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Music Earl Sweatshirt Reportedly Dropping New Album "Live Laugh Love" Very Soon Earl Sweatshirt's rumored new album will allegedly include contributions from Vince Staples, Donald Glover, Bktherula, and many more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 16, 2025
Music Fetty Wap Appears In Good Spirits In New Prison Photo Fans and loved ones of Fetty Wap continue to call for his release, as he's been behind bars for nearly three years. By Caroline Fisher August 15, 2025
Sports Kevin Durant Praises Drake's "Certified Lover Boy" Album As An "All-Time" Great The new posts are far from the first time Kevin Durant has spoken out in support of Drake's music over the years. By Cole Blake August 05, 2025
Music Bas Fiercely Defends Drake Amid Ebro Criticism Bas recently fired back at Ebro's comments about Drake, claiming that he's "arguably the greatest writer of a generation." By Caroline Fisher August 01, 2025
Music Ty Dolla $ign No Longer Listed As Co-Defendant In Sample Clearance Lawsuit Against Kanye West Ty Dolla $ign had his name removed from a copyright infringement lawsuit over an uncleared sample that Kanye West allegedly used. By Devin Morton August 01, 2025
Music D4vd's Rental Home Reportedly Had A Large Freezer That Could Fit A Body Celeste Rivas' dismembered body was found in the trunk of a car belonging to D4vd back in September and police are still investigating. By Cole Blake November 24, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Quotes Jay-Z While Calling United Nations Speech A "MAGA Flex" With a new Nicki Minaj album coming soon, her recent United Nations speech is inspiring more bars... With some Jay-Z shade thrown in there. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 23, 2025
Music Diddy Seen Working In Fort Dix's Media Library In First Prison Videos Although Diddy has allegedly gotten into trouble behind bars, he does not seem very perturbed or downtrodden in these first videos from jail. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 23, 2025
Music Akon Sets The Record Straight Amid Arrest Reports Earlier this week, it was reported that Akon was arrested in Georgia on an outstanding bench warrant and booked into the Smyrna City Jail. By Caroline Fisher November 13, 2025
Music Drake Is On Pace To Have His Biggest Year Ever On Spotify After Latest Feat With the new album "ICEMAN" presumably coming soon, it's likely that Drake will have even more success to boast by the end of the year. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 19, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Makes Rare Public Appearance And It's Not Where You Would Expect Kendrick Lamar is in South America for the current leg of his Grand National tour, and he made a rare public appearance in the midst of it. By Alexander Cole October 09, 2025
Pop Culture Kayla Nicole Seemingly Responds To Taylor Swift's Alleged Stray On Her Album Taylor Swift's fan base believes that she directed some words at her future husband's ex, Kayla Nicole, on the song "Opalite." By Zachary Horvath October 06, 2025