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Pop Culture Nicki Minaj Calls Kevin Federline A "B*tch" Over His Britney Spears Claims Kevin Federline has a memoir titled "You Thought You Knew" set to release on October 21 about his life and marriage to Britney Spears. By Zachary Horvath October 16, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Reveals Why He Told Drake To Leave Kendrick Lamar Alone According to DJ Akademiks, Drake's explosive lyrical battle with Kendrick Lamar should be the Toronto rapper's last. By Caroline Fisher October 16, 2025
Music Lauryn Hill Reflects On D'Angelo's Legacy In Emotional Tribute D'Angelo's family confirmed on Tuesday that the legendary singer has passed away after a private battle with cancer. By Cole Blake October 15, 2025
Music D4vd’s Ex-Landlord Hires Private Investigator To Look Into Missing Teen’s Death The owner of the Los Angeles home D4vd previously rented wants to "respect both the LAPD’s investigation and the memory of the victim." By Caroline Fisher October 14, 2025
Music 6ix9ine Seemingly Justifies Paying For Nicki Minaj Collab To Go Number One 6ix9ine didn't explicitly confirm this claim about the 2020 Nicki Minaj collab "Trollz," but he didn't explicitly deny it either. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 11, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Makes Rare Public Appearance And It's Not Where You Would Expect Kendrick Lamar is in South America for the current leg of his Grand National tour, and he made a rare public appearance in the midst of it. By Alexander Cole October 09, 2025
Music Skepta Appears In Court For Drug Driving & Speeding Charges Skepta was hit with these two charges on separate occasions spanning over two years. His trial won't start until late 2025, early 2026. By Zachary Horvath October 06, 2025
Music Suge Knight Drags Diddy Through The Mud While Reacting To His Sentence Suge Knight recently spoke from behind bars to blast Diddy and his team's publicity and narrative efforts to accompany his 50-month sentence. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 05, 2025
Music Wack 100’s Wife Rekeita Drags Nicki Minaj & JT Amid Wild Cardi B Beef According to Wack 100's wife Rekeita, "Cardi got the album of the year and Nicki definitely got the crash out of the year." By Caroline Fisher October 03, 2025
Music Fivio Foreign Feels Snubbed After Not Being Invited to Kai Cenat’s ‘Mafiathon 3’ Fivio Foreign says he’s hurt after not being invited to Kai Cenat’s Mafiathon 3, sparking online chatter about the rapper feeling snubbed ahead of the viral event. By Tallie Spencer October 02, 2025
Music Doechii Hints At Bringing "Swamp Sessions" Back While Celebrating Her Grammy Win Doechii used her YouTube "Swamp Sessions" to build up to "Alligator Bites Never Heal." Will she run it back for her debut studio album? By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 12, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Shares Heartfelt & Supportive Advice For The Barbz For every time Nicki Minaj has considered retiring due to the pressures of fame, there are a thousand times in which the Barbz motivated her. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 09, 2025