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Music Diddy Recruits Young Thug’s Lawyer Brian Steel As Sex Trafficking Trial Looms Many social media users believe that with this latest addition to Diddy's team, he has a real chance of getting the verdict he's hoping for. By Caroline Fisher April 16, 2025
Viral YK Osiris Addresses His Tough Loss At Adin Ross' Boxing Event Although YK Osiris lost his matchup and hasn't dropped new music this year, it seems like he's motivated to come back strong. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 14, 2025
Music SZA Admits She Was "Relieved" Her Super Bowl Halftime Show Performance Was Shortened SZA and Kendrick Lamar will be reuniting again for the highly anticipated "Grand National Tour," later this month. By Cole Blake April 13, 2025
Music Young Thug Billboard Confirms His New Album Is Dropping Very Soon Young Thug recently dropped one of the biggest hints yet about his upcoming album, presumably titled "UY SCUTI." By Caroline Fisher April 11, 2025
Music Sada Baby Alleges He’s Being “Targeted” And Drops Merch Featuring Viral Mugshot Earlier this week, Sada Baby was arrested on a charge of allegedly possessing a controlled substance (narcotic/cocaine). By Caroline Fisher April 11, 2025
Music Taylor Swift Reportedly Takes Legal Action Against Kanye West Following His Wild Allegations Kanye West's obsession with Taylor Swift dates all the way back to the infamous 2009 VMAs, and has only gotten more complex since. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 11, 2025
Music Drake's "NOKIA" Hits A New Billboard Hot 100 Peak After Music Video's Success While his rival Kendrick Lamar is still on top of the charts, Drake could very well dethrone Dot with "NOKIA" if he sustains this hype. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 07, 2025
Music JID Performs Snippet Of Metro Boomin Collab "WRK" At Dreamville Fest JID told "Complex" that he felt it was necessary to play this snippet live to give fans peace of mind that his album in indeed on the way. By Zachary Horvath April 07, 2025
Music Kanye West Claps Back At Fans For Defending Virgil Abloh Kanye West has been targeting Virgil Abloh as his wild and controversial antics on social media continue to make headlines. By Cole Blake April 07, 2025
Relationships Rihanna & A$AP Rocky Officially Welcome Their 3rd Child Together Rihanna and A$AP Rocky already share two sons, RZA and Riot, and have now welcomed a daughter named Rocki Irish. By Cole Blake September 24, 2025
Music Drake Closes “$$$U” Tour Alongside PartyNextDoor With Heartfelt Message To Fans Earlier this year, Drake and PartyNextDoor kicked off a 35-show tour in support of their album "$ome $exy $ongs 4 U." By Caroline Fisher September 24, 2025
Music Cardi B Accuses Lil Uzi Vert Of Forcing JT To Get Abortions Cardi B's social media spat with JT comes after she dissed her on her new album, "Am I The Drama?" last week. By Cole Blake September 24, 2025