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Music Kanye West Adds Second Los Angeles Show After A Million People Queued Up This expansion of Kanye West's Los Angeles concert stop comes amid the incoming arrival of his new album "BULLY." By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 13, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Reveals Why He’s Not Feeling Drake’s New “ICEMAN” Snippet During a recent livestream, DJ Akademiks shared his unfiltered take on a newly surfaced snippet of an unreleased Drake song. By Caroline Fisher March 12, 2026
Music Playboi Carti Issues Stern Response To Kanye West's Antics Kanye West had called out Playboi Carti in several posts as his controversial antics on social media continue. By Cole Blake March 19, 2025
Music Kanye West Targets Jay-Z And Beyonce's Children In Horrifying Rant Kanye West has tried to burn bridges with every musician he has been close with, so Jay-Z and Bey were bound to come up. By Elias Andrews March 18, 2025
Music Frank Ocean Rises To Playboi Carti's Challenge By Dropping New Snippet Frank Ocean has not been heard from for years, but the R&B icon decided to make good on a social media exchange from 2023. By Elias Andrews March 14, 2025
Music Nate Dogg's Son Voices Frustration With Late Rapper's Estate Over Catalog Sale Naijiel D. Hale, one of nine children that the late Nate Dogg fathered, called his father's wife a "b***h" who didn't support him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 13, 2025
Music Hallelujah! Kanye West & The Sunday Service Choir Makes Its Return On March 16 Kanye West and Sunday Service are no longer at odds as they reconcile for an unknown cause after the choir worked with Will Smith. By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 09, 2025
Music Mother Of G$ Lil Ronnie's Daughter Claims There's A Conspiracy Around Their Horrid Murder Rappers like Soulja Boy and others in the Texas hip-hop scene have paid their tributes to the late G$ Lil Ronnie and his child. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 08, 2025
Music D’wayne Wiggins' Family Provides A Firm Update On His Health As Rumors Run Rampant D’wayne Wiggins was best-known for his work as a founding member of the group, Tony! Toni! Toné! By Cole Blake March 05, 2025
Pop Culture Oscars Writer Behind Conan O’Brien's Viral Drake & Kendrick Lamar "Pedophile" Joke Speaks Out Drake wasn't even able to watch the Oscars in peace without a joke about his feud with Kendrick Lamar. By Cole Blake March 03, 2025
Music Doja Cat To Keep Impressive Charting Streak Alive With "Vie" Compared to her last couple of albums, there is a dip in sales, but Doja Cat is still slated to debut high on the Hot 200 with "Vie." By Zachary Horvath October 01, 2025
Music Young Thug Issues Emotional Tweets After Mixed Fan Reaction To "UY Scuti" Young Thug took to X to deliver some emotional tweets about where he is amid "UY Scuti"'s mixed reception and surrounding drama. By Devin Morton September 28, 2025