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Music Drake Fires More Shots At LeBron James, Changes Lyrics On "Nonstop" During Wireless Festival Set Drake and LeBron James have been friends before Drizzy released his debut album, which James attended the release party in Toronto. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 12, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar's Verse On New Clipse Album Draws Impassioned Reactions From Fans & Haters As arguably the most anticipated, hyped-up, and leaked verse of the year, Kendrick Lamar's Clipse feature was unsurprisingly grand. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 11, 2025
Music Clipse “So Be It” Is Officially Added To Streaming Platforms After “Let God Sort Em Out” Release “So Be It” set off a media storm after the Clipse dissed Kanye West, Travis Scott, and Drake on the track. Pusha T would address his issues. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 11, 2025
Music Soulja Boy And Bow Wow To Perform As A Duo During SeaWorld Summer Concert Series Soulja Boy and Bow Wow performed during the Summer Spectacular Concert Series in 2024 and are now running it back. By Devin Morton July 10, 2025
Music Faith Evans Hit With Major Lawsuit Over The Notorious B.I.G.'s Mother’s Estate The Notorious B.I.G.'s mother, Voletta Wallace, passed away back in February at the age of 72. By Cole Blake July 10, 2025
Music Mello Buckzz’s Father Hit With Federal Gun Charges Days After Album Release Party Shooting Earlier this month, a deadly shooting outside of Mello Buckzz's album release party in River North killed four and injured 14 others. By Caroline Fisher July 09, 2025
Music Diddy Lawsuit Alleges He Once Masturbated Into The Notorious B.I.G.’s Shirt The lawsuit comes after Diddy was found not guilty of the most serious charges in his criminal trial, last week. By Cole Blake July 08, 2025
Music Chief Keef & G Herbo Affiliate Reportedly Shot At Mello Buckzz Show Four individuals died and 14 others were injured at a shooting at Mello Buckzz's album release party and concert in Chicago. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 03, 2025
Music Diddy's Ex, Gina Huynh, Says She Won't Fear For Her Safety If He Is Found Not Guilty The jury in Diddy's highly-publicized criminal trial began the process of deliberating the case in court on Monday. By Cole Blake July 01, 2025
Music Lil Baby Goes Viral For Flirty Fan Encounter At Club One Lil Baby fan named Tessa recently had the time of her life during one of the rapper's club appearances. By Caroline Fisher June 30, 2025
Music Sean Kingston’s Mother Seeks Light Prison Sentence In Fraud Case Earlier this year, Sean Kingston and his mother Janice Turner were found guilty of multiple fraud charges. By Caroline Fisher July 21, 2025
Music Travis Scott & JACKBOYS Turn It Up On Our New "Fire Emoji" Playlist Update This week's "Fire Emoji" update features Travis Scott and JACKBOYS, Raekwon, Young Nudy, Freddie Gibbs, and The Alchemist. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 19, 2025