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Music Joyner Lucas Reacts To Skepta’s “Friendly Fire” With War-Ready Response Joyner Lucas was one of the first American rappers to respond to Skepta’s rap battle challenge. Then came "Friendly Fire." By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 13, 2025 7.1K Views
Music Drake Kicks Off Day 3 of Wireless Festival With The Preview Of A New Central Cee Collab Dropping Friday Drake announced that Central Cee will be apart of the upcoming OVO Fest at the UK rappers Toronto concert in April 2025. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 13, 2025 5.7K Views
Music Pusha T Explains How Tyler The Creator's "P.O.V." Feature Came To Be Pusha T recently explained how Tyler, The Creator ended up on the Clipse's long-awaited comeback album. By Devin Morton July 13, 2025 1.9K Views
Music GIVĒON & Justin Bieber Bless Our New "R&B Season" Playlist Update Our "R&B Season" playlist this week comes courtesy of GIVĒON, Justin Bieber, Dijon, Syd, FLO, and KAYTRANADA. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 13, 2025 604 Views
Music Drake’s Day 2 Wireless Festival Setlist Revealed Drake’s three-night Wireless Festival sets have paid homage to various musical landscapes. Day 1 was R&B and Day 2 honored London hip-hop. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 13, 2025 1.7K Views
Relationships DDG Jokingly Tells Cameraman Not To Show Him After Drake Asks Crowd About "F***ed Up" Exes DDG and his cameraman shared a brief exchange after Drake asked the crowd about their "f***ed up" ex-partners. By Devin Morton July 13, 2025 2.6K Views
Music Travis Scott Wants To Do A 24-Hour Stream With Kai Cenat Amid Streamer's "JACKBOYS 2" Hype Kai Cenat gave "JACKBOYS 2" a glowing review, and this isn't be the first time he and Travis Scott have tried to set something up together. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 13, 2025 1.6K Views
Music Kanye West's Representative Denies Former Assistant's Disturbing Allegations Against Ye Milo Yiannopoulos alleged that Lauren Pisciotta is fabricating her amended lawsuit against Kanye West for alleged sexual misconduct. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 13, 2025 1169 Views
Music Drake Dethrones Kendrick Lamar As Rapper With Most Spotify Monthly Listeners These tides shifted a lot during the Kendrick Lamar and Drake beef, and we don't expect this comparison to die anytime soon. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 13, 2025 2.5K Views
Music Destroy Lonely Catches Heat For Allegedly Pressuring Fan To Jump Off Stage And Get Injured A 15-year-old fan suffered a lung contusion, liver damage, and a kidney injury from the Destroy Lonely set at the Beach, Please! festival. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 13, 2025 29.8K Views
Music Justin Bieber Reposts And Deletes Instagram Story Trashing Clipse's New Album Justin Bieber reposted (and swiftly deleted) an Instagram Story from a friend dissing Clipse and their fanbase. By Devin Morton July 13, 2025 7.3K Views
Music Nicki Minaj Responds To Critics Claiming She's Broke By Flexing Latest Luxury Items Some fans believed that Nicki Minaj started ranting about Jay-Z and Roc Nation because she's broke, but she took to X to kill that rumor. By Devin Morton July 13, 2025 3.9K Views