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Music Ab-Soul Doubles Down On DJ Akademiks Beef Despite Trolling At First DJ Akademiks popped off on Ab-Soul in response to some recent lyrics, which seems to have fueled the TDE MC even more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 30, 2025
Music Brian McKnight’s Son Niko Passes Away After Two-Year Cancer Battle Brian McKnight has been at odds with his biological children for some time now, even calling them "evil" last year. By Caroline Fisher May 30, 2025
Music Kanye West Admits He Misses Pusha T Friendship After Getting Mentioned In New Clipse Track On the recently released Clipse track "Ace Trumpets," Pusha T says he's been laughing at Kanye West interviews. By Caroline Fisher May 30, 2025
Music Tory Lanez Still Hasn't Filed Any New Evidence In Megan Thee Stallion Shooting Case Tory Lanez's team continues to push for his freedom in the Megan Thee Stallion shooting case despite his previous conviction. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 30, 2025
Music Drake Breaks RIAA Record With 10 Diamond Certified Songs Drake's "Hold On, We’re Going Home” and “Best I Ever Had” are his latest tracks to hit 10 million units sold. By Cole Blake May 28, 2025
Music LAPD Officer Testifies About Kid Cudi Police Call At Diddy Trial Following Kid Cudi and Capricorn Clark's bombshell testimonies, an LAPD officer is sharing his insights on Diddy's alleged break in. By Zachary Horvath May 28, 2025
Music Beyonce Wins Top Country Music Honors At 2025 AMAs Beyonce's big year continues with even more industry awards to add to what is already a ridiculously long list of awards. By Devin Morton May 27, 2025
Music Kanye West Confirms Release Date For New Album "Bully" Kanye West has a few other projects he's announced, although it's unclear if "WW3" and "CUCK" are the same record. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 24, 2025
Music Touré Scolds Young Thug For Calling Kid Cudi A "Rat" After Diddy Trial Testimony While Young Thug quickly deleted his Kid Cudi tweet concerning the Diddy testimony, Touré wants to distinguish this from actual "snitching." By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 24, 2025
Music 50 Cent Swallows His Pride And Encourages Dame Dash To Bounce Back From Financial Woes Dame Dash has to cough up a lot of cash and assets due to his debts and lawsuit judgements. But 50 Cent thinks he can win again one day. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 23, 2025
Music Suge Knight Addresses Cassie's Allegation That Diddy Almost Carried Out A Hit On Suge Suge Knight has been talking a lot about the Diddy trial, and recently reacted to an allegation from Cassie's witness testimony. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 23, 2025
Music Jamie Foxx Addresses Wild Conspiracy Theory That Diddy Tried To Kill Him Jamie Foxx appears to have recovered fully since his 2023 health scare, but rumors that Diddy was allegedly behind it continue. By Caroline Fisher May 23, 2025