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Music Jeffree Star Seemingly Resurfaces An Infamous Kanye West Rumor After Bombshell "Cousins" Song Jeffree Star originally described the rumor that he hooked up with Kanye West as "so stupid" back in 2021. By Cole Blake April 22, 2025
Music 50 Cent Speaks Out After Being Spotted With Joe Budden At A New York Knicks Game 50 Cent and Joe Budden have had some bad blood as of late but it appears as though that has officially been squashed. By Alexander Cole April 22, 2025
Politics Lizzo Demands "Real Change" After The White House's Controversial Social Media Posts Lizzo previously endorsed former Vice President Kamala Harris during the 2024 presidential election cycle. By Cole Blake April 21, 2025
Music Usher Apologizes To His Fans For Not Handing Out Cherries During Abu Dhabi Performance Usher presumably took this decision in order to comply with the United Arab Emirates' public decency laws. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 20, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks & Wack 100 Refuse To Stop Fighting Over Big U & Bricc Baby RICO Case DJ Akademiks said Wack 100 was being hypocritical about his criticism of "police" behavior on podcasts, whereas Wack defended his content. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 19, 2025
Music Dame Dash Launches Massive Defamation Lawsuit Against Cam'ron Dame Dash and Cam'ron have been beefing for years, with most of the claims in this defamation lawsuit relating to business moves. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 19, 2025
Music Chance The Rapper Emphasizes The Importance Of Star Line's “Tree” After Delta State University Student’s Hanging Death Chance The Rapper’s new album addresses the current social climate in tracks such as “Tree,” “The Negro Problem,” and “Letters.” By Bryson "Boom" Paul September 18, 2025
Sports LeBron James Finally Breaks His Silence On Drake After Taking Kendrick Lamar's Side Drake has seemingly been at odds with LeBron James over his support of Kendrick Lamar during their feud in 2024. By Cole Blake September 18, 2025
Music Drake Sends Odd Message About "Good Times" Amid "Iceman" Rollout Ahead of the release of the new album "Iceman," Drake is busy overseas on tour. How many good times can he have before they're draining? By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 18, 2025
Music Young Thug Channels His Viral Meme In New "UY SCUTI" Snippet Young Thug is finally dropping "UY SCUTI" in a few days and this latest snippet has serious viral potential. By Zachary Horvath September 16, 2025
Music Diddy's Prison Release Date Revealed Thanks To Federal Records Diddy allegedly survived a recent attack in prison in which an inmate allegedly put a knife to his throat as he slept. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 26, 2025
Music Kevin McCall Admits To Blowing $8 Million In Resurfaced Clip Amid Chris Brown Drama Kevin McCall has been going viral in recent days for his financial woes, and he's been calling out Chris Brown in the process. By Zachary Horvath October 23, 2025