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Sports Toosii Puts Music On Hold To Pursue College Football Toosii's decision to pivot from music back to college football has earned mixed reactions from his supporters. By Caroline Fisher August 14, 2025
Music Live Nation Cancels All Tours Temporarily Due To Coronavirus Live Nation has announced it will be putting all foreign and domestic tours on hold for the time being, due to the rapid spread of coronavirus worldwide. By Lynn S. March 12, 2020
Music Tupac Had Too Much Empathy To Be A Crack Dealer, Ray Luv Says The rapper detailed his experiences trying to drug deal with Pac, but ultimately "sucking" at it. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 22, 2023
Numbers "Slime Language 2" Debuts At #1 On Billboard 200 Young Stoner Life, Young Thug, and Gunna's "Slime Language 2" debuts at #1 on the Billboard 200. By Alex Zidel April 26, 2021
Music The Weeknd Breaks Spotify's All-Time Monthly Listener Record The Weeknd continues to be the most-streamed artist on Spotify. By Lavender Alexandria January 23, 2024
Music Usher Fan Loses It During Shirtless Performance Of "Climax" The fan couldn't contain their excitement. By Cole Blake August 25, 2024
Music Public Enemy Announce Return To Def Jam With New Album Public Enemy announce their return to Def Jam, releasing a new album on September 25 called "What You Gonna Do When The Grid Goes Down." By Alex Zidel August 28, 2020
Music Diddy Files Statement In NBC Lawsuit Denying Role In Multiple Deaths Diddy claims NBC defamed him via a documentary about allegations against him, including claims that he was involved in Biggie's murder. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 31, 2026
Music Kanye West Posts FaceTime Call With Diddy’s Son King Combs Amid Explosive Twitter Rant Ye also called Diddy his "idol." By Caroline Fisher February 07, 2025
Music BlocBoy JB Shoots For The Moon In XXL Freshman Freestyle BlocBoy JB delivers his XXL Freshman Freestyle. By Mitch Findlay June 27, 2018
Music Dr. Dre & Jimmy Iovine Reveal Plan To Build Free High School Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine are coming through with some much needed good news. By Alexander Cole May 30, 2020
Music Cardi B Promises To Shock Fans With Features On New Album According to Cardi B, she's "100 percent confident" about what she has to offer fans on her upcoming album. By Caroline Fisher April 02, 2025