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Music Cardi B Says She Refuses To Overthink Next Album Cardi B wants to release without overthinking. By Tallie Spencer December 04, 2025
Music LiAngelo Ball Treats Rolling Loud Los Angeles To A New Song Premiere And Fans Are Tweaking Out LiAngelo Ball took a break from his relationship drama with Miss Nikki Baby, who also took shots at his new girl. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 16, 2025
Music Diddy Pleads Not Guilty To Forced Labor Allegations At Arraignment Earlier this month, Diddy was hit with a superseding indictment including new allegations of forced labor. By Caroline Fisher March 14, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Seemingly Addresses Drake Lawsuit On Playboi Carti's New Album "MUSIC" Playboi Carti's new album "MUSIC" includes features from Kendrick Lamar, Future, Young Thug, The Weeknd, Lil Uzi Vert, and more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 14, 2025
Music Offset Sues ChaseTheMoney Amid Dispute Over "Worth It" Offset and ChaseTheMoney previously teamed up for the song off of his album, "Set It Off," but their relationship seems to have deteriorated. By Cole Blake March 13, 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 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
Streetwear Drake Shows Off His Aaliyah Hat After Surprising Crowd At WWE Elimination Chamber Drake is back in Toronto after canceling his "Anita Max Win" tour dates, popping out for a WWE event and repping Aaliyah. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 02, 2025
Music Tory Lanez Applauds Drake For Going Against The Industry Haters During Interview From Prison Tory Lanez spoke on his own independent grind in the music industry while commenting on the Drake discourse on the "Full Send" podcast. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 28, 2025
Music Drake & PARTYNEXTDOOR Receive Promising Second-Week Sales Projections For "$ome $exy $ongs 4 U" "$ome $exy $ongs 4 U" already achieved healthy numbers week one, but the things are still looking positive for Drake and PND next week too. By Zachary Horvath February 26, 2025
Sports Bad Bunny Smashes Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl Halftime Show Viewership Record A historic number of fans tuned in to watch Bad Bunny's performance at the Super Bowl Halftime Show on Sunday. By Cole Blake February 09, 2026
Music Drake Has Fans Calling Him Petty After Trying To Stomp On J. Cole's Release Right around the release of J. Cole's "The Fall-Off," DJ Akademiks teased a new Drake snippet and many believe it was calculated. By Zachary Horvath February 06, 2026