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Music Wireless Festival Canceled Following Kanye West's UK Ban Wireless Festival has been forced to make a difficult decision following Kanye West's stunning ban from the UK. By Alexander Cole April 07, 2026
Music The Best Hip-Hop Cameos In The “Scary Movie” Franchise The comedy-horror film series allowed several notable rappers to show off their comedic chops. By Demi Phillips October 15, 2023
Music Que From Day 26 Claims Diddy Allegedly Tried To Sacrifice Him If you haven't heard Que's name before, he is part of the R&B group Day26. They rose to fame under Diddy on MTV's "Making The Band 4." By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 24, 2025
Music Mal Claims Drake's New Album "Iceman" Has A "Bomb" On It The last time Mal and others spoke on Drake-related "bombs" was during the Kendrick Lamar battle. Are we actually getting a round two? By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 10, 2025
TV Ebro & Peter Rosenberg Call DJ Akademiks An "Algorithm Hustler" Following Complex List Ebro was ranked in Top 10 in Complex's Hip-Hop Media Power Rankings, with DJ Akademiks taking the number one spot. By Alexander Cole May 07, 2026
Music Nicki Minaj Argues The Moon Landing Was Fake Nicki Minaj has been speaking out about politics countless times in recent months, even firmly supporting Donald Trump. By Cole Blake February 04, 2026
Music Megan Thee Stallion Demands Accuser Provide Evidence For His Car-Sex Lawsuit The man accused Megan Thee Stallion of allegedly forcing him to watch her have sex in a car during her tour. By Cole Blake October 22, 2025
Music Blueface Gets His Las Vegas Strip Ban Lifted But There's A Catch Blueface was able to dodge a 2-5-year prison sentence stemming from this Las Vegas strip club shooting that occurred in October 2022. By Zachary Horvath October 10, 2025
Music Doja Cat Announces Highly Anticipated "Vie" Album Drops Next Month Doja Cat’s upcoming album, Vie, follows her chart-topping 2023 album, Scarlett, which features the hit song “Paint The Town Red.” By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 14, 2025
Music Fakemink Addresses Rumor He Got “Freaky” With Frank Ocean Frank Ocean and Fakemink recently go together for lunch in London, leading to all kinds of theories from social media users. By Caroline Fisher September 09, 2025
Music Here's Every Cameo From Drake's "ICEMAN" Episode 4 Livestream Drake delivered "ICEMAN" Episode 4 on Thursday evening, and it came with some huge cameos that turned a few heads. By Alexander Cole May 15, 2026
Music Lizzo Praises SZA While Saying She Doesn't Have Many Industry Friends Just because you see Lizzo outside with a another celebrity doesn't mean they're friends in real life...except for SZA. By Erika Marie May 22, 2026