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Music Jim Jones Shuts Down The Possibility Of Fixing His Relationship With Cam’ron Jim Jones and Cam'ron have been trading numerous shots on social media in recent weeks. By Cole Blake March 13, 2025
Music SZA Teases "Insane" Plans With Kendrick Lamar For The "Grand National" Tour SZA and Kendrick Lamar will be embarking on the "Grand National" tour in April before making a total of 39 stops. By Cole Blake March 12, 2025
Music Clipse Lets God Sort Them Out On Our New "Fire Emoji" Playlist Update We have an all-star "Fire Emoji" update this week with Clipse, Drake, A$AP Rocky, Chance The Rapper, and many more guests. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 12, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Claims She Turned Down An Invite To Join The Recording Academy Nicki Minaj recently stated that she declined an invite to join the Recording Academy, saying the process "makes no sense." By Devin Morton July 12, 2025
Music Drake Gave Fans An R&B Odyssey With Wireless Night One Setlist Drake brought out a lot of special guests for his first 2025 Wireless Festival slot, including Lauryn Hill and PARTYNEXTDOOR. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 12, 2025
Music Senegal Officially Abandons Akon's Futuristic City Proposal Akon originally proposed the idea as a "real-life Wakanda" back in 2018, but the project's struggled to get off the ground. By Cole Blake July 09, 2025
Music Kodak Black Awarded Key To His Hometown Of Pompano Beach Earlier this week, Kodak Black was honored for all he's done to give back to the community of Pompano Beach. By Caroline Fisher July 09, 2025
Music T.I. & Tiny's $71M OMG Girlz Lawsuit Heads For A Retrial T.I. and Tiny were previously awarded $71 million in their copyright lawsuit against MGA and its "O.M.G." dolls. By Cole Blake July 09, 2025
Music Saucy Santana Admits He Misses Having Fun With Diddy A jury found Diddy not guilty on charges of alleged sex trafficking and racketeering in his recent criminal trial. By Cole Blake July 07, 2025
Music Young Thug Calls Out Snitching Rappers Amid Gunna Tensions While Young Thug and Gunna haven't really spoken on their presumed beef at all, the signs don't point to an amicable situation. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 07, 2025
Music Diddy Welcomed Back To Federal Custody With Standing Ovation After Verdict Diddy’s children celebrated the mogul’s verdict prior to Combs being denied bond by the judge later on in the day. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 06, 2025
Music BigXThaPlug Reveals He Will Join NBA Youngboy On The MASA Tour After Lil Baby Tour Exit BigXThaPlug has one of the biggest songs of the summer with the Bailey Zimmerman-featured, “All The Way.” "Home" is racing up the charts. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 06, 2025