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Music Drake Allegedly Threatened Kendrick Lamar & His Team Behind The Scenes DJ Akademiks discussed the claims he heard from a member of Kendrick Lamar's team during a recent livestream. By Cole Blake June 12, 2025
Music Kai Cenat x Drake Stream: How To Watch Live Many fans submitted music video treatments for "SOMEBODY LOVES ME," and Drake and Kai Cenat will bring 20 of them to life. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 12, 2025
Music Ananda Lewis, Former MTV Host, Dies At 52 After Cancer Battle Ananda Lewis publicly announced her breast cancer diagnosis in 2020, revealing in 2024 that it had escalated to Stage 4. By Caroline Fisher June 12, 2025
Reviews Lil Wayne "Tha Carter VI" Review Lil Wayne is trying to keep up when both the industry and the genre are moving on without him—and the result is a confusing album caught between eras, audiences, and expectations. By Aron A. June 11, 2025
Music Wiz Khalifa Overcome With Emotion During "Kush & Orange Juice"-Themed Tiny Desk Debut Wiz Khalifa is the latest rapper to team up with NPR to help celebrate Black Music Month and he did so with his classic mixtape. By Zachary Horvath June 11, 2025
Music Dame Dash Ordered To Turn Over Assets To Satisfy Ongoing Debt After getting sued for alleged copyright infringement and defamation, Dame Dash was ordered to pay over $800K in damages in 2022. By Caroline Fisher June 11, 2025
Relationships Jeezy Reflects On Shooting His Shot With Nia Long After Jeannie Mai Divorce Jeezy famously remarked, "real men don't cheat," while speaking with Nia Long for an interview after his divorce in 2023. By Cole Blake June 11, 2025
Music Xzibit Claims DMX’s “Party Up” Was A Kurupt Diss Track During a recent interview, Xzibit shared the interesting backstory behind one of the late DMX's biggest hits. By Caroline Fisher June 11, 2025
Music “Jane” Admits She Used Diddy’s Alleged Freak-Offs To Her Advantage One of Diddy's former girlfriends recently testified anonymously under the pseudonym "Jane" amid his federal trial. By Caroline Fisher June 11, 2025
Relationships Jeezy Speaks On How He's Doing Following Tumultuous Divorce From Jeannie Mai Jeezy and Jeannie Mai were at each other's throats for months during the finalization of their split, but the MC seems to be healing. By Zachary Horvath June 11, 2025
Music Silento Gets 30 Year Prison Sentence For Killing His Cousin The lengthy sentence comes after Silento pleaded guilty to several charges related to the killing on Wednesday. By Cole Blake June 11, 2025
Music Bricc Baby Shuts Down Rumor That Luce Cannon Was Stabbed In Jail Bricc Baby and Luce Cannon were both arrested earlier this year for allegedly being involved in "Big U's" alleged gang. By Zachary Horvath June 11, 2025