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Music Doja Cat Originally Wasn't A Fan Of "Paint The Town Red": "It Reminded Me Of Like, GAP" Doja Cat says she initially was concerned "Paint The Town Red" had "a very pants-up-high vibe." By Cole Blake December 16, 2023
Music Cardi B's Tearful Livestream Gets Unsympathetic Response From Akbar V Akbar V had nothing nice to say about Cardi's situation. By Ben Mock December 16, 2023
Music AZ Joins "Drink Champs" To Discuss Collabs, The Industry & How He Stays Grounded The New York MC is often hailed as one of the most underrated rappers of all time, and he discusses how he looks past that label. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 16, 2023
Music Kanye West Yet Again Claims Kim Kardashian Hasn't Let Him See Saint At All In 2025 Kanye West has been ranting on social media about his co-parenting relationship with Kim Kardashian for months. By Cole Blake May 08, 2025
Music Summer Walker Is Ready To "Spend It" On Our New "R&B Season" Playlist Update This week's "R&B Season" playlist update boasts new releases from Summer Walker, Mariah the Scientist, and Jorja Smith. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 04, 2025
Music Mase Wonders If He Should Go To Diddy’s Sex Trafficking Trial According to Mase, multiple people have reached out to him already about his possible appearance at Diddy's trial. By Caroline Fisher May 01, 2025
Music Diddy Reportedly Confirms He Rejected A Plea Deal From The Feds Diddy has tried to make some last-minute changes to his federal criminal trial before it begins next week, such as a gag order request. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 01, 2025
Music Kanye West Targets Kendrick Lamar During Passionate Rant With Drake Affiliate Top5 Kanye West seems to have switched up his opinion of Kendrick Lamar several times in the past couple of months. By Caroline Fisher May 01, 2025
Music TDE Punch Jokes That He's Done With The "Ticket Business" As Kendrick Lamar & SZA's Tour Ramps Up Kendrick Lamar and SZA are scheduled to continue performing on the "Grand National" tour through August 9th. By Cole Blake April 30, 2025
Music Summer Walker Relives Near-Death Experience Giving Birth Summer Walker previously shared a voicemail by Lil Meech to support her upcoming album currently in the works, set for a 2025 release. By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 26, 2025
Music Young Thug Sees Solid Streaming Debut For Future-Assisted "Money On Money" Seeing Young Thug back in musical action with his lead single for "UY Scuti" was a feel-good moment and it looks like fans are hyped too. By Zachary Horvath April 26, 2025
Music BigXThaPlug Iced Out Jimmy Kimmel With 100k Chain Before Late-Nite Perfromance Of "Take Care" BigXThaPlug prepared for his world tour with Lil Baby with an outstanding set at Coachella 2025. Lil Baby's Wham Tour begins next month. By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 24, 2025