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Music Young Thug Comes Back Like He Never Left On Our New "Fire Emoji" Playlist Update This week's "Fire Emoji" playlist update features blockbusters from Young Thug, Future, Megan Thee Stallion, and Ray Vaughn. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 26, 2025
Music Kanye West Berates An Old Clip Of His Son Saint Finding A Kim Kardashian Sex Tape Reference Kanye West has drawn a lot of controversy for his own promotion of content that is inappropriate for his children. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 26, 2025
Music Justin Bieber Has No Plans To Leave Los Angeles Despite Continued Pleas Justin Bieber once again takes aim at Los Angeles paparazzi, maintaining that he does not intend to leave the city despite pleas from fans and family. By Devin Morton April 25, 2025
Music Jay-Z Rape Accuser Looks To Dismiss His Defamation Suit Against Her On March 3, Jay-Z filed his defamation lawsuit against the Jane Doe who accused him of SA, as well as Tony Buzbee. By Zachary Horvath April 23, 2025
Music Hip-Hop Classic Film "State Property" Could Be Up For Grabs To Settle Damon Dash's Lawsuit Damon Dash directed two State Property films, starring Beanie Siegel. The film featured guest appearances by Jay-Z and Norega. By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 20, 2025
Music Lil Durk Tries To Get Out Of Prison And Dismiss His Federal Indictment Via a new series of motions from his legal team, Lil Durk is questioning the evidence against him in his alleged murder-for-hire case. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 19, 2025
Music Diddy's Judge Orders Cassie To Hand Over Memoir Drafts And Allows Anonymous Testimony Diddy's lawyers argued against the mogul's two alleged victims being able to testify against him anonymously. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 18, 2025
Music Drake Wants Some Luther Vandross With His "Nokia," Using Kanye West's "Slow Jamz" Sample Drake's "Nokia" has raced to the top of the Billboard charts. Dueling against Kendrick Lamar's "luther," the hit sits at #2 this week. By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 17, 2025
Music Pusha T Sends Bone-Chilling Message To Rappers He Hates "So F*cking Bad" Pusha T has presented himself as a sleeping giant during this Clipse album rollout and it's got us chomping at the bit. By Zachary Horvath 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
Relationships Swae Lee's Ex-Girlfriend Marlie Drops New Single "Spend It" Rae Sremmurd member Swae Lee might have to avoid ex-girlfriend Marlie on the charts as well as in-person now that she just dropped a song called "Spend it." By Keenan Higgins October 23, 2020
Music Fugees Kick Off Reunion Tour, Lauryn Hill Says "Respect The Miracle" The legendary rapper and songstress let it be known this Fugees' reunion was a miracle. By Taylor McCloud September 23, 2021