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Music Joe Budden Attempts To Clarify His Megan Thee Stallion Call Of Duty Comments Joe Budden fired up a lot of Megan Thee Stallion fans after she said she turned down an offer to appear in a "Call Of Duty" game. By Zachary Horvath November 24, 2025
Music Michael Jackson Impersonator Facing Backlash For Appearing In Kanye West's "FATHER" Visual Kanye West decided to include a Michael Jackson lookalike in his music video for "FATHER" and folks aren't too happy about it. By Zachary Horvath March 30, 2026
Music Jay-Z Makes Major Global Play With New $500M Bet On Korean Entertainment & Lifestyle Jay-Z has got his eyes set on the next big thing. By Tallie Spencer December 11, 2025
Music AllStar JR Exposes Fiery DMs With NBA Ben10 After Houston Shooting NBA Ben10 is still recovering after being shot multiple times after an alleged altercation at a Houston restaurant earlier this month. By Caroline Fisher April 21, 2026
Music Akademiks Interview With 6ix9ine & Wack 100 Could Enter Lil Durk Trial A cooperating witness may testify that Lil Durk saw the viral “slide for Von” discussion and became upset by it. By Erika Marie August 18, 2026
Music D4vd Could Face Death Penalty If Convicted In Murder Case A Los Angeles judge found enough evidence for D4vd to stand trial on charges that could carry the death penalty. By Erika Marie July 29, 2026
Music Drake Seemingly Teases "ICEMAN" Tour Amid Intense Demand Drake has been experiencing a lot of success with the "ICEMAN" era, and a nighttime outing held his most significant tour tease yet. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 25, 2026
Music Charlamagne Tha God Thinks JAY-Z Should Do A “2026 Version Of ‘Takeover’” Charlamagne shares his prediction. By Aron A. July 08, 2026
Music Dame Dash Says He Is "Embarrassed" For Jay-Z, Criticizes His Hair If there's one thing that Dame Dash is going to do, is give his hot takes about Jay-Z. This time, it's all about Hov's recent Roots Picnic takeover. By Erika Marie June 02, 2026
Music Sneako Presses Diddy Trial Reporter For Not Calling Kanye West "Ye" Sneako and Kanye West have been linking up a lot as of late, and the two of them made it to the Diddy trial's courthouse on Friday. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 13, 2025
Music Playboi Carti Accused Of Sending Crew To Attack Fan & His Girlfriend For Trolling The Rapper This seems like a nasty situation no matter how you look at it. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 17, 2024
Music Yungeen Ace Is "Elated" Over Foolio's Death, DJ Akademiks Theorizes Foolio was shot multiple times in June. By Caroline Fisher September 11, 2024