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Music Luther Vandross’ Official Instagram Account Responds To Cher’s Viral Grammys Mix-Up During the 2026 Grammys, Cher accidentally named the late Luther Vandross the winner of record of the year instead of Kendrick Lamar and SZA. By Caroline Fisher February 04, 2026
Music Wack 100 Checks DJ Akademiks Over Blueface Theft Allegations Recently, DJ Akademiks accused Wack 100 of stealing money from Blueface, prompting the music manager to set the record straight. By Caroline Fisher February 04, 2026
Music Travis Scott Under Fire Over Alleged Lyrics About Kylie Jenner’s Breast Implants Kylie Jenner fans speculate that Travis Scott referenced her on his new Don Toliver collab, and they're not happy about it. By Caroline Fisher February 03, 2026
Music North West Shows She's Got Star Potential With Her Newest Instrumental North West has been in the lab as of late and it seems like we may have something bigger coming from Kanye West's daughter this year. By Zachary Horvath January 05, 2026
Music Tyler The Creator Reveals Why He Was Jealous Of Doja Cat's Coachella Performance Tyler The Creator showed love to Doja Cat. By Cole Blake April 21, 2024
Music Kendrick Lamar's "Like That" Diss Boosted Sales Of "First Person Shooter" By 15% Kendrick is making enemies while increasing sales all with one verse. By Zachary Horvath April 02, 2024
Politics The Hip-Hop World Reacts Divisively To Donald Trump Assassination Attempt Vince Staples, Freddie Gibbs, 50 Cent, Sleepy Hallow, and many more rappers addressed the Trump shooting with fans. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 14, 2024
Music Desiigner Claims His Masturbation Arrest Was As A Result Of His Vegan Diet This is certainly one of the oddest things that Desiigner has said about his indecent exposure case on a flight to Japan. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 11, 2024
Music 50 Cent’s Ex Daphne Joy Deletes Rape Accusations Amid Defamation Lawsuit 50 Cent previously denied the allegations, calling them "disturbing." By Caroline Fisher July 10, 2024
Sports Drake Loses $300K After Betting On Canada In Copa America Game The Drake curse continues. By Elias Andrews July 10, 2024
Music The Game Essential Songs Trace The Game's evolution and impact in hip hop, highlighting his influential career and contributions to the genre. By Rain Adams July 09, 2024
Music DJ Akademiks Thanks Drake For Putting Him On “Push Ups” Following Official Release Ak is hoping for some "free plaques." By Caroline Fisher April 19, 2024