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Music Kendrick Lamar Dominates The VMAs With 10 Nominations Kendrick Lamar is one of the most-nominated artists at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards, which will be held in September. By Cole Blake August 05, 2025 1.7K Views
Music Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist Announce Two-Month Long Tour For "Alfredo 2" Freddie Gibbs and The Alchemist will be hitting the road next month alongside some special guests like MAVI as well. By Zachary Horvath August 05, 2025 2.8K Views
Music Nicki Minaj Defends Her Husband Kenneth Petty After Criticism From Dez Bryant Nicki Minaj spent her weekend feuding with Dez Bryant on social media after he called out Cowboys owner Jerry Jones. By Cole Blake August 05, 2025 9.0K Views
Music Adam22 Sued Over Alleged Brawl At “No Jumper” Studios Jeremel Reed alleges that he was left with a broken nose and medical bills after being brutally assaulted at Adam22's podcast headquarters. By Caroline Fisher August 05, 2025 987 Views
Music Kanye West Ex-Staffer Granted Attorney Fees For Fighting "Frivolous" Motion In Antisemitism Lawsuit Kanye West's attempt at dismissing an early 2025 lawsuit is backfiring as his legal team is being awarded for defending a waste of a motion. By Zachary Horvath August 05, 2025 801 Views
Music Drake & Central Cee’s “Which One” Makes Disappointing Billboard Hot 100 Debut Last month, Drake teamed up with Central Cee to drop the second single from his upcoming ninth studio album, "ICEMAN." By Caroline Fisher August 05, 2025 3.9K Views
Music Metro Boomin Clarifies He Has No Issue With "The Joe Budden Podcast" Metro Boomin released his new mixtape, "A Futuristic Summa," on Friday with a number of high-profile collaborations. By Cole Blake August 05, 2025 2.1K Views
Music Drake Thanks Gracie Abrams For Allowing Him To Accept His Hated Birthmark As "Art" Megastars like Drake are still human and he's got insecurities and he's learning to embrace them just like the rest of the world. By Zachary Horvath August 05, 2025 2.3K Views
Music Offset Announces New Album With A Star-Studded Tracklist Offset's new album will be arriving just under a month before Cardi B drops "Am I the Drama?" in September. By Cole Blake August 05, 2025 4.3K Views
Music Tyler, The Creator Shows Out On Every Guest Verse: "P.O.V." & 10 More Standout Features Tyler doesn't disappoint as a guest feature. By Aron A. August 04, 2025 1140 Views
Relationships Daddy Yankee Axes His Label Due To Fiery Divorce Drama Daddy Yankee accused his ex wife Mireddys González of trying to put $100 million from El Cartel Records in her own pockets. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 04, 2025 2.6K Views
Music Diddy's Bail Request Shut Down By Judge Ahead Of Sentencing Last month, Diddy was found not guilty of sex trafficking and racketeering and guilty of transportation for prostitution. By Caroline Fisher August 04, 2025 1.7K Views