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Politics Is Pharrell Apolitical, Tone-Deaf Or Spineless? Pharrell's recent comments on politics and DEI paint him as selectively political, and those choices reveal contradictions shaped by financial privilege, corporate entanglements, and blind spots around structural inequity. By Aron A. November 27, 2025
Music Tekashi 6ix9ine's Mother Held At Gunpoint During Frightening Home Invasion Tekashi 6ix9ine was not home at the time of the break-in and was instead livestreaming with Jack Doherty. By Cole Blake November 17, 2025
Music Fortnite Reveals New Tyler The Creator Skins Dropping Very Soon Tyler, The Creator follows a slew of other rappers and musicians who have lended their careers to Fortnite, such as Travis Scott and Eminem. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 14, 2025
Music Cardi B Officially Welcomes Baby Boy With NFL Star Stefon Diggs Congratulations to Cardi and Stefon! By Tallie Spencer November 13, 2025
Music A$AP Relli Explains Why He's Dropping His Assault Case Against A$AP Rocky Despite the move, A$AP Relli is still moving forward with his defamation against A$AP Rocky and his lawyer, Joe Tacopina. By Cole Blake November 12, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Peddles Theory About Kendrick Lamar's Alleged Stream-Botting Amid Drake Beef No stream-botting allegations against Drake or Kendrick Lamar have been confirmed, but DJ Akademiks thinks fans are missing the big picture. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 05, 2025
Music Diddy's Ex Bodyguard Alleges Russell Simmons Influenced Diddy's Lifestyle He also names Uptown's Andre Harrell. By Elias Andrews September 19, 2024
Music J. Cole Has Hip-Hop Fans Stunned With New Single "Disc 2 Track 2" J. Cole has officially released the first single from his long-awaited seventh studio album, "The Fall-Off." By Caroline Fisher January 14, 2026
Music The Weeknd Announces Even More Dates For His "After Hours Til Dawn Tour" The Weeknd has confirmed that he'll be returning to the stage for more concerts in Latin America and Europe in 2026. By Cole Blake September 04, 2025
Music Lil Yachty Receives Serious Backlash After Premiering "George Floyd" Line On PlaqueBoyMax's Stream Lil Yachty has written hits songs for a variety of rappers, ranging from Drake to City Girls to Karrahbooo. By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 14, 2025
Music 50 Cent Receives Unsavory Co-Sign From Donald Trump Jr. 50 Cent has been known to be one of the biggest haters ever, and now, that reputation has caught the eye of Donald Trump Jr. By Alexander Cole December 24, 2025
Music Malice Promises Fans More New Music From Clipse Coming Very Soon Malice and Pusha T might get a few Grammys soon for their comeback album, "Let God Sort Em Out." And they might just get more after that... By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 21, 2025