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Music Megan Thee Stallion Announces New Single "Whenever" Amid Coachella Hype Megan Thee Stallion already went hard for her self-titled project releases in 2024, so we're grateful she's keeping momentum up this year. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 20, 2025
Music Justin Bieber Dances To Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” At Coachella Amid Fan Concerns Fans suspect Drake no longer wants to collaborate with Justin Bieber after his festival shenanigans, despite his previous offer. By Caroline Fisher April 20, 2025
Music SZA Nearly Falls Over Her Dancer During Stunning "Grand National" Tour Opening Aside from this hiccup, SZA seemed to captivate in Minneapolis, and Kendrick Lamar also opened up the "Grand National" tour with force. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 20, 2025
Music Ryan Coogler Reveals Kendrick Lamar Was Only Supposed To Record One Song For "Black Panther" Soundtrack In a chat with LeBron James and "Interview" magazine, Ryan Coogler remembers Kendrick Lamar going above and beyond for him. By Zachary Horvath April 19, 2025
Music Diddy's Lawyers Reportedly Motion To Exclude Cassie Footage From Federal Trial Judge Arun Subramanian recently made some key rulings in Diddy's federal criminal trial for alleged sex trafficking and racketeering. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 18, 2025
Music JID Recalls Taking Control Of His Sound To Create Upcoming "WRK" After The Forever Story's Disappointment JID recently appeared on TDE's Ab-Soul's new album, Soul Burger, on the lyrically-driven lead single "Crazier." By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 17, 2025
Music Wiz Khalifa Admits It Took An Infinite Amount Of Weed To Create "Kush & OJ 2" Wiz Khalifa's Kush & OJ mixtape was his breakout moment in hip-hop as it earned him a spot on the XXL Freshmen Class of 2010. By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 17, 2025
Music SZA Launches "No Beauty" Cosmetics Ahead Of Kendrick Lamar's The Grand National Tour SZA and Kendrick Lamar's "luther" has held the top spot on the Billboard charts for 8 weeks in a row. Their tour begins this week. By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 17, 2025
Music Akon Plans To Re-Record His Whole Catalog As Country Music With Star-Studded Collaborators Akon says fans will be able to hear the ambitious country music remix idea much sooner than they may think. By Cole Blake April 17, 2025
Music Lil Wayne Is Completely Clueless About Kanye West & Jay-Z's "Watch The Throne" According to some interpretations of "Watch The Throne" and "Tha Carter IV" bars, Lil Wayne has reason to forget about Kanye West and Jay-Z. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 17, 2025
Music Lil Nas X Delivers Update Amid Frightening Facial Paralysis Ordeal Lil Nas X has received an outpouring of support from fans and peers as he navigates his unexpected health scare. By Caroline Fisher April 17, 2025
Music Tory Lanez Might Be Held In Contempt Due To Disrespectful Megan Thee Stallion Deposition This debacle is over Megan Thee Stallion's defamation claims against commentator Milagro Gramz for her Tory Lanez case coverage. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 17, 2025