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Music Kanye West Demands Cassie "Shut The F*ck Up" About Diddy Allegations Kanye West is checking off the boxes for every cruel statement he can make, and Cassie wound up being his latest victim. By Elias Andrews March 19, 2025 3.1K Views
Music Lil Kim Calls Biggie Smalls' Mother Voletta Wallace Her "Second Mom" In Tender Tribute Biggie Smalls discovered Lil Kim in the early 1990s, and their bond eventually extended to his mother, the late Voletta Wallace. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 17, 2025 1.6K Views
Music Kendrick Lamar & SZA Celebrate Another Exciting Milestone Thanks To “Luther” Kendrick Lamar also recently teamed up with Playboi Carti on the performer's anxiously awaited new album, "MUSIC." By Caroline Fisher March 17, 2025 809 Views
Music Azealia Banks Goes Off On JK Rowling For Transphobic Views JK Rowling, the author of "Harry Potter," has faced public backlash for expressing transphobic views for a number of years now. By Cole Blake March 17, 2025 650 Views
Music Playboi Carti's New Album "MUSIC" On Pace To Achieve Historic Spotify Opening Week Playboi Carti reportedly denied the use of AI technology on this new album "MUSIC," which is one of its biggest controversies. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 16, 2025 4.4K Views
Music Stevie J Breaks Down Why Diddy's "Empty Promises" Led Him To Leave Bad Boy Stevie J has been one of Diddy's biggest supporters amid his legal scandal and has worked with many more artists outside of Bad Boy. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 15, 2025 1.9K Views
Music Nate Dogg's Son Voices Frustration With Late Rapper's Estate Over Catalog Sale Naijiel D. Hale, one of nine children that the late Nate Dogg fathered, called his father's wife a "b***h" who didn't support him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 13, 2025 1.9K Views
Streetwear J Cole Leaves Fans Puzzled After Wearing "I'm Retired" Hoodie Amid "The Fall Off" Hype This was unfortunate timing for J Cole, who just received some supposed disses courtesy of Freddie Gibbs' new song "The Big 2." By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 13, 2025 5.5K Views
Music Yung Miami Addresses Diddy “Golden Shower” Claims Once And For All Yung Miami has faced a great deal of criticism for her past relationship with Diddy, who is currently behind bars. By Caroline Fisher March 12, 2025 3.0K Views
Music Kendrick Lamar's "GNX" Reclaims Number One Spot By Narrowly Outselling Drake Kendrick Lamar backed up his claims of being the best of the "Big Three" on wax, and he did it again with album sales. By Elias Andrews March 10, 2025 2.3K Views
Music Drake Recalls His "Nothing Was The Same" Era On Its 10-Year Anniversary Via an Instagram post sharing multiple pictures from his 2013 album's era, the Toronto superstar recalled the importance of his choices back then. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 25, 2023 1031 Views
Music Jay-Z Illuminati Rumors Denied By Memphis Bleek The Roc-A-Fella OG was quite hilarious in his takedown of wild conspiracy theories during his "Drink Champs" appearance. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 23, 2023 1077 Views