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Music DJ Akademiks Roasts DJ Khaled For Showing Off Freezer Full Of Ice Cream A video of DJ Khaled showing off a massive freezer filled entirely with various ice cream products has been circulating online. By Cole Blake December 01, 2025
Pop Culture Jussie Smollett Finally Addresses Viral Kendrick Lamar Deepfake Kendrick Lamar infamously morphed into the likes of Kobe Bryant and Jussie Smollett for his iconic "Heart Part 5" visual back in May 2022. By Zachary Horvath December 01, 2025
Music Marc Lamont Hill Goes Off On Brian McKnight For Claiming He Could "Destroy" Him Marc Lamont Hill labeled Brian McKnight an "asshole" and explained his reasoning in lengthy detail on "The Joe Budden Podcast." By Cole Blake November 26, 2025
Music Meek Mill Goes Off About Today’s Overproduced “Bubblegum Rap” Recently, Meek Mill took to social media to share his thoughts on music with "no meaning," confirming that he's not a fan. By Caroline Fisher November 26, 2025
Music Lil Uzi Vert Becomes One Of Three Artists Signed With Roc Nation Distribution Lil Uzi Vert has officially kicked off their journey as an independent artist thanks to a new deal with Roc Nation. By Caroline Fisher November 25, 2025
Music Kanye West Claims 50 Cent As "One Of My Favorite People" Amid His Latest Twitter Tirade Amid his handful of explosions on Twitter lately, Kanye West has taken time to give certain figures their props if he feels they deserve it. By Zachary Horvath March 17, 2025
Music Ashanti Says "Never Say Never" When Explaining Rekindling Romance With Husband Nelly Ashanti and Nelly first met in 2003 at the Grammy Awards press conference where Nelly announced Ashanti's R&B nomination for "Foolish." By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 16, 2025
Music Metro Boomin Grills xQc For Giving Playboi Carti's "MUSIC" An Extremely Negative Rating The live streamer is not the first to have a poor experience with Playboi Carti's "MUSIC," and it seems it will continue to divide listeners. By Zachary Horvath March 15, 2025
Music Rick Ross Attempts To Troll 50 Cent & G-Unit Studio But Gets Dragged By Fans 50 Cent's feud with Big Meech started in part because of the BMF boss' association with Rick Ross, so it's open season for the warring MCs. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 15, 2025
Music Quando Rondo Pays Homage To Late Cousin On New Track Following Lil Durk’s Arrest Lul Pab passed away in 2022 after a shooting at an LA gas station. By Caroline Fisher October 25, 2024
Music Lil Durk Revealed His Album Release Date Just Moments Before His Arrest Fans were so close. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 25, 2024
Music Dawn Richard's Attorney Seemingly Confirms She's An Accuser In Diddy Indictment Lisa Bloom compared the former Danity Kane member's civil suit to the federal case against Diddy. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 21, 2024