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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 Al B Sure Says He's Willing To Testify Against Diddy For Allegedly Putting Him In A Coma Al B Sure also made it clear he does not believe his former partner Kim Porter really died of pneumonia, casting more suspicion on Diddy. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 10, 2025
Music Lil Durk Lyrics Barred From Murder-For-Hire Trial Going Forward Lil Durk scores a win in his tense murder-for-hire trial after it was previously reported that his lyrics were going to be off limits. By Zachary Horvath May 09, 2025
Music Big Meech Allegedly Feels "Slighted" By 50 Cent Beef And Explains Why It Went Down On the Bag Fuel Podcast, Akon recalled some conversations he had with Big Meech about his surprising beef with 50 Cent. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 09, 2025
Music ASAP Rocky Admits To Having Major Concerns About His Elusive "DON'T BE DUMB" LP ASAP Rocky has run into some well-documented setbacks since his last LP, but time may be running out on "DON'T BE DUMB." By Zachary Horvath May 06, 2025
Music Kanye West Explodes On Shopify During Yet Another Epic Tirade Kanye West spent his weekend livestreaming with Sneako and has been making several headlines for his antics. 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 DDG Doubles Down On Loyalty To Drake Over Kendrick Lamar DDG received backlash in early 2025 for his single father comments after the split from singer-actress Halle Bailey. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 05, 2025
Music Beyonce's Daughter Adorably Copies Her Dance Moves During "Cowboy Carter" Tour Beyonce kicked off her highly-anticipated tour in Los Angeles, late last month, and will be performing through July. By Cole Blake May 04, 2025
Music Yeat Revitalizes A Drake Classic On Our New "Fire Emoji" Playlist Update This week's "Fire Emoji" playlist update is led by Yeat, Quavo, Takeoff, Westside Gunn, Doechii, Lil Tjay, and 42 Dugg. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 03, 2025
Music Diddy Adds One More Lawyer To His Legal Team Mere Days Before Trial's Start Date Other last-minute efforts from Diddy's attorneys include gag order requests, evidence removals, and jury-related concerns. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 02, 2025
Music Don Lemon Claps Back At Kanye West Over Fiery Accusations About The Grammys Kanye West had accused Don Lemon of making up rumors about him getting kicked out. By Cole Blake February 03, 2025