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Music Biggie Smalls' Estate Reportedly Selling His Publishing & Publicity Rights For Over $100 Million Biggie Smalls won't lose all his publishing, publicity, and master rights, but this is still a huge step for The Notorious B.I.G.'s estate. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 01, 2025
Music PARTYNEXTDOOR Declares War On Tory Lanez In Alleged Diss Snippet PARTYNEXTDOOR is not with the Tory Lanez comparisons, it seems, and an alleged leak sees the singer take shots. By Elias Andrews February 27, 2025
Music ASAP Relli Proceeds With Civil Lawsuit Following ASAP Rocky Acquittal ASAP Rocky may have won the felony case, but ASAP Relli is still moving forward with a civil lawsuit against the rapper. By Elias Andrews February 26, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Claims Kendrick Lamar Ruined Hip-Hop's Chances Of Securing Another Super Bowl Halftime Show DJ Akademiks has been very critical of Kendrick Lamar as of late and that is not going to stop anytime soon. By Alexander Cole February 25, 2025
Music Finally! Tasha K Reaches An Agreement With Cardi B That Wraps Up Their Defamation Lawsuit Saga Cardi B still wants her defamation judgement, but Tasha K secured an agreement that's less taxing on her financial strain. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 24, 2025
Music Rihanna Admits She Can Only Listen To One Of Her Albums With No “Shame” During a recent interview, Rihanna looked back on her discography, revealing which of her albums is her favorite. By Caroline Fisher February 23, 2025
Music Kanye West & Bianca Censori Shift Focus To Fashion Film After Controversial Grammys Stunt Reportedly, Kanye West and his wife Bianca Censori have a new fashion film in the works, intended to provide "a view into his vision of her." By Caroline Fisher February 22, 2025
Music "Rock, Paper, Scissors, Pay Up!": Drake Gifts $20K To Fans Despite Beating Them In A Game Drake is such a generous soul on tour that even fans who lose their challenges still get a huge bag out of his concert. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 21, 2025
Music Fake Drake Coffin Arrives On DJ Khaled’s Doorstep After Eerie 6ix9ine Incident Recently, a fake coffin with "RIP Drake" written on it was dropped off at DJ Khaled's house after something similar happened to 6ix9ine. By Caroline Fisher February 21, 2025
Pop Culture Bhad Bhabie Takes A Random Swipe At Le Vaughn Amid Her Feud With Alabama Barker Things seemed to be okay between Le Vaughn and Bhad Bhabie after the link-up earlier this month, but things must have gone south again. By Zachary Horvath March 25, 2025
Pop Culture Lizzo Shows Off Weight Loss With Fishnet-Clad Instagram Pics Lizzo joked about the hit AppleTV series, "Severance," in the caption of the post, following the finale of season two. By Cole Blake March 23, 2025
Music Playboi Carti Says He's "Not Done" As Historic Rap Streaming Week Sets Up No. 1 "MUSIC" Debut Playboi Carti's 30-track behemoth is still causing debate among satisfied fans struggling to pick a favorite off of the new album "MUSIC." By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 22, 2025