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Music BET Hip-Hop Awards: 5 Things That Need Fixing In 2025 The 2024 BET Hip-Hop Awards took place on October 8, and the biggest takeaway was that the show needs fixing. Here are five suggestions to improve the show in 2025. By Devin Morton October 26, 2024
Music Drake Can't Catch A Break As The Internet Roasts His Cringey "UwU" Pose Fans continue to clown October's Very Own... even after his birthday. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 25, 2024
Sports Savannah James Uses Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” For Instagram Story Featuring LeBron & Bronny Is Savannah James throwing shade? By Caroline Fisher October 24, 2024
Music Unnamed Athlete Allegedly Stopped Diddy From Committing Sexual Assault On A Man At Ciroc Event Will the athlete come forward? By Zachary Horvath October 22, 2024
Music Wiz Khalifa Indicted For Illegal Drug Use During Romanian Music Festival Wiz was one of the marquee performers at the "Beach, Please! Festival" back in July. By Zachary Horvath October 22, 2024
Music Young Thug's Lawyer Earns Key Victory In His Controversial Criminal Contempt Case Brian Steel earned a major win on Tuesday. By Cole Blake October 22, 2024
Music Shyne Continues To Allege He Was The "Fall Guy" In Nightclub Shooting Involving Diddy Shyne reflects on the incident in a new documentary. By Cole Blake October 22, 2024
Pop Culture Nicki Minaj Thanks Kenneth Petty For Five Years Of Love With Adorable Anniversary Post The couple hasn't always had the most glowing public image, but Nicki had fans showering her and Petty with love. By Zachary Horvath October 22, 2024
Music DJ Akademiks Explains Why Drake Could Squash Future & Metro Boomin Beef, But Not Kendrick Lamar Feud These are two very different feuds. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 19, 2024
Music Kendrick Lamar, Future & Metro Boomin Get Update In "Like That" Copyright Lawsuit Joe Cooley's remarks have indicated where this case might go. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 19, 2024
Music Big Meech To Serve Five Years Of Supervised Release After Halfway House The former BMF boss isn't fully out of the woods yet. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 18, 2024
Music Diddy Faces More Obstacles In His Bid For Bail Thanks To Scathing Filing From Prosecutors Diddy continues to face major pushback in court. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 18, 2024