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Music AllStar JR Arrested In Connection With NBA Ben 10 Shooting: Everything We Know AllStar JR taunted NBA Ben 10 after Ben was shot in Houston over an alleged jumping, and J Prince Jr. is also in the mix. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 25, 2026
Music Travis Scott Feeds Into Album Hype With Another Massive Update Travis Scott, fresh off of some recent linkups with Kanye West, seems pretty close to releasing his next solo work. By Zachary Horvath April 09, 2026
Music Drake’s Day 2 Wireless Festival Setlist Revealed Drake’s three-night Wireless Festival sets have paid homage to various musical landscapes. Day 1 was R&B and Day 2 honored London hip-hop. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 13, 2025
Music Drake Wants UMG To Clarify Dave Free’s Relationship To Kendrick Lamar’s Children Recently, Drake requested various documents from Universal Music Group amid his legal battle with the company. By Caroline Fisher August 13, 2025
Music Lil Wayne’s Son Lil Novi Delivers Polarizing Remix Of Playboi Carti’s “Like Weezy” In the past, Lil Wayne's 15-year-old son Lil Novi has sparked comparisons to the likes of Yeat, Playboi Carti, and more. By Caroline Fisher March 26, 2025
Music Selena Gomez Ripped By Fans For Watching Knicks Game At Beyonce Concert Selena Gomez attended Beyonce's Cowboy Carter tour but had her eyes on the NBA as well, much to the chagrin of fans. By Devin Morton May 28, 2025
Music We Now Know Why Playboi Carti's "BABY BOI" Didn't Come Out This Year According to alleged insider reports, Playboi Carti's next album "BABY BOI" was supposed to come out before his "Antagonist" tour with Opium. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 26, 2025
Music Kanye West's Hilariously Cringe "Hotline Bling" Verse Partially Leaks Online Considering the incredibly rocky relationship between Kanye West and Drake, this leak sounds more surreal than anything. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 26, 2025
Music Another One! Kendrick Lamar Amps Up His Spotify Record For A Rapper's Monthly Listeners Kendrick Lamar has also recently broken records when it comes to No. 1 hip-hop albums, Spotify streams, and much more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 22, 2025
Music Charleston White Shockingly Takes NBA YoungBoy's Side Against NLE Choppa Charleston White thinks NBA YoungBoy is a terrible role model, but he apparently has a stronger issue with NLE Choppa's image of sexuality. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 01, 2025
Pop Culture Chrissy Teigen Jokes That Drake’s Flying Sperm Prop Is Smaller Than She Imagined Chrissy Teigen trolled Drake over the sperm prop from his "It's All a Blur" tour. By Cole Blake August 23, 2023
Music Lupe Fiasco's "Food & Liquor" Turns 17 Through his debut, Lupe Fiasco ushered in a new wave of alternative rap unlike ever before. By Demi Phillips October 18, 2023