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Music Ice Spice Refuses To Call Taylor Swift On Stream Despite Kai Cenat's Desperate Pleas Ice Spice and Taylor Swift have been friends since collaborating on a remix to the song, "Karma," back in 2023. By Cole Blake September 08, 2025
Music Stevie J Refuses To Switch Up On Diddy, Cuts Off Friends Who Did Despite many in the industry abandoning Diddy during his trial and following his conviction, Stevie J doubles down on his loyalty. By Erika Marie May 21, 2026
Music Benzino Claims To Need Surgery After Diamond Allegedly Hit Him With Car During a recent interview, Benzino claimed he hurt his back, neck, head, and arm during an alleged incident involving his ex and her friend. By Caroline Fisher March 03, 2026
Music Young Thug Announces “Hometown Hero” Benefit Concert In Atlanta Young Thug also confirmed that "friends" will be joining him at the event, although he didn't confirm any specifics. By Cole Blake October 06, 2025
Music Latto Sparks Intense Debate Over Her Decision To Rap About Her Low Body Count Latto has not been shy about flexing how few men she's slept with, but some find this to be a bit corny, including streamer Tylil. By Zachary Horvath May 19, 2025
Music Keefe D Wants Court To Throw Out Evidence In Tupac Murder Case Duane "Keefe D" Davis, also referred to as Keffe D, recently had his trial for Tupac Shakur's murder delayed due to overwhelming evidence. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 26, 2025
Music DDG Reveals He Made More Money In 30 Days Of Streaming Than From His Entire Record Deal DDG discussed the financial side of his streaming career as well as his record contract at ComplexCon on Sunday. By Cole Blake October 27, 2025
Sports Kendrick Lamar Allegedly Spotted Laying Low At USC Basketball Game Kendrick Lamar isn't always seen in public like this, so it's no surprise that this latest spotting is drawing some attention. By Zachary Horvath December 18, 2025
Music Rick Ross & French Montana To Face Off In “Verzuz” Battle Rick Ross and French Montana will go head-to-head on May 7, and the battle can be streamed on Apple Music. By Caroline Fisher April 29, 2026
Music Cardi B Explains Why She's Including "WAP" & "Up" On Her Sophomore Album Cardi B has been catching a lot of heat for including these older tracks on her next LP, but she feels they deserve to be there. By Zachary Horvath June 25, 2025
Music GloRilla Has The WNBA All-Star Teams Dancing With Turnt Up Halftime Show At 2025 All-Star Game GloRilla delivered a must-see performance at this year’s Essence Festival alongside a lineup that included Lauryn Hill and Boyz II Men. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 20, 2025
Music Joey Bada$$ Argues J. Cole Was Afraid Of Competing With JID On "The Fall-Off" Joey Bada$$ was discussing Jay-Z's recent stance on rap battles becoming too negative in modern hip-hop culture. By Cole Blake March 25, 2026