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Music Drake Catches Hilarious Stray From John Lennon's Son After Kendrick Lamar Dominates The GRAMMYs With "Not Like Us" Well... that was unexpected. By Zachary Horvath February 03, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Trolls Drake With Canadian Tuxedo Outfit As "Not Like Us" Sweeps Grammys Kendrick Lamar took home five awards during the event. By Cole Blake February 03, 2025
Music Kanye West Credits Kendrick Lamar For Taking Down His "Nemesis" Drake Kanye West still thinks Drake could make a comeback, however. By Cole Blake February 03, 2025
Music Latto & Playboi Carti Take Center Stage On Our New "Fire Emoji" Playlist Update Hip-hop fans heard some hard-hitting new collabs this week. By Caroline Fisher February 02, 2025
Music Diddy Hospitalized In New York City Amid Prison Stay Diddy is dealing with more than just legal woes. By Caroline Fisher February 02, 2025
Music Joe Budden Says Sexyy Red's "Hoochie Coochie" Is Force Feeding Black Audience With "Degenerate" Track Joe Budden adds Sexyy Red to list of rap stars he has heavily judged. The list includes Logic, Russ, and Cardi B. By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 06, 2025
Music Ciara Flies High On Our New "R&B Season" Playlist Update This week's "R&B Season" playlist update is brought to you by Ciara, Rod Wave, SAILORR, and SiR. Which release was your favorite? By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 06, 2025
Music Public Enemy's Flavor Flav Admits Sobriety Journey Setbacks In New Vow To Fans Flavor Flav has been one of hip-hop's most recognizable stars since the 80s. He has cameoed in films like "Who's the Man" and "New Jack City." By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 06, 2025
Music Bow Wow Tells Cam Newton He Wants To Co-Headline Future Millennium Tour With Ciara Bow Wow and Ciara dated when they were 17 years old and made the classic love song, "Like You," before breaking up in 2006. By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 05, 2025
Music Diddy's Legal Team Responds To New Charges In Superseding Indictment The new charges against Diddy allege one more count of sex trafficking and one more count of transportation to engage in prostitution. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 05, 2025
Music 50 Cent Compares Wheelchair Lil Meech To Amy Winehouse In Suggesting Rehab For Big Meech’s Son 50 Cent discovered Lil Meech’s acting abilities as he searched for the lead role of Big Meech on Starz’s BMF series. By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 03, 2025
Music Soulja Boy Confronts Disturbing Sexual Assault Allegations During Trial Recently, Soulja Boy's accuser took the stand during a civil trial to recall him allegedly assaulting her, trapping her at his home, and more. By Caroline Fisher April 02, 2025