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Music DJ Akademiks Gives "Moment Of The Year" To Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl Although DJ Akademiks is firmly on Team Drake, he couldn't deny that Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl halftime show had everyone talking. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 06, 2025
Music Playboi Carti & The Alchemist Collab Leaks Online And Fans Are In Disbelief Playboi Carti is still running the charts with "MUSIC," whereas The Alchemist has even more heat coming after his 2 Chainz and Larry June LP. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 03, 2025
Music Kanye West Set To Shatter Mexico City Attendance Record With Back-To-Back Shows Kanye West hasn't been in Mexico City since 2008, but it's clear that his fans there were dying for him to come back. By Zachary Horvath December 18, 2025
Music Rihanna Reportedly Breaks Silence On Home Shooting Details In Police Report Rihanna's reported testimony about the shooting at her home with A$AP Rocky emerged this week amid suspect Ivanna Ortiz's not guilty plea. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 28, 2026
Music Cardi B & Travis Scott Get An Invite To Perform In China After Kanye West's Successful Shows Hainan is looking to be a live show haven. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 13, 2025
Politics Nelly Isn't Giving Up On Donald Trump After Controversial First 100 Days In Office Nelly previously came under fire for speaking out in support of Donald Trump during his inauguration, earlier this year. By Cole Blake April 29, 2025
Music Logic's Studio Albums, Ranked: From "Under Pressure" To "College Park" We take a look at Logic's album discography and rank each one while providing insight on what went right and wrong with each one. By Paul Barnes January 03, 2024
Music Jim Jones Thanks Cam'ron & 50 Cent For The Free Promo As He Tours Upcoming Studio Cam'ron and 50 Cent have been tag-teaming Jim Jones online this week, trolling him with jokes claiming that he's struggling. By Zachary Horvath January 08, 2026
Music 50 Cent Alleges Producer Of "Skillhouse" Movie Damaged His Reputation In New Lawsuit 50 Cent and producer of "Skillhouse," Ryan Kavanaugh, have been going at it legally this year, with the former now sending in another filing. By Zachary Horvath December 04, 2025
Music Playboi Carti Equates Himself To Lil Wayne While Celebrating "MUSIC" Success Lil Wayne's son is a massive Playboi Carti fan who even remixed "LIKE WEEZY," and he also thinks these two are in similar legend spaces. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 03, 2025
Music Ray Vaughn Reveals He Got Feedback From Kendrick Lamar Amid Joey Bada$$ Battle According to Ray Vaughn, most of the notes fellow West Coast rapper Kendrick Lamar had for him involved ad-libs. By Caroline Fisher June 08, 2025
Music Jadakiss Recalls Feeling "Out Of My Mind" During The Lox's Iconic "Verzuz" Showdown With Dipset Jadakiss and Fat Joe launched a new podcast in partnership with Roc Nation and The Volume, earlier this month. By Cole Blake May 18, 2025