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Music Baby Keem Pops Out To Perform During Kendrick Lamar's "Grand National" MetLife Concert Before Baby Keem was a special guest in New Jersey, Kendrick Lamar had freestyled over Keem's verse on their "family ties" collab. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 10, 2025
Music Eminem’s Stalker Convicted After Second Home Invasion Last August, a man entered Eminem's home through an unlocked door, stole a bike, then fled when security spotted him. By Caroline Fisher May 08, 2025
Music SZA Admits She Still Owes Beyonce Money For Interpolating Her On "SOS" SZA described Beyonce as a "generous QUEEN" while revealing that she never paid her to interpolate her song, "Listen." By Cole Blake May 07, 2025
Music Lil Wayne Unveils The "New Generation" Of Young Money Artists Ahead Of "Tha Carter VI" Since completely taking over Young Money back in 2018, Lil Wayne has steadily been making changes, and this is maybe his biggest revision. By Zachary Horvath May 07, 2025
Music The Weeknd Signs With New Agency To Boost His Production Company The Weeknd was with CAA for four years after departing WME before resigning with the latter this week, expanding their original partnership. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 01, 2025
Music Top5 Asks Kanye West To Chime In On Jay-Z's Alleged Involvement In The Diddy Case Kanye West has blasted Jay-Z and defended Diddy on multiple occasions, so Top5 had no idea which side Ye would take here. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 01, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Slammed As A Hypocrite Over Playboi Carti Meet-Up In Atlanta Kendrick Lamar brought out Playboi Carti during his latest show in Atlanta on the "Grand National" tour with SZA. By Cole Blake May 01, 2025
Pop Culture Brian McKnight Sues Jaguar Wright Over Domestic Violence Allegations Brian McKnight vehemently denies abusing his ex-wife Julie McKnight despite Jaguar Wright's shocking allegations. By Caroline Fisher April 30, 2025
Music Trippie Redd Claps Back At Kanye West For Claiming To Have Invented Rage Music Kanye West previously argued that his song, "Blood On The Leaves," was one of the first-ever songs in the genre. By Cole Blake April 30, 2025
Music Lil Durk Hit With New Obstacle In Murder-For-Hire Case As Feds Seize His Unreleased Music Lil Durk has been behind bars since last October when authorities arrested him for an alleged murder-for-hire plot. By Cole Blake April 29, 2025
Music Rick Ross Gives Evasive Answer When Asked About Drake’s Monumental UMG Lawsuit The Drake and Rick Ross beef headlines have fallen to the wayside, but it's clear that Rozay still feels a way about his former collaborator. By Zachary Horvath April 29, 2025
Music Birdman Claims Cash Money Gave $2 Billion To Drake, Lil Wayne & Nicki Minaj's Careers Birdman's larger Cash Money imprint held Young Money, on which Lil Wayne led Drake and Nicki Minaj to massive success. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 28, 2025