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Music DaBaby Signs Deal With Interscope Records The Charlotte rapper's readying for a big year now that he has the major label backing him. By Aron A. January 23, 2019
TV Ari Lennox Issues A Stern Clarification Of Her Viral "Martin" Criticism Ari Lennox voiced her frustration with how "Martin" handled jokes about the character, Pam, late last month. By Cole Blake August 11, 2025
Music Young Thug Teases A YSL Project From Label's Newer Generation Young Thug's new gen YSL project could tap 1300SAINT, Yung Kayo, Nine Vicious, and more. But this announcement amid a Gunna release? Huh... By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 08, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Links Up With Yasiin Bey During Barcelona Concert Kendrick Lamar posed for a picture of the legendary rapper, Yasiin Bey, while taking the "Grand National" tour abroad. By Cole Blake August 01, 2025
Music Diddy Demands A Retrial To Overturn Charges Related To Prostitution Diddy was found guilty on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution in his high-profile criminal trial. By Cole Blake July 31, 2025
Music Joey Bada$$ Sounds Off On Columbia Records After Delaying His Album "Lonely at the Top" Joey Bada$$ was slated to release his project this Friday (August 1). He put out the lead single, "ABK," on July 18. By Zachary Horvath July 30, 2025
Music Drake Looks Terrified As He Mistakes Fan For His Ex In Manchester Drake recently mistook a fan for one of his exes, and social media users suspect that the fling didn't end well. By Caroline Fisher July 29, 2025
Music Gospel Singer Refutes Travis Scott, Future, & SZA Saying Kanye West Is Sole Author Of "TELEKINESIS" In Copyright Suit Travis Scott, Future, and SZA's legal team argued that Kanye West had put together the key components that make "TELEKINESIS." By Zachary Horvath July 29, 2025
Music Slim Thug Firmly Shuts Down Accusations Of Stalking Megan Thee Stallion Slim Thug's comments come after Megan Thee Stallion went public with her relationship with Klay Thompson, earlier this month. By Cole Blake July 28, 2025
Music JID Shoots Music Video With Fans & Teases A Track From "God Does Like Ugly" JID has built plenty of hype for "God Does Like Ugly" with the lead single "WRK" and the four-track prelude. By Zachary Horvath July 26, 2025
Music NBA YoungBoy Catches Heat For Seemingly Shooting His Shot With Lay Bankz NBA YoungBoy reportedly tried to shoot his shot at Lay Bankz, and it went over about as well as one may expect. By Devin Morton July 20, 2025
Music Pusha T Fuels Rumors Of Tyler The Creator Feature After Fake "Don't Tap The Glass" Tracklist The fake "Don't Tap The Glass" tracklist Tyler The Creator debunked featured Pusha T, Kendrick Lamar, Lil Wayne, and more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 20, 2025