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Music Will Smith Accused Of Featuring A.I. Fans In Viral Tour Video Will Smith is currently on tour in support of his recent album, "Based on a True Story," which marked his first release in 20 years. By Cole Blake August 25, 2025
Music Sexyy Red & Chief Keef Hit The BET Awards Together After Kayla B Tweets About Sosa The whole drama between Sexyy Red, Chief Keef, and King Von's sister might be for show, or it's a legitimate bidding war over Sosa. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 01, 2024
Music Kelly Price Removed From National Missing Persons Registry: Report After confirming her wellbeing, Kelly Price has reportedly been removed from National Missing Persons Registry. By Joshua Robinson September 30, 2021
Music The Roots, Ludacris Show Cancelled After Bomb Threats SXSW has been the epicentre of controversy. By Devin Ch March 18, 2018
Sports Nick Young Hilariously Blames Jim Jones & Juelz Santana For Gervonta Davis' Rough Night Nick Young has an explanation for Gervonta Davis' disappointing result in his fight against Lamont Roach Jr. By Cole Blake March 02, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Joins Elite Company By Reaching 50 Billion Total Streams On Spotify Only a select few hip-hop artists have ever reached as many total streams as Kendrick Lamar now has on Spotify. By Cole Blake August 20, 2025
Music Ray J Puts Jay-Z & Beyonce On Blast For Allegedly Ignoring Brandy On Tour Recently, Ray J shared a message for Jay-Z and Beyonce, even though he knew his sister Brandy wouldn't approve. By Caroline Fisher December 03, 2025
Music Jozzy Claims Jack Harlow Asked To Omit Her Credit From Their Collaboration Jozzy's claims emerged before Jack Harlow dropped his "Say Hello" music video this week, which stirred the pot for his hat choice. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 11, 2026
Music Joe Budden Warns Megan Thee Stallion Of Rap Beef & Success In Resurfaced Interview Clip This 2019 conversation between Megan Thee Stallion and Joe Budden aged like fine wine in more ways than one... By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 29, 2024
Music Redman Penned "Supreme Clientele" Bars In The Car RZA recalls how Redman put together his incredible verse on "Buck 50," a classic posse cut on Ghostface Killah's "Supreme Clientele." By Mitch Findlay June 17, 2021
Music Akbar V Previews New Song Following Cardi Beef Akbar V rapped on GloRilla's "Tomorrow" beat. By Lawrencia Grose October 08, 2022
Sports LeBron James Makes Bizarre French Montana Joke The NBA superstar had a swing-and-a-miss on a name change joke on Instagram. By Ben Mock June 14, 2023