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Music Dame Dash Allegedly Ruined A Director's $4 Million Opportunity To Direct Billy Bob Thornton It's not the first time filmmaker Josh Webber has come after Dame Dash after their relationship fell apart. By Cole Blake March 05, 2025
Wrestling Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson Claims Travis Scott Wants To Wrestle In The WWE Travis Scott recently joined Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and John Cena to take on WWE champion Cody Rhoades in the Elimination Chamber. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 02, 2025
Sports Nick Young Hilariously Blames Jim Jones & Juelz Santana For Gervonta Davis' Rough Night Nick Young has an explanation for Gervonta Davis' disappointing result in his fight against Lamont Roach Jr. By Cole Blake March 02, 2025
Music Famous Dex Has Fans Relieved After Looking Healthy In New Video Famous Dex has had his supporters worried for him throughout this decade, but he seems to be on the path towards sustained health now. By Zachary Horvath December 15, 2025
Politics DJ Akademiks Prescribes Ayahuasca For Ebro & Peter Rosenberg After They Label Drake "Right-Wing" Drake posted an axe emoji on Instagram in response to the news that "Ebro in the Morning" had been canceled. By Cole Blake December 15, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Warns Maino That He's Dealing With The "Drake & Jay-Z" Of The Talking Realm Maino responded to DJ Akademiks' comments about his podcast co-host Fabolous and now it seems we are in for a back-and-forth roast session. By Zachary Horvath December 05, 2025
Music Gunna Abruptly Ends Puzzling Virginia Beach Show Early Gunna kicked off his 2025-2026 "Wun World Tour" in mid-November. It runs through July 3 in Portugal. More dates were added a few weeks ago. By Zachary Horvath December 01, 2025
Music Dame Dash Calls Out 50 Cent For "Tearing Down" Diddy Via Documentary This Diddy take came after 50 Cent took a random shot at Dame Dash and his teeth to celebrate the holidays. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 28, 2025
Music Reggae Icon Jimmy Cliff Dies At 81 The legendary Jimmy Cliff, who helped popularize the reggae genre across the world, died after suffering a seizure followed by pneumonia. By Cole Blake November 24, 2025
Music Roddy Ricch Sparks Nasty Back-And-Forth With His Son's Mother After Not Including Him In Easter Photoshoot Roddy Ricch and his ex-partner, Alexandra Kiser, have joint custody of their children, but that didn't happen amicably. By Zachary Horvath April 21, 2025
Streetwear Kendrick Lamar Named Chanel Brand Ambassador Kendrick Lamar cannot be stopped right now as he's now going to help highlight Chanel's upcoming eyewear endeavor. By Zachary Horvath April 21, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Hilariously Trolls Drake Before Launching Into "Not Like Us" On "Grand National Tour" Kendrick Lamar's trolling of Drake comes as the Toronto rapper has been taking legal action against UMG over "Not Like Us." By Cole Blake April 20, 2025