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Music Kendrick Lamar Allegedly Featured On Playboi Carti's "I AM MUSIC" And He's Taking Shots Again This would mark Kendrick Lamar and Playboi Carti's first collaboration, and joins other rumored "I AM MUSIC" guests like Lil Uzi Vert. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 13, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Reveals Playboi Carti's A-List Features For New Album "I AM MUSIC" Playboi Carti will finally release his long-awaited "I AM MUSIC" album this Friday (March 14) ahead of his Rolling Loud California set. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 13, 2025
Music Kanye West Demands "Shaved Head" Vocalists For Sunday Service Choir Kanye West is relaunching the performance hub that generated so much goodwill for him in the late 2010s. By Elias Andrews March 13, 2025
Music Playboi Carti Clears Instagram After "Streets Ready" Billboard Sightings Playboi Carti has been teasing fans for years, but it does seem like the rapper is actually gearing up for the release of his album. By Elias Andrews March 12, 2025
Music Kanye West Blindsides Morgan Wallen With Random Swastika Text Kanye West's latest Twitter outburst is quite small right now, but it's making his message to Morgan Wallen stand out even more. By Zachary Horvath March 12, 2025
Music Reggae Legend Cocoa Tea Dies After Cancer Battle Cocoa Tea was best known for many songs including, "Riker's Island," "Sweet Sweet Cocoa Tea," and "Young Lover." By Cole Blake March 11, 2025
Pop Culture Diddy Is Furious With Lawyer Behind Viral Druski & Odell Beckham Jr. Lawsuit Both Druski and Odell Beckham Jr. have already put out statements denying the validity of the allegations. By Cole Blake March 11, 2025
Music Eminem's “Smack You” Leak Leads To A Diss Track From Suge Knight's Son Eminem previously dissed Suge Knight on the leaked song, "Smack You," which appears to have been recorded in the 2000s. By Cole Blake March 10, 2025
Music Wack 100 Eviscerates Drake After Adam22 Confronts Him About Their Alleged Phone Call Wack 100 rode for Kendrick Lamar in the Drake battle, whereas Adam22 took more of a neutral or even occasionally pro-OVO stance. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 10, 2025
Music Kanye West Surprisingly Shouts Out Jay-Z During Latest Twitter Rant Jay-Z recently broke a tie with Kanye West for the most awarded rapper in Grammys history, the latest chapter in their complicated story. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 10, 2025
Music Kanye West Labels Dave Blunts His Favorite Rapper And Offers To Get Him A Trainer Kanye West also clarified that while he loves Dave Blunts, Playboi Carti is his favorite "musician" overall. By Cole Blake March 10, 2025
Music Rihanna Goes Scorched Earth On Fan For Making Fun Of Her Kids' Names Rihanna recently shared pictures of her first moments with her sons RZA and Riot Rose in the delivery room. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 10, 2025