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Music Kendrick Lamar's "GNX" Becomes First Rap Album To Sell 1 Million Units In The US In 2025 The botting claims against Kendrick Lamar have only gotten stronger, but "GNX" continues to sustain success in the face of it. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 23, 2025
Politics Homeland Security Brutally Responds To Cardi B By Revisiting Her Stripping Past Cardi B has been very vocal about her stance on Donald Trump and ICE, so Homeland Security is coming back with some harsh words of their own. By Zachary Horvath February 12, 2026
Sports Snoop Dogg Rides A Zamboni & Chats With Ilia Malinin As 2026 Winter Olympics Get Underway Snoop Dogg is back in his special correspondent position at the Olympic Games this winter and he's already having a blast. By Zachary Horvath February 06, 2026
Politics Donald Trump Calls Nicki Minaj A "Fantastic Winner" At "Melania" Premiere While some of United States President Donald Trump's supporters aren't fans of Nicki Minaj, he's as supportive of her as she is of him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 06, 2026
Music Lil Jon’s Son DJ Young Slade Missing In Georgia Lil Jon's 27-year-old son, DJ Young Slade, reportedly ran out of his house this week and has not been seen since. By Caroline Fisher February 04, 2026
Music 21 Savage Reveals Release Date For "WHAT HAPPENED TO THE STREETS?" 21 Savage has laid lower than usual this year, but to close out 2025, he's feeding hungry fans with a new album. By Zachary Horvath December 08, 2025
Music Kirk Burrowes Alleges He Saw Diddy Slap His Mother Allegedly, Janice Combs questioned her son Diddy shortly after the deadly 1991 City College crowd crush, and he had an extreme reaction. By Caroline Fisher December 02, 2025
Music Max B Says He Didn't Approve Of Jim Jones Diss Track Playing During Show Max B got a call about performing "We Sip Grand Cru," and he said he didn't intend to specifically allude to its Jim Jones disses. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 30, 2025
Music ASAP Rocky's Lawyer Joe Tacopina Recalls The Emotional Moment Rihanna Decided To Name Her Next Son After Him ASAP Rocky ended up being found not guilty on all charges regarding the alleged 2021 shooting involving ASAP Relli. By Cole Blake March 31, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Drops New Teaser For Kanye West Interview Last week, DJ Akademiks claimed he had yet to receive the green light from Kanye West's team to release the interview. By Caroline Fisher March 30, 2025
Music Maui Police Chief Responds After Being Named As Co-Conspirator In Diddy Lawsuit Druski and Odell Beckham Jr. are also named as co-conspirators in Ashley Parham's new lawsuit against Diddy. By Caroline Fisher March 12, 2025
Music YNW Melly's Lawyer Finally Gets A Win Ahead Of His Double Murder Retrial YNW Melly has received some positive news in his case. By Cole Blake October 23, 2024