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Politics Black Lives Matter Berates Lil Yachty For Calling Organization A "Scam" Lil Yachty spoke on charitable efforts during a recent episode of Quenlin Blackwell's YouTube cooking show. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 14, 2025
Politics Shyne Loses Reelection Campaign As His Future In Politics Falls Into Uncertainty Shyne was originally elected to the Belizean House of Representatives back in the 2020 general election. By Cole Blake March 13, 2025
Music Drake Applauds Gracie Abrams For GOAT Beat Switch On “The Secret Of Us” Track Drake is headed into the next chapter of his career following his explosive feud with Kendrick Lamar and others. By Caroline Fisher March 12, 2025
Music Tory Lanez Responds To His Ex-Attorney’s Statement After Being Called Out On "PETERSON" Tory Lanez is doubling down on the pointed claims he had for Shawn Holley on his album he made in prison, "PETERSON." By Zachary Horvath March 11, 2025
Music Boosie Badazz Saved By Security Guard In New Footage From Ohio Concert Shootout Details keep rolling in from the horrific Boosie Badazz concert in Akron, including some footage of a brave security guard. By Zachary Horvath March 11, 2025
Music Charlamagne Tha God Roasts Drake For Cryptic Hint At His Next Chapter Drake hinted that fans may be "uneasy" with the direction of his next solo album, which will be his first since beefing with Kendrick Lamar. By Cole Blake March 11, 2025
Music Lauryn Hill, Stevie Wonder, & Wyclef Jean Deliver Powerful Tribute To Roberta Flack At Her "Celebration Of Life" A beautiful ceremony for a beautiful soul, Roberta Flack's "Celebration of Life" was handled with great care by all of those involved. By Zachary Horvath March 11, 2025
Music Benzino Claims Jay-Z Fighting Assault Allegations Is "W" For Hip Hop Benzino has not always seen eye to eye with Jay-Z, but he is happy to see the Roc Nation boss defending his legacy. By Elias Andrews March 10, 2025
Music Kanye West Reportedly Settles Donda Academy Lawsuit Over Wrongful Termination & Wages The case against Kanye West over wrongful termination and unpaid wages at Donda Academy was going to start trial in just a few weeks. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 09, 2025
Music Playboi Carti Confirms New Album “I AM MUSIC” Is Finished Some of Playboi Carti's fans aren't convinced that his new album, "I AM MUSIC," will ever see the light of day. By Caroline Fisher March 09, 2025
Music Jim Jones Reveals If He’d Squash Cam’ron Beef Privately Jim Jones and Cam'ron's feud has been heating up ever since 50 Cent appeared on "Talk With Flee" in December. By Caroline Fisher March 08, 2025
Music Lil Baby Has A Disappointing Update On The Release Date For His New Album "Dominique" Lil Baby already dropped off his comeback album "WHAM" and its deluxe version as one of 2025's first blockbusters. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 07, 2025