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Music Lil Baby Gets Deep In His Ethereal Bag In Fresh Snippet Ahead Of New Album "Dominique" Lil Baby already dropped his album "WHAM" this year, but 2025 will hopefully be a prolific year for the Atlanta rapper. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 07, 2025
Music Drake Boasts Almost Half Of Apple Music's Top 10 Most Streamed Tracks Of All Time With new Drake music on the way and recent smash hits under his belt, he might just have more by the next time Apple Music does this ranking. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 06, 2025
Music NORE Wants To Know What Melyssa Ford Thinks Of Drake & Joe Budden's Beef NORE was the most recent guest on "The Joe Budden Podcast" alongside Melyssa Ford and company, on which they discussed Drake and much more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 04, 2025
Music 50 Cent Flaunts Sold-Out London Show After Ja Rule Trolled Him Over Alleged Low Ticket Sales Recently, Ja Rule mocked 50 Cent over rumors that he was struggling to sell tickets to his "Legacy" tour, prompting a shady response. By Caroline Fisher July 02, 2025
Music Cassie’s Lawyer Speaks Out After Diddy's Not Guilty Verdict Cassie served as a key witness in Diddy's criminal trial and spoke on the stand about their relationship for several days. By Cole Blake July 02, 2025
Music Diddy's Not Guilty Verdict Shocks Fans On Social Media There's a chance that Diddy will be released from custody later today, after the jury found him not guilty of the most serious charges. By Cole Blake July 02, 2025
Music Aubrey O'Day Reveals Why She Didn't Testify In Diddy's Trial Aubrey O'Day has long been critical of Diddy, even before her former Danity Kane bandmate Dawn Richard took the stand in his trial. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 28, 2025
Music Pluto Appears To Shade Latto After “WHIM WHAMIEE” Remix Gets Axed In Pluto's new track "Excuse Me," she refers to herself as "Big Mama," a nickname commonly used by her fellow femcee Latto. By Caroline Fisher June 22, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Seemingly Threatens To Expose Jay-Z, Roc Nation & Its CEO Desiree Perez Nicki Minaj most recently took purported shots at Jay-Z, Desiree Perez, Roc Nation, and the NFL on her "Banned From NO" remix. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 20, 2025
Music Joycelyn Savage’s Family Blasts R Kelly For Seeking Donald Trump Pardon R Kelly's team is expected to file new evidence in his case by the end of this week in an attempt to overturn his conviction. By Caroline Fisher June 18, 2025
Sports Memphis Bleek Warns Nicki Minaj & Lil Wayne Against Going After Jay-Z & The NFL Nicki Minaj dissed Jay-Z and the NFL during her verse on the remix to Lil Wayne's new song, "Banned From NO." By Cole Blake June 17, 2025
Music Trippie Redd Claps Back At Kanye West For Claiming To Have Invented Rage Music Kanye West previously argued that his song, "Blood On The Leaves," was one of the first-ever songs in the genre. By Cole Blake April 30, 2025