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Music Jay-Z Makes Major Global Play With New $500M Bet On Korean Entertainment & Lifestyle Jay-Z has got his eyes set on the next big thing. By Tallie Spencer December 11, 2025 3.2K Views
Music Waka Flocka Flame Convinced Diddy Is A “Monster” After Watching 50 Cent’s Docuseries Waka Flocka Flame has strong feelings about Netflix's new 50 Cent-produced Diddy docuseries, "Sean Combs: The Reckoning." By Caroline Fisher December 11, 2025 1.9K Views
Music 21 Savage Unveils Tracklist & Features For "What Happened To The Streets?" Features for 21 Savage's new album have been speculated, with some assuming the likes of Travis Scott, Lil Baby, and Young Thug. By Zachary Horvath December 11, 2025 8.2K Views
Music Lil Wayne’s Alleged Deposition Outburst Could Cost Him Lil Wayne is currently wrapped up in a legal battle with his former assistant, who accuses him of punching him in the face in 2022. By Caroline Fisher December 11, 2025 2.8K Views
Music NBA YoungBoy Has An Unfortunate Update On "Slime Cry" Album NBA YoungBoy first announced that this project was in the works in October. However, it's continuing to hit some speed bumps. By Zachary Horvath December 11, 2025 1.6K Views
Music Diddy’s Videographer Reveals How 50 Cent & Netflix Got Unseen Footage For Docuseries Diddy's personal videographer Michael Oberlies has broken his silence on rumors surrounding "Sean Combs: The Reckoning." By Caroline Fisher December 11, 2025 8.7K Views
Music Kanye West Forced To Rely On Unconventional Lender For $3.5M Yeezy HQ Loan According to real estate expert Eddie Martini, folks usually turn to unconventional lenders if they don't qualify for traditional financing. By Caroline Fisher December 11, 2025 2.2K Views
Music Kendrick Lamar Brings Out ScHoolboy Q For Nostalgic Performance Of "Collard Greens" Kendrick Lamar closed his "Grand National" world tour with a heartwarming bang in Sydney by bringing out an old friend from TDE. By Zachary Horvath December 11, 2025 3.0K Views
Music Trump Administration Uses LL Cool J Hit Over Footage Of Alleged Drug Boat Strike Artists like Sabrina Carpenter, SZA, and more have spoken out against their music being used in political messaging without permission. By Caroline Fisher December 11, 2025 1246 Views
Music Drake Caught In Crosshairs Of Another AI Scam That Preys On His Fans Drake has had a rough go of it legally speaking. His growing list includes these scammers tricking his fans into buying fake merch. By Zachary Horvath December 11, 2025 1287 Views
Music SZA Calls Out White House For Using Her Song In Pro-ICE Post Recently, the White House posted a video of ICE officers arresting people, set to the SZA song "Big Boys." By Caroline Fisher December 11, 2025 522 Views
Music DJ Akademiks Hints That Drake May Be Dropping "ICEMAN" Soon Johnny Manziel and DJ Akademiks have been teasing Drake's "ICEMAN" a lot in the last few months, and the latter has the latest update. By Zachary Horvath December 11, 2025 3.0K Views