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Music Anderson .Paak Remembers Begging Dr. Dre To Perform The Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show Anderson .Paak has received a lot of attention in 2025 for his rumored relationship with R&B icon Mariah Carey. By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 10, 2025
Music Metro Boomin Clarifies He Has No Issue With "The Joe Budden Podcast" Metro Boomin released his new mixtape, "A Futuristic Summa," on Friday with a number of high-profile collaborations. By Cole Blake August 05, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" Spikes Up Charts After Drake Loses Lawsuit Many iTunes, Apple Music, and Spotify users ran "Not Like Us" back as Drake prepares to appeal this decision over Kendrick Lamar's diss. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 12, 2025
Music Halle Bailey Announces Debut Album 'Love? Or Something Like It' Halle Bailey has fans anticipating new music after she announced her debut album set to arrive on October 24. By Tallie Spencer October 10, 2025
TV Vince Staples Shares Chaotic Teaser Trailer For Season Two Of His Netflix Show Vince Staples' eponymous Netflix series was renewed for its second season last May, but we didn't a release date for it until this August. By Zachary Horvath October 09, 2025
Music Sheff G Gifts Girlfriend $50,000 Before Beginning Five-Year Prison Sentence Brooklyn drill rapper Sheff G gifted his girlfriend $50,000 before starting a five-year prison sentence. By Tallie Spencer October 02, 2025
Music Judge Mathis Says That Diddy Isn't A Real Gangster Judge Mathis pointed out how prosecutors are portraying him as a "monster" and how Diddy steadily began to believe that he was dangerous. By Zachary Horvath June 03, 2025
Music Diddy & Cassie’s Graphic Texts Entered As Evidence Amid Federal Trial Cassie testified for the last time in her ex-boyfriend Diddy's federal sex trafficking trial yesterday, recalling years of alleged abuse. By Caroline Fisher May 17, 2025
Music Travis Scott Finally Begins Pre-Orders For "Jackboys 2" The move comes after Travis Scott dropped a new single from the project featuring Don Toliver and Sheck Wes on Tuesday. By Cole Blake July 09, 2025
Music Essence Festival Organizers Take Blame For Lauryn Hill's Late Set While serving as a headliner for Essence Festival over the weekend, Lauryn Hill didn't take the stage until late into the night. By Cole Blake July 08, 2025
Music Diddy's Team Reportedly Increases Miami Estate's Security Ahead Of Possible Release After a mixed verdict in the Diddy trial, prosecutors and defense attorneys are debating Sean Combs' possible bond before sentencing. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 02, 2025
Music Diddy’s Defense Clashes With Prosecutors Over His Potential Release After Jury Reaches Verdict The jury finally reached a verdict in Diddy's federal trial today, and found him guilty of two out of the five counts he was facing. By Caroline Fisher July 02, 2025