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Music Jeffree Star Seemingly Resurfaces An Infamous Kanye West Rumor After Bombshell "Cousins" Song Jeffree Star originally described the rumor that he hooked up with Kanye West as "so stupid" back in 2021. By Cole Blake April 22, 2025
Music TDE's Punch Shares His Perspective On How Kendrick Lamar & Drake Beef Began While TDE president Punch could've mentioned other inflection points, the tension between Drake and Kendrick Lamar comes down to a few bars. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 18, 2025
Music Forensic Video Technician Alleges Diddy & Cassie Assault Footage Shows “Significant Distortion” Diddy is currently behind bars at the MDC in Brooklyn awaiting his trial, which is scheduled to begin next month. By Caroline Fisher April 17, 2025
Music JT & Random Man Draws Huge Laughs During Unexpected Instagram Live JT had a breakout 2024 with her solo debut, City Cinderella, which included hit songs "Okay" and "Sideways." By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 13, 2025
Music Quavo & Lil Baby Become "Legends" On Our New "Fire Emoji" Playlist Update Quavo, Lil Baby, Travis Scott, Sheck Wes, Tee Grizzley, Method Man, and Benny The Butcher lead this week's "Fire Emoji" update. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 12, 2025
Pop Culture Denzel Washington Jokingly Takes A$AP Rocky's Watch During "Highest 2 Lowest" Interview Denzel Washington took A$AP Rocky's watch in a funny moment from an interview promoting Spike Lee's new film, "Highest 2 Lowest." By Devin Morton August 24, 2025
Music Fat Joe Says He Can’t Support An Alleged “Rat” Despite Liking Gunna’s New Album During a recent episode of his podcast, Fat Joe weighed in one Gunna's final album under YSL, "The Last Wun." By Caroline Fisher August 21, 2025
Music Ghostface Killah’s Star-Studded “Supreme Clientele 2” Tracklist Unveiled "Supreme Clientele 2," the sequel to Ghostface Killah's 2000 sophomore album, is slated for release on August 22. By Caroline Fisher August 19, 2025
Music Jay-Z’s 28-Year-Old “In My Lifetime Vol. 1” LP Enters The Charts After Cardi B’s “Imaginary Players” Jay-Z’s In My Lifetime Vol. 1 also included the infamous single “Sunshine,” which featured a music video directed by Hype Williams. By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 16, 2025
Music Police Launch Investigation Into DDG's Swatting Incident Officers from The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department pulled up on DDG while he was streaming, over the weekend. By Cole Blake August 12, 2025
Music Playboi Carti Equates Himself To Lil Wayne While Celebrating "MUSIC" Success Lil Wayne's son is a massive Playboi Carti fan who even remixed "LIKE WEEZY," and he also thinks these two are in similar legend spaces. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 03, 2025
Music Tekashi 6ix9ine Embraces God After Being Hit With Huge $250k Fine Tekashi 6ix9ine has been running into a number of legal issues in recent months, including a raid on one of his properties. By Cole Blake March 31, 2025