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Music Clipse Bring Out Kendrick Lamar To Perform "Chains & Whips" In Los Angeles Clipse brought their tour to Los Angeles on Saturday evening and brought out a hometown hero as part of the show. By Devin Morton August 24, 2025
Music YesJulz Claims Kanye West Scanned His Employees’ Brains According to YesJulz, Kanye West scanned his employees' brains to ensure they would reach their "highest potential." By Caroline Fisher September 19, 2025
Music Doja Cat Reveals The Official Tracklist For New Album "Vie" Doja Cat previously released the lead single "Jealous Type" ahead of her new album "Vie" and its Friday, September 26 release date. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 19, 2025
Music Soulja Boy Gets Clowned After Becoming "First Rapper" To Own A Labubu Chain Soulja Boy is notoriously known for his ridiculous trendsetting claims, but he may actually be the only rapper to own this piece of ice. By Zachary Horvath September 15, 2025
Music Cardi B’s Daughter Kulture Shades Her Ahead Of “Am I The Drama?” Release Cardi B promoted her highly anticipated sophomore album during a recent livestream, and her seven-year-old daughter couldn't help but troll. By Caroline Fisher September 15, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar & SZA Reclaim No. 1 Chart Position Thanks To “Luther” Kendrick Lamar and SZA recently topped the Billboard Hot Rap Songs chart once again, surpassing BigXthaPlug and Bailey Zimmerman. By Caroline Fisher September 15, 2025
Pop Culture NLE Choppa Accused Of Starving 1-Year-Old Son Amid Fiery Custody Battle Marissa Da'Nae went ballistic on NLE Choppa, accusing him of fighting for custody of their son who he allegedly barely sees. By Zachary Horvath September 15, 2025
Music Jay-Z Seeks To Strip Sexual Assault Accuser Of Anonymity In Defamation Case The Jane Doe in this situation who dropped her sexual assault lawsuit against Jay-Z asked the court to uphold her anonymity. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 14, 2025
Music Young Thug Is Dropping "UY SCUTI" On Same Day As YFN Lucci's Album After Denying Beef With Him Young Thug and YFN Lucci tensions have been intact since 2017, but the former claimed that he's got no more issues with him. By Zachary Horvath September 13, 2025
Music Gunna Fan Account Suspended On Twitter After Young Thug & Lil Baby Fans' Attacks This Gunna fan account supposedly shared many of Young Thug's leaked jail calls, and also clashed with Lil Baby fans over their feud. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 12, 2025
Music SZA Defends Lizzo From Ex-Staffers' Lawsuit Allegations Several former employees of Lizzo filed lawsuits against the singer with allegations of misconduct back in 2023. By Cole Blake September 11, 2025
Music Trey Songz Reaches Settlement In Sexual Assault Case Trey Songz was sued by a woman named Jauhara Jeffries in 2020, who alleged that he sexually assaulted her at a party in 2018. By Caroline Fisher September 11, 2025