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Music Lil Nas X Pleads Not Guilty To Assaulting Cops After Los Angeles Arrest Last week, Lil Nas X was arrested after being spotted walking around Los Angeles alone and nearly naked at 4 a.m. By Caroline Fisher August 25, 2025
Music Cardi B’s Jay-Z-Sampling Single “Imaginary Playerz” Makes Disappointing Spotify Debut Last week, Cardi B dropped the fourth single from her eagerly anticipated sophomore album, "Am I The Drama?" By Caroline Fisher August 18, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Compares Drake & UMG Battle To Colin Kaepernick & The NFL With Harsh Remarks Including Kap’s Wife Nessa Diab DJ Akademiks has been a vocal supporter of Drake throughout his rap beefs with Kendrick Lamar, Rick Ross, and Future. By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 18, 2025
Music NBA YoungBoy Expands His "Make America Slime Again" Tour With New Dates NBA YoungBoy is celebrating his recent pardon from United States President Donald Trump by hitting the road a few more times. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 02, 2025
Music Lil Tjay Backs Tory Lanez As He Fights Megan Thee Stallion Shooting Case According to a new post from Lil Tjay, he would have "crashed out" if he were in Tory Lanez's position right now. By Caroline Fisher May 30, 2025
Politics Kanye West Thanks Drake & Donald Trump Following Larry Hoover's Commutation President Donald Trump has commuted Larry Hoover's federal sentence and it has led to praise from Kanye West. By Alexander Cole May 29, 2025
Pop Culture Donald Trump Officially Pardons NBA YoungBoy & Commutes Larry Hoover’s Sentence Donald Trump had a long list of pardons released earlier today and NBA YoungBoy was on it. Larry Hoover is also getting a shorter sentence. By Zachary Horvath May 28, 2025
Music Offset Announces His Album Is Finished With A Snippet Of New Song Offset is making his return to music after announcing his latest solo album is finished with a clip of an upcoming single. By Devin Morton May 28, 2025
Music Fans Flood Drake With Calls After Tylil Leaks His Phone Number On Stream Drake also made a surprise appearance during Kai Cenat's viral "Streamer University" event over the weekend. By Cole Blake May 26, 2025
Music 50 Cent Taunts Diddy By Predicting His Fate Amid Sex Trafficking Trial Unsurprisingly, 50 Cent hasn't stopped trolling Diddy since his long-awaited sex trafficking trial began this month. By Caroline Fisher May 25, 2025
Music Fabolous Apologizes For His Accidentally Shady Instagram Caption About Remy Ma Fabolous found out the hard way about all the present drama surrounding Remy Ma and Papoose's nasty breakup. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 23, 2025
Music Photos Of Alleged Diddy Party Sex Workers Released To The Public The Diddy trial continued on Monday and new evidence was shown to the public as we now have images of alleged freak-off sex workers. By Alexander Cole May 20, 2025