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Music Kanye West Labels Cardi B "Used" Amid His Explosive Twitter Rant On Rappers No one has been safe from Kanye West during this fiery rage, even someone like Cardi B, who has barely any connection to him. By Zachary Horvath March 18, 2025
Music NFL Takes Fans Behind The Scenes Of Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl Halftime Show Kendrick Lamar and SZA's continued Billboard Hot 100 dominance with "luther" adds to this post-Super Bowl halftime show interest. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 17, 2025
Music Ty Dolla Sign Confirms “Vultures 3” With Kanye West Is On The Way Despite Offensive Tweets After Kanye West's bizarre X rant last month, some fans speculated that Ty Dolla Sign was trying to distance himself from the Yeezy founder. By Caroline Fisher March 16, 2025
Music Drake & PartyNextDoor’s Snag Impressive Streaming Title For The Third Week In A Row Last month, Drake and PartyNextDoor teamed up to unleash their anxiously awaited album, "$ome $exy $ongs 4 U." By Caroline Fisher March 13, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Allegedly Featured On Playboi Carti's "I AM MUSIC" And He's Taking Shots Again This would mark Kendrick Lamar and Playboi Carti's first collaboration, and joins other rumored "I AM MUSIC" guests like Lil Uzi Vert. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 13, 2025
Music Kanye West Surprisingly Shouts Out Jay-Z During Latest Twitter Rant Jay-Z recently broke a tie with Kanye West for the most awarded rapper in Grammys history, the latest chapter in their complicated story. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 10, 2025
Music "Jesus Walks For $400": Lupe Fiasco Honors Unexpected Milestone Of Being A Jeopardy! Question Lupe Fiasco and Kanye West has a history together that spans decades that includes the two creating a group with Pharrell Williams, CSR. By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 09, 2025
Politics Kanye West Officially Blocked From Entering The UK Kanye West had offered to meet with representatives of the Jewish community in London in a recent statement. By Cole Blake April 07, 2026
Music Drake Is Reportedly On Pace To Achieve Hip-Hop's Biggest Streaming Year Ever Drake might make this hypothetical streaming achievement even more significant if he drops "ICEMAN" later in 2026. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 22, 2026
Music Prosecution Argues Diddy Allegedly Buying Flights & Hotels For Escorts Could Constitute Sex Trafficking Diddy is facing charges of alleged sex trafficking and racketeering in his ongoing criminal trial in New York City. By Cole Blake June 17, 2025
Music Tyler The Creator Explains How He Loves Music More Than He Loves His Girlfriends This is the least surprising thing you'll hear from Tyler The Creator, who's got some more "CHROMAKOPIA" tour dates this year. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 15, 2025
Music Dave Blunts Previews 50 Cent Diss Track After The Mogul Trolled Kanye West Dave Blunts achieved fame in 2024 following a viral video on social media of him rapping with a model girlfriend by his side. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 14, 2025