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Music Wale Shuts Down Rumor Diddy Dangled Him Over A Balcony The rumor about an alleged altercation between Wale and Diddy surfaced as the Bad Boy mogul's criminal trial gets started. By Cole Blake May 12, 2025
Politics Kanye West's New Album Might Be Banned In Russia Due To Nazi References Kanye West has already had a hard time keeping his new music on streaming services. Maybe Putin can help out his occasional admirer. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 11, 2025
Music Beyoncé Appears Upset With Cowboy Carter Production Over Malfunction Beyoncé Cowboy Carter tour supports the singer's first country album that won the Album of the Year at the 2025 Grammy Awards. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 03, 2025
Music Kanye West Claims He Finally Wants To Drop “YANDHI” Social media users have mixed feelings about Kanye West claiming he wants to drop "YANDHI" several years later. By Caroline Fisher May 02, 2025
Music Kid Cudi Launches Album Rollout With "NEVERLAND" Single Announcement Kid Cudi had been working on singles for his comic book series, but it seems he's shifting his focus towards a different solo project. By Zachary Horvath April 30, 2025
Music Travis Scott's Late Coachella Set Runs Goldenvoice's Pockets For An Extra $20,000 Travis Scott tends to do things on his terms and unfortunately for Coachella and its organizer, they are paying a hefty price for it. By Zachary Horvath April 28, 2025
Music Ty Dolla $ign Settles "Vultures" Sample Lawsuit As Case Continues Against Kanye West Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign teamed up for two "Vultures" albums in 2024, although the status of the their third project remains unclear. By Cole Blake July 30, 2025
Music Joey Bada$$ Sounds Off On Columbia Records After Delaying His Album "Lonely at the Top" Joey Bada$$ was slated to release his project this Friday (August 1). He put out the lead single, "ABK," on July 18. By Zachary Horvath July 30, 2025
Music Curren$y Responds To Freddie Gibbs Diss On "Alfredo 2" Freddie Gibbs and Curren$y fell out because the latter allegedly didn't promote their collab album like the former wanted him to. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 27, 2025
Sports YesJulz Hopes She Doesn't Get Roped Into Drake & LeBron James' Beef YesJulz's name has been tied to LeBron James for years and she prays that Drake doesn't decide to spread any more narratives. By Zachary Horvath July 22, 2025
Music Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist Preview JID's Verse On "Alfredo 2" If you don't want spoilers for JID's feature on Freddie Gibbs and The Alchemist's new album, we recommend you wait until July 25. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 20, 2025
Music SZA Exposes Nicki Minaj's Text Messages As Feud Rages On SZA and Nicki Minaj's virla feud on social media continues into Wednesday night with more fiery posts on X. By Cole Blake July 17, 2025