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Music Cardi B Explains Why “Imaginary Players” Is Her Latest Single From “Am I The Drama?” Cardi B’s “Imaginary Players” is a remake of the 1997 Jay-Z classic from his sophomore album In My Lifetime Vol. 1. By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 16, 2025
Music Hundreds Of Drake Fans Gather Outside Awaiting His Exit From Germany Hotel Drake is still tearing up stages in the UK and Europe for his tour supporting "$ome $exy $ongs 4 U" and he's currently in Germany. By Zachary Horvath August 16, 2025
Music Brian McKnight Asks Judge To Help Him Serve Jaguar Wright With Defamation Lawsuit Brian McKnight accused Jaguar Wright of spreading lies online about his alleged relationship dynamics and sexual activity. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 14, 2025
Music Cardi B Implies That Jay-Z Approved Of Her New Single "Imaginary Players" Cardi B will be dropping "Imaginary Players" as the second single from her upcoming sophomore album, "Am I the Drama?" By Cole Blake August 13, 2025
Music Doja Cat Tries To End Debate On Whether Or Not She's A Rapper Doja Cat has shown us multiple sides to her artistry since breaking out in the late 2010s, but went nearly full rap on "Scarlet" in 2023. By Zachary Horvath August 11, 2025
Pop Culture Machine Gun Kelly Hilariously Addresses Sydney Sweeney Dating Rumors Machine Gun Kelly and Sydney Sweeney both called off their respective engagements within the last two years. By Cole Blake August 11, 2025
Music Cassie's Lawyer Blasts Diddy's Plans To Be A Domestic Violence Counselor Diddy also wants to do other things once he receives his sentence or make it out of prison, such as a Madison Square Garden concert. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 10, 2025
Music JID Takes Charge On Our New "Fire Emoji" Playlist Update We have some massive albums from JID, Gunna, and Young Nudy to celebrate on our latest "Fire Emoji" playlist update. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 09, 2025
Music Diddy’s Legal Team Might Seek Home Confinement Instead Of Prison Time According to Diddy's attorney Marc Agnifilo, his client would be much better off outside of the prison system. By Caroline Fisher August 08, 2025
Pop Culture A$AP Rocky Reveals He's Rihanna's Husband A$AP Rocky previously declined to share if he was actually married to Rihanna or not, but it seems he really is her husband after all. By Zachary Horvath October 30, 2025
Music Jay-Z And Joe Budden Will Be Featured On The New Big L Album Big L's fourth posthumous album, "Harlem's Finest: Return Of The King," is slated for release on October 31. By Caroline Fisher October 29, 2025
Music Drake Launches Appeal To Resurrect "Not Like Us" Lawsuit Against UMG Earlier this month, Judge Jeannette Vargas officially dismissed Drake's lawsuit against Universal Music Group. By Caroline Fisher October 29, 2025