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Music TheARTI$T & Honey Bxby "Risk It All" On Our New "R&B Season" Playlist Update TheARTI$T, Honey Bxby, and Leon Thomas are front and center on this week's edition of our "R&B Season" playlist. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 25, 2025
Music GloRilla Hilariously Leans Into Nose Job Jokes Amid Backlash Social media users have been harsh on GloRilla this week after she seemingly confirmed she got a nose job. By Caroline Fisher May 24, 2025
Music Joe Budden Firmly Backs The East Coast In Joey Bada$$, Ray Vaughn & Daylyt Battle "The Joe Budden Podcast" reacted to Joey Bada$$' "MY TOWN" featuring Loaded Lux, debating whether Daylyt and Ray Vaughn are up to standard. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 22, 2025
Music Kid Cudi Alleges During Trial Testimony That Cassie "Played" Both Him & Diddy Kid Cudi alleged during trial that Diddy broke into his home, set his car on fire, and terrified his dog due to his Cassie fling in 2011. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 22, 2025
Music Lizzo Surprises SZA Fans With Guest Performance During Kendrick Lamar's "Grand National" Tour Lizzo and SZA not only have a "Special" collaboration under their belt, but they have been very close public celebrity friends. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 22, 2025
Music SZA Outraged After Getting Young Fan To Toss Whippets In Exchange For Photo SZA has voiced her concern about Galaxy Gas and nitrous oxide canisters in the past, as the drug can have devastating long-term consequences. By Caroline Fisher May 21, 2025
Music Joey Bada$$ Returns With Potential Dagger Response To Ray Vaughn With "CRASH DUMMY" Joey Bada$$ is looking to assert his dominance over the West Coast and TDE, and this expertly crafted response to Ray Vaughn may just do it. By Zachary Horvath May 20, 2025
Music Lil Durk Offers His Largest Bail Package Yet As Feds Confirm He's Not On Trial For Lyrics Lil Durk has been behind bars since October of last year after authorities arrested him in an alleged murder-for-hire case. By Cole Blake May 20, 2025
Music Salt-N-Pepa Furthers UMG's Legal Woes With New Copyright Lawsuit Salt-N-Pepa's complaint against Universal Music Group comes as Drake is already suing the company for defamation. By Cole Blake May 20, 2025
Music Daylyt Takes It There With Brutal Bar About Capital Steez In Ruthless Joey Bada$$ Diss "WRD2MIMVA" Daylyt did drop and then delete a foreboding hint that a Joey Bada$$ diss may be coming just a few days ago. By Zachary Horvath May 19, 2025
Music SZA Makes A Fan's Day With Free Tickets & Shout-Out After Meeting Thousands At The Pop-Up SZA received a surprise visit by Kendrick Lamar at her latest Not Beauty Pop-Up to meet-and-greet fans ahead of GNX concert. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 15, 2025
Music 50 Cent Trolls Diddy With Jokes About Alleged Penis Size And Death Penalty 50 Cent has been taunting Diddy for quite a while now, and the first week of the Bad Boy founder's trial has been no exception. By Caroline Fisher May 15, 2025