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Music Kendrick Lamar's "GNX" Projected To Reclaim Number One Spot From Drake Kendrick Lamar's latest album has gotten second and third winds thanks to the rapper's Grammy wins and Super Bowl performance. By Elias Andrews March 04, 2025
Music Diddy Accused Of Fleeing L.A. In The Trunk Of A Police Car While Panicking After Biggie Smalls' Death The allegation was made in one of many lawsuits Diddy is facing as he remains behind bars in Brooklyn on charges of alleged sex trafficking. By Cole Blake March 04, 2025
Music Sexyy Red Drugs Up Hype For New Single With Classic Lil Wayne Sample Sexyy Red just scored a major hit with Bruno Mars, and teased fans with a potential follow up based around a Weezy song. By Elias Andrews March 04, 2025
Music Azealia Banks Suggests “Sniffing Them Drugs” Allegedly Caused Lil Nas X’s Facial Paralysis Azealia Banks is still throwing plenty of shade Lil Nas X's way despite the performer's latest health scare. By Caroline Fisher April 16, 2025
Music Snoop Dogg Announces New Gospel Album "Altar Call" Snoop Dogg has already dipped his toes into this genre before, with his first effort being in 2018 with "Bible of Love." By Zachary Horvath April 15, 2025
Music Gordo Jokes About Mustard’s Ego After Being Mercilessly Unfollowed On Social Media Mustard and Gordo have been at odds due to their position in the viral beef between Kendrick Lamar and Drake. By Cole Blake April 15, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar & SZA Nearing Impressive Hot 100 Milestone As "luther" Remains At Number One After the stunning "luther" visual, Kendrick Lamar and SZA continue to dominate the airwaves with their latest smash collab. By Zachary Horvath April 14, 2025
Viral YK Osiris Addresses His Tough Loss At Adin Ross' Boxing Event Although YK Osiris lost his matchup and hasn't dropped new music this year, it seems like he's motivated to come back strong. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 14, 2025
Music Doja Cat Teases Tracklist For New Album And Fans Are Furious About Some Major Omissions Doja Cat has been hyping up her highly-anticipated fifth studio album, "Vie," for a number of months at this point. By Cole Blake April 14, 2025
Music Diddy's Legal Team Argues With Prosecutors About Controversial Jury Questionnaire Diddy's defense team reportedly proposed a questionnaire for jurors to determine their comfort with viewing sexually explicit content. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 13, 2025
Music Kanye West Reacts To Alleged Bots Boosting Kendrick Lamar & SZA's "luther" Music Video Kanye West has previously called Kendrick Lamar a "pawn" for the system amid the Drake battle, also admitting jealousy of K.Dot's moment. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 13, 2025
Music Nelly Wants Court To Impose Sanctions On Ali Jones For Dropped St. Lunatics Lawsuit Ali Jones accused Nelly of unjust enrichment and copyright infringement, but the rest of the St. Lunatics distanced themselves from the suit. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 11, 2025