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Music Playboi Carti Equates Himself To Lil Wayne While Celebrating "MUSIC" Success Lil Wayne's son is a massive Playboi Carti fan who even remixed "LIKE WEEZY," and he also thinks these two are in similar legend spaces. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 03, 2025
Music Jam Master Jay Celebrated On What Would Have Been Run-DMC Legend's 55th Birthday Much love to an icon. By Erika Marie January 21, 2020
Music Kanye West’s Former Malibu Mansion Becomes A Luxury Timeshare In 2024, Kanye West sold his Malibu mansion to Steven “Bo” Belmont for $21 million, $36 million less than he bought it for in 2021. By Caroline Fisher December 03, 2025
Music Beyoncé Narrates Jay-Z's Roots Picnic Hair Transformation Jay-Z received plenty of reactions for changing up his hair, and now, Beyoncé is showing off the secret behind that change. By Alexander Cole June 22, 2026
Music Tidal Accused Of Missing Royalty Payments To 3 Record Labels Tidal is experiencing waves of criticism from a Norwedian media outlet. By Devin Ch May 16, 2018
Music Kanye West's Lawyers Argue Nazi Remarks Were Merely "Art" Kanye West recently issued a lengthy apology to the Jewish community for his antisemitic antics in recent years. By Cole Blake February 25, 2026
Music Hurricane Chris Recalls Pimp C Being Furious After He Was Left Off "A Bay Bay" Remix Hurricane Chris says Pimp C threatened to pull up on him after being left off the "Ay Bay Bay" remix. By Cole Blake April 30, 2023
Music Diddy Files To Dismiss Anonymous Sexual Assault Accuser’s Lawsuit Diddy's team argues that Jane Doe lacks sufficient evidence. By Caroline Fisher May 10, 2024
Music Gucci Mane, Ski Mask The Slump God & More Added To Rolling Loud California Rolling Loud SoCal adds a heavyweight and some promising newcomers. By Mitch Findlay November 07, 2017
Politics 2 Chainz Finally Meets Obama: "Something To Scratch Off My Bucket List" The rapper revealed he was "jelly" that he had never met Obama in the past but was more than excited to get introduced at the Biden-Harris rally in Atlanta. By Erika Marie November 02, 2020
Music Lil Nas X Under Inpatient Treatment For Undisclosed Reason Following His L.A. Arrest Lil Nas X was arrested in late August after walking around Los Angeles late at night in his underwear and then eventually in the nude. By Zachary Horvath September 15, 2025
Music Trae Tha Truth Drops Emotional Song Dedicated To Missing Daughter It's heartbreaking to hear. By Elias Andrews December 17, 2024