025 1.9K Views
Music Lil Wayne's "Tha Carter VI" Draws Middling Opening Day Streams Lil Wayne has not been receiving the most positive feedback for his new album and the streams sort of reflect that. By Zachary Horvath June 07, 2025 16.0K Views
Music Lil Wayne Welcomes Us To "Tha Carter VI" On Our New "Fire Emoji" Playlist Update In addition to Lil Wayne's new album, our latest "Fire Emoji" playlist update covers new releases from Lil Yachty and EST Gee. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 07, 2025 1.6K Views
Music KARRAHBOOO Pulls A Travis Scott, Sells T-Shirts With Her Mugshot Photo On It Karrahbooo and Lil Yachty continue their back-and-forth across social media after she departs from Yachty's Concrete Boys. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 07, 2025 1068 Views
Music Lil Wayne Speaks On Loving Nipsey Hussle's Son Like His Own On "Tha Carter VI" Lil Wayne shares his son Kameron with Lauren London, whereas London shares her son Kross with Nipsey Hussle. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 07, 2025 2.8K Views
Sports Tennis Star Coco Gauff Quotes Tyler The Creator After Winning 2025 French Open Coco Gauff, one the best rising talents in the sport, just secured her first clay singles Grand Slam after taking the French Open. By Zachary Horvath June 07, 2025 1.5K Views
Music Julie McKnight Says Niko McKnight Was "More Than An Estranged Son" In Touching Tribute Brian McKnight's son Niko passed away following a two-year cancer battle, which opened up more controversies among the family. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 07, 2025 2.0K Views
Music Eazy The Block Captain Blasts Papoose For Speaking On Their Fight Amid Remy Ma Drama What were once cheating allegations against Remy Ma turned into a full-on scandal with Papoose, Eazy The Block Captain, and Claressa Shields. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 07, 2025 3.2K Views