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Music JID Takes Charge On Our New "Fire Emoji" Playlist Update We have some massive albums from JID, Gunna, and Young Nudy to celebrate on our latest "Fire Emoji" playlist update. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 09, 2025
Music Diddy Allegedly Used To Take Ecstasy Pills Shaped Like President Barack Obama During Day 7 of the Diddy trial, the mogul's former assistant David James took the stand and delivered some jaw-dropping allegations. By Alexander Cole May 20, 2025
Sneakers Wale Debuts Eye-Catching Nike GT Future Colorway At Got Sole Wale debuted the Nike GT Future “Metallic Orange” at Got Sole, and the unreleased colorway is already turning heads. By Ben Atkinson May 19, 2025
Politics Congresswoman Demands Tory Lanez's Freedom In Scathing Message To California Governor Representative Anna Paulina Luna alleged to Gavin Newsom that Tory Lanez is behind bars due to "flawed evidence" and "prosecutorial bias." By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 19, 2025
Sports Drake Finds An A-List Scapegoat After Losing Over $1 Million On The Toronto Maple Leafs Justin Bieber was in attendance with his wife, Hailey, as Drake's hometown Toronto Maple Leafs were eliminated from the playoffs. By Cole Blake May 19, 2025
Music NxWorries Gets Down On Our New "R&B Season" Playlist Update "R&B Season" boasts new picks from Anderson .Paak, Knxwledge, Rihanna, Emotional Oranges, GIVĒON, Naomi Sharon, and more this week. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 18, 2025
Music Diddy & Cassie’s Graphic Texts Entered As Evidence Amid Federal Trial Cassie testified for the last time in her ex-boyfriend Diddy's federal sex trafficking trial yesterday, recalling years of alleged abuse. By Caroline Fisher May 17, 2025
Music DDG Calls Soulja Boy “Poor” After Getting Threatened Over Halle Bailey Abuse Allegations Recently, Halle Bailey was granted a restraining order against DDG after accusing him of attacking her in January. By Caroline Fisher May 17, 2025
Music Justin Bieber Addresses Diddy Abuse Rumors Amid Mogul’s Sex Trafficking Trial Footage of Diddy hanging out with a then-15-year-old Justin Bieber recently resurfaced, fueling ongoing speculation about their relationship. By Caroline Fisher May 16, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Takes Nuanced Stance On Doechii In Response To Adin Ross' Scathing Criticism Adin Ross labeled Doechii an "unintelligent piece of sh*t" in a brutal response to her incident at the Met Gala. By Cole Blake May 14, 2025
Music Kanye West & Playboi Carti's Beef May Be Ending Soon Overall, this has been a one-sided beef, with Kanye West mostly being the one initiating a lot of the tension. By Zachary Horvath May 14, 2025
Music The Diddy Trial Begins: 5 Burning Questions We Still Need Answers For After the first day of federal trial and its jury selection process, there are many nebulous and crucial mysteries around the Diddy trial. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 13, 2025