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Music J Cole Addresses The Future Of Dreamville Fest While Performing With Erykah Badu J Cole and Erykah Badu were accompanied on the 2025 Dreamville Fest lineup by Lil Wayne, GloRilla, 21 Savage, JID, Coco Jones, and many more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 07, 2025 2.7K Views
Music Lil Durk Scores Billboard Top 10 Debut Despite Divisive First Week Sales For "Deep Thoughts" Lil Durk recently thanked fans in a heartfelt message for supporting his new album "Deep Thoughts" amid his prison stay. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 06, 2025 2.7K Views
Music Eminem Officially Becomes A Grandpa As Daughter Hailie Jade Welcomes First Child Family, friends, and fans are flooding Eminem's daughter Hailie Jade with supportive messages since she announced the birth of her son. By Caroline Fisher April 04, 2025 1144 Views
Music Joe Budden's Friend Reveals Why Drake's Melyssa Ford Merch Links To His Patreon Page The "$ome $exy $ongs 4 U" merch drop was the latest in a series of jabs Drake has made against Joe Budden over the years. By Cole Blake April 03, 2025 2.6K Views
Music Joe Budden Reacts To Drake Putting Melyssa Ford On New “NOKIA” Hoodie At first, the web address featured on Drake's new Melyssa Ford hoodie redirected to "The Joe Budden Podcast" Patreon page. By Caroline Fisher April 02, 2025 4.1K Views
Music DJ Swamp Izzo Once Again Claims Playboi Carti’s “BABY BOI” Is On The Way Playboi Carti’s ”BABY BOI” does not have an official release date yet, but everyone seems to be adamant that it won’t be much longer. By Devin Morton August 17, 2025 808 Views
Music The Weeknd Brings Future Out For Stellar Miami Concert Highlight The Weeknd and Future repped for the "Low Life" on Abel's "After Hours Til Dawn" tour with Playboi Carti and Mike Dean. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 16, 2025 1.6K Views
Music Earl Sweatshirt Reportedly Dropping New Album "Live Laugh Love" Very Soon Earl Sweatshirt's rumored new album will allegedly include contributions from Vince Staples, Donald Glover, Bktherula, and many more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 16, 2025 2.9K Views
Music Sean Kingston Hit With Prison Sentence For Wire Fraud Conviction Sean Kingston's mother Janice Turner received a five-year prison sentence for her own wire fraud conviction in this case. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 15, 2025 2.1K Views
Music Pharrell Debuts "Virginia" Pseudonym And Unveils New Merch Fresh off of the release of his project with Clipse, "Let God Sort Em Out," Pharrell is embarking on a massive creative endeavor. By Cole Blake August 14, 2025 3.2K Views
Music Metro Boomin Gets A Trial Date In His Civil Rape Lawsuit The update on Metro Boomin's civil rape lawsuit comes after he put out his latest mixtape, "A Futuristic Summa," earlier this month. By Cole Blake August 13, 2025 814 Views
Music Diddy Seeks $100M In Broadened Defamation Lawsuit Over Sexual Assault Allegations In an amended lawsuit, Diddy alleges that Courtney Burgess and NewsNation caused him “severe reputational harm." By Caroline Fisher August 12, 2025 971 Views