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Music LSU Dance Team Goes Viral For Electric Kendrick Lamar-Inspired Routine LSU's Tiger Girls scored second place at a national competition thanks to their hip-hop routine set to a medley of Kendrick Lamar's hits. By Caroline Fisher January 21, 2026
Music NBA YoungBoy Professes His Allegiance To Donald Trump According to NBA YoungBoy, his "MASA" album title simple means to follow and enforce "whatever Trump applying." By Caroline Fisher January 20, 2026
Music Finesse2Tymes Goes Off On Young Thug And Threatens To Fight Offset Finesse2Tymes took issue with Young Thug and Gunna's relationship, while threatening to fight Offset in two videos online. By Cole Blake January 19, 2026
Music Chief Keef's Manager Responds To Dubious Report Claiming The Rapper Was Shot Six Times In The Face Recently, a tweet falsely claiming that Chief Keef was on life support following a Chicago shooting went viral, sparking panic among fans. By Caroline Fisher January 15, 2026
Relationships Blueface Claps Back At Hazel-E For Calling Him "Zesty" With A Raunchy Response Blueface was previously linked to Hazel-E when he got out of prison, last year, but has since begun dating Nevaeh Akira. By Cole Blake January 14, 2026
Music North West Ignites Debate With Latest Song Snippet 12-year-old North West continues to show off her musical abilities online, leaving social media users divided. By Caroline Fisher January 14, 2026
Music Toronto Mayor Says She's "Excited" For Drake's "ICEMAN" Drake confirmed that his highly anticipated album, "ICEMAN," is dropping on Friday, May 15th. By Cole Blake April 22, 2026
Music Kyrie Irving Shares Nuanced Defense Of Drake While Addressing Kendrick Lamar Feud Kyrie Irving says Drake still commands respect for all that he's achieved over the course of his lengthy career. By Cole Blake June 22, 2025
Music Travis Scott Shows Love To Drake's "NOKIA" With Electrifying Mashup At Coachella Many folks have speculated on Travis Scott's relationship with Drake amid the Kendrick Lamar battle, but it seems like they're still in sync. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 13, 2025
Music Playboi Carti's "MUSIC" Returning To Top Of Hot 200 With Respectable Fourth Week Sales Numbers The excitement around Playboi Carti and "MUSIC" may be settling down now, but fans are still purchasing the project and quite a lot of them. By Zachary Horvath April 12, 2025
Music Taylor Swift Reportedly Takes Legal Action Against Kanye West Following His Wild Allegations Kanye West's obsession with Taylor Swift dates all the way back to the infamous 2009 VMAs, and has only gotten more complex since. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 11, 2025
Music JID Performs Snippet Of Metro Boomin Collab "WRK" At Dreamville Fest JID told "Complex" that he felt it was necessary to play this snippet live to give fans peace of mind that his album in indeed on the way. By Zachary Horvath April 07, 2025