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Music Kendrick Lamar Reveals If He's Playing "Not Like Us" During Halftime Show The legal ramifications are still be sorted out. By Elias Andrews February 05, 2025
Music Jim Jones Demands A Chopped Cheese At Nipsey Hussle's Marathon Burger Jim Jones wants to get a chopped cheese added to the menu at Nipsey Hussle's Marathon Burger in Los Angeles. By Cole Blake February 27, 2025
Music Drake & PARTYNEXTDOOR's "$ome $exy $ongs 4 U" Officially Nabs No. 1 Billboard Debut "$ome $exy $ongs 4 U" marks PARTYNEXTDOOR's first No. 1 album and Drake's 14th, tying him for the most number one LPs by a solo artist. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 23, 2025
Music Kanye West Defends New Twitter Outburst By Noting He "Made Graduation" He's obviously seen the memes online. By Elias Andrews February 20, 2025
Music Drake Recalls Someone Trying To Tunnel Into His Property After Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" Allegations Drake says he feared for his safety. By Cole Blake January 15, 2025
Music JID Takes Charge On Our New "Fire Emoji" Playlist Update We have some massive albums from JID, Gunna, and Young Nudy to celebrate on our latest "Fire Emoji" playlist update. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 09, 2025
Music Young Thug & Brian Steel Visit Alternative Georgia High School To Talk To At-Risk Youth Following the YSL RICO trial, Young Thug is committed to showing kids a better way out of their situation and giving back to his community. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 01, 2025
Music ASAP Rocky Teases "AWGEST" Yet Again And Fans Don't Believe It Maybe this has nothing to do with ASAP Rocky's long-awaited new album "Don't Be Dumb," but fans are still skeptical about whatever's next. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 01, 2025
Music Keyshia Cole & Trey Songz Clear Up Misunderstandings At "The Way It Is" 20th Anniversary Show Keyshia Cole’s The Way It Is album includes R&B classics such as “I Shoulda Have Cheated” and “Love,” which features Tyrese in video. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 27, 2025
Music The Weeknd & Playboi Carti's "Timeless" Enters The Billions Club On Spotify The Weeknd extends his lead for the most Spotify songs with over one billion streams, adding #28 to the list with "Timeless." By Devin Morton July 27, 2025
Music MAF Teeski Arrested For Battery In Alleged Domestic Violence Incident Police are charging MAF Teeski with domestic battery by bodily waste committed in the presence of a child less than 16 years old. By Cole Blake November 26, 2025
Music Mario Confronts Fan Who Groped Him During Show An overzealous fan put her hands on Mario's private parts during one of his recent performances, and he didn't let it slide. By Caroline Fisher November 25, 2025