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Pop Culture Nick Cannon Releases Part 1 Of Kanye West Interview: Craziness, Presidency, & More Kanye West speaks about the moment he turned to God, being snubbed by Forbes, and more with Nick Cannon. By Alex Zidel September 01, 2020
Music Lil Uzi Vert Is The Happiest Man Alive Dancing In His Car: Watch Uzi just couldn't stop smiling the whole time. By Alexander Cole May 31, 2019
Music DJ Akademiks Reveals Drake's Mindset During The Kendrick Lamar Beef DJ Akademiks was in the know during the Drake and Kendrick Lamar beef, which has given him some unique perspective. By Alexander Cole June 11, 2026
Music Rihanna Assault Cannot Be Mentioned In Chris Brown Dog Bite Lawsuit A former housekeeper is suing Chris Brown after she claims his dog mauled her while she was taking out the trash at his L.A. home. By Erika Marie June 10, 2026
Music Diddy's Right-Hand Woman, Kristina Khorram, Beats Sex Trafficking Allegations She worked closely beside Diddy through his most successful and controversial years. Now, she wins in court against a former employee. By Erika Marie June 09, 2026
Music Talay Riley, Songwriter For H.E.R. & Khalid, Tragically Killed At 35 Talay Riley was a famous songwriter, who wrote for some of the biggest artists in the world, including Dua Lipa and Khalid. By Alexander Cole June 08, 2026
Music Drake's Sound Engineer Reveals Original Tracklists For "ICEMAN," "HABIBTI" & "MAID OF HONOUR" Fans wonder what could have been. By Tallie Spencer June 04, 2026
Music Ebro Believes Jay-Z Just Gave Drake A Stimulus Package Jay-Z had some bars for Drake during the Roots Picnic over the weekend, and Ebro had a lot to say about the situation. By Alexander Cole June 01, 2026
Music Jay-Z Mocks Tory Lanez's Jail Time In Roots Picnic Freestyle Tory Lanez is currently behind bars for shooting Megan Thee Stallion, but not before he accused Jay-Z's Roc Nation of sabotaging him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 31, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Mocks J. Cole's Streaming Numbers After "The Fall-Off" DJ Akademiks has never been a J. Cole fan, and he thinks his streaming numbers should exclude him from the "Big Three" conversation. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 29, 2026
Music Jim Jones Declares Drake Is The GOAT, Praises His Pen Game Drake's recent three releases have certainly stirred the industry, and Jim Jones doesn't think anyone can match that impact. By Erika Marie May 28, 2026
Music YG Reveals Release Date For New Album "The Gentlemen's Club" YG is one of the biggest West Coast artists in the world, and he is looking to come through for the fans with "The Gentlemen's Club." By Alexander Cole May 27, 2026