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Music Fat Joe Believes Kendrick Lamar Surpassed 2Pac & Snoop Dogg As Most Dominant West Coast MC Fat Joe compared Kendrick Lamar's Los Angeles radio success to past eras of Snoop Dogg, 2Pac, and more West Coast legends. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 11, 2025
Music Mark Geragos Insists He Won’t Abandon Diddy Amid Sex Trafficking Trial Diddy is currently behind bars in New York City for charges related to alleged sex trafficking and racketeering. By Caroline Fisher May 10, 2025
Music Baby Keem Pops Out To Perform During Kendrick Lamar's "Grand National" MetLife Concert Before Baby Keem was a special guest in New Jersey, Kendrick Lamar had freestyled over Keem's verse on their "family ties" collab. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 10, 2025
Music Kodak Black Claims He's Never Felt Real Love Amid Disturbing Maranda Johnson Allegations Kodak Black has drawn a lot of headlines for his antics recently, and fans just hope he's staying healthy amid all the drama. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 08, 2025
Music Jay-Z Accuses Tony Buzbee Of Stooping To A New Low In Defamation Lawsuit Amendment Jay-Z he been pursuing legal action against the attorney Tony Buzbee since Jane Doe dropped her case against him. By Cole Blake May 06, 2025
Streetwear Future Unveils A New Hairstyle At The Met Gala And Fans Are Trying To Get Used To It Future remains one of the most beloved artists in the game and for the most part, fans have never seen him with short hair. By Alexander Cole May 06, 2025
Pop Culture Trippie Redd Continues To Stir The Pot With Future By Linking Up With His Alleged Ex Trippie Redd and Future have been indirectly going back and forth with one another over a woman and the former is being petty again. By Zachary Horvath May 05, 2025
Music Beyonce Ditches Las Vegas Sphere Reference From "Cowboy Carter" Tour Visuals Amid Cease-&-Desist Beyonce will be performing at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on July 25 and 26, rather than the iconic Sphere. By Cole Blake May 05, 2025
Music I-Octane's "God & I" Album Secures #1 Spot On Apple Music's Reggae/Dancehall Charts I-Octane's lyrics often speak to the struggles of everyday people. He balances that realism with messages of hope, faith, and resilience. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 05, 2025
Music Diddy Accused Of Sending Associates To Take Pictures Of Alleged Victim's House This lawsuit update against Diddy comes amid his federal criminal trial for alleged sex trafficking and racketeering. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 09, 2025
Music Sly Stone, Frontman Of Sly & The Family Stone, Dies At 82 Sly Stone's family confirmed the news of the legendary musician's passing in a statement on Monday. By Cole Blake June 09, 2025
Music Ray Vaughn Reveals He Got Feedback From Kendrick Lamar Amid Joey Bada$$ Battle According to Ray Vaughn, most of the notes fellow West Coast rapper Kendrick Lamar had for him involved ad-libs. By Caroline Fisher June 08, 2025