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Music Kanye West Takes A Surprising Turn On New Snippet Amid Possible "Bully" Delay A lot of Kanye West fans are not surprised that his new album "Bully" has not come out as expected on June 15... At least, not yet. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 15, 2025
Music Dame Dash Launches Massive Defamation Lawsuit Against Cam'ron Dame Dash and Cam'ron have been beefing for years, with most of the claims in this defamation lawsuit relating to business moves. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 19, 2025
Music Drake Recalls Hearing Future For The First Time In "Magic City" Docuseries Drake appeared as a talking head in the Starz documentary "Magic City: An American Fantasy" to discuss his first time hearing Future. By Devin Morton September 14, 2025
Music Fat Joe Accuses Tyrone Blackburn Of Using AI To Create His Legal Defense Fat Joe is suing Tyrone Blackburn and Terrance Dixon for defamation after they filed a lawsuit against him, earlier this year. By Cole Blake September 08, 2025
Music Lil Jon Takes Home 3rd Place In Muscle Beach Fitness Competition Lil Jon has been focusing on his health and well-being in recent years and even released a guided meditation album in 2024. By Cole Blake September 04, 2025
Music Wu-Tang Clan Brings Out Lil Kim, Slick Rick, & More For Star-Studded Final NYC Concert Wu-Tang Clan will be wrapping up their tour with two more shows in New Jersey and Philadelphia, later this week. By Cole Blake July 17, 2025
Music Drake Fans Beg For An Encore At Wireless Festival This was the R&B-centric night of Drake's Wireless Festival takeover this year, and we imagine the cold-blooded bars will follow. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 12, 2025
Pop Culture Ari Melber Leaves Social Media In Shambles After Quoting Chief Keef On MSNBC Ari Melber recently used Chief Keef's 2012 hit "I Don't Like" to describe his feelings about Donald Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill." By Caroline Fisher July 10, 2025
Music Kanye West's Former Assistant Accuses Him Of Sex Trafficking Lauren Pisciotta previously sued Kanye West for sexual harassment, and she now reportedly included sexual assault and other allegations. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 10, 2025
Music Plies Reacts To The FBI's Conclusion About Jeffrey Epstein's Death And Alleged Client List Plies tied this Jeffrey Epstein situation into his many critiques against United States President Donald Trump. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 07, 2025
Music Drake Boasts Almost Half Of Apple Music's Top 10 Most Streamed Tracks Of All Time With new Drake music on the way and recent smash hits under his belt, he might just have more by the next time Apple Music does this ranking. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 06, 2025
Music Kanye West's Friend Says Rapper Is Going All In For North West's Debut Album "Ye’s putting everything, all chips in on her – production, the best engineers," Justin Laboy says. By Zachary Horvath March 13, 2024