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Music DDG Gets Fans Cackling After He Compares Himself To Michael Jackson Whether fans clowned DDG for his numbers or proclaimed Michael Jackson as the better artist, this reflection on fame clearly didn't land well. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 06, 2025
Music Lil Wayne Drops New Trailer For "Tha Carter VI" And Fans Can't Contain Their Excitement Lil Wayne's new album, "Tha Carter VI" is only hours away, but he's still been keeping details about the project to a minimum. By Cole Blake June 05, 2025
Music Kanye West Returns To Twitter To Announce South Africa Concert Following his controversial cryptocurrency launch, Kanye West returned to his infamous social media page ahead of his new album "Bully." By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 20, 2025
Music Max B Confirms His Prison Release Is Imminent In 2016, Max B took a 20-year plea bargain for aggravated manslaughter after previously being sentenced to 75 years. By Caroline Fisher September 16, 2025
Music Ja Rule Responds To Tasha K's Report That He Was Jumped By Max B & His Crew Tasha K started a firestorm last night, claiming Ja Rule was allegedly jumped by Max B and his crew backstage at a Monica and Brandy show. By Zachary Horvath November 21, 2025
Music New Kanye West Interview Sparks Worry & Sadness Kanye West was last caught on video visiting with a prominent rabbi, but this is his first interview in a bit, and it has fans concerned. By Zachary Horvath November 20, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Dropped By Lawyer Amid Legal Battle With Ex-Superfan Nicki Minaj is currently being sued by a former fan named Tameer Peak, who accuses her of publicly humiliating him. By Caroline Fisher November 13, 2025
Relationships Chrisean Rock Claims She's Getting Married Amid Blueface Drama Chrisean Rock has been dealing with tons of relationship drama in recent weeks, but says she's getting married. By Cole Blake November 11, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Leads 2026 Grammys Nominations Among All Artists Kendrick Lamar is the first solo artist in history to receive five consecutive Grammy nominations for Album Of The Year. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 07, 2025
Music Spotify Hit With Yet Another Lawsuit, This Time Alleging "Modern Payola" Earlier this week, Spotify was sued for allegedly turning a blind eye to streaming fraud, which the company denies. By Caroline Fisher November 05, 2025
Music Diddy Officially Checks Into FCI Fort Dix Diddy's request to be admitted into FCI Fort Dix was initially denied by Judge Subramanian earlier this month but his wish got granted. By Zachary Horvath October 30, 2025
Music Tyler The Creator Reveals Camp Flog Gnaw's Star-Studded Lineup Through Fun Word Search Tons of artists will be joining Tyler The Creator at Camp Flog Gnaw including Childish Gambino, 2 Chainz, and more. By Cole Blake August 21, 2025