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Politics Pharrell Faces Backlash After Explaining His Hatred For Politics Pharrell says he's not a fan of either side of the political aisle and the comments are sparking debate on social media. By Cole Blake November 17, 2025
Music 50 Cent Brutally Trolls Brandy For Abruptly Fleeing The Stage In Chicago Brandy has since put a statement out, blaming the incident on dehydration and a fear of fainting on stage. By Cole Blake October 21, 2025
Music The Game Announces Another Gangsta Grillz Project Featuring Boosie Badazz, Conway The Machine, & More The Game's next Gangsta Grillz mixtape is dropping on Friday, joining several other highly anticipated albums scheduled to drop this week. By Cole Blake January 13, 2026
Music Drake Shows Off Ridiculous 1-of-1 NASCAR Spec Rolls-Royce Drake has a massive fleet of vehicles in Texas right now, and one of them is a Rolls-Royce tricked out in NASCAR aesthetics. By Alexander Cole December 23, 2025
Music Young Thug Underwhelms With Official "UY SCUTI" Billboard Debut Although Young Thug's never had the best numbers – and doesn't need to – the critical reception to "UY SCUTI" plagues these first week sales. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 05, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Compares 50 Cent & T.I. Beef To Drake & Kendrick Lamar Battle The only thing missing in DJ Akademiks' take is response tracks, as Drake and Kendrick Lamar traded more blows than 50 Cent and T.I. so far. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 28, 2026
Music Kendrick Lamar's Label Has "No Idea" What Happened With "GNX," "Euphoria," & "Not Like Us" Kendrick Lamar had an album and a song taken off Apple Music on Monday, sparking widespread confusion about his music. By Alexander Cole May 12, 2026
Music 50 Cent & Dave Blunts Trade Shots With Scathing Instagram Posts 50 Cent and Dave Blunts targeted each other's weight loss in the online interaction from over the weekend. By Cole Blake July 21, 2025
Music Joe Budden Thinks Drake Needs To Drop "Heat" After New 21 Savage Collab It seems like Drake and 21 Savage's "MR RECOUP" off of 21's new album "WHAT HAPPENED TO THE STREETS?" did not impress Joe Budden. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 13, 2025
Music Aaron Hall Has Reportedly Been Located After Going Missing Liza Gardner sued Aaron Hall and Diddy for alleged sexual assault when she was underage, and had been trying to serve Hall since 2024. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 06, 2026
Music Young Thug Trolled For Having His Tongue Out In Latest IG Post Mariah The Scientist ended up commenting on the post, joking that she's the only one who should've seen Young Thug's post. By Cole Blake November 04, 2025
Music Sounwave Reveals Kendrick Lamar Started ‘GNX’ Right After ‘Mr. Morale’ And Recorded Up To 100 Songs How Kendrick Lamar's 'GNX' came together. By Tallie Spencer December 04, 2025