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Music Lil Yachty Corrects DJ Akademiks Over Genre Change Lil Yachty took to Twitter to correct DJ Akademiks By Lavender Alexandria July 10, 2023
Music Coi Leray Honors Women In Hip-Hop With BET Awards Outfit Coi Leray gave a shoutout to tons of women in hip-hop with her outfit at the BET Awards. By Cole Blake June 26, 2023
Sports Magic Johnson Reacts To Nas' Shout-Out On New Album: "Magic 2" Magic Johnson thanked Nas for naming a song after him on "Magic 2." By Cole Blake July 23, 2023
Music DJ Akademiks Praises Chief Keef, Says TMZ Misquoted Him DJ Akademiks says that TMZ incorrectly quoted him while speaking with Chief Keef, earlier this week. By Cole Blake September 28, 2022
Music Drake & J. Cole Receive Gorgeous OVO Owl Cake The Drake and J. Cole tour continues to go across the United States. By Alexander Cole February 14, 2024
Relationships Faith Evans Praises Biggie's Honesty Faith Evans recently shared her favorite thing about The Notorious B.I.G. By Caroline Fisher September 02, 2023
Music Tyrese Faces Police Warrant Over The Death Of Neighbor's Dog Tyrese addressed the incident on Tuesday by sharing a captionless video of his dogs on his Instagram page. By Cole Blake September 30, 2025
Music "Joe Budden Podcast" Can't Believe Young Thug Is On Best Songwriters List "The Joe Budden Podcast" reacted to The New York Times' best living American songwriters list, which includes Young Thug, Jay-Z, and more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 01, 2026
Music Big Time Rush Member’s Wife Explains Why He “Kindly Passed” On Lil Uzi Vert Song Alexa PenaVega has broken her silence. By Caroline Fisher November 03, 2024
Music Watch Charli XCX's Nostalgic Performance Of "1999" On "The Tonight Show" Charli XCX and Troye Sivan are unflinching in their embrace of the last millennium. By Brynjar Chapman November 13, 2018
Music Young Dolph Murder Trial Delayed Again As Defense & Prosecution State They Need More Time Originally, it was supposed to start on March 11, and then on June 3. By Zachary Horvath May 17, 2024
Music ScHoolboy Q Shuts Down Rumors That Top Dawg Prevents Artists From Releasing Albums He doesn't believe the fan theories add up. By Lavender Alexandria April 25, 2024