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Music DJ Akademiks Reveals Top5 Has Gone Through Surgery & Details Long Road To Recovery Top5 was stabbed in the United Kingdom over the weekend after attending Drake's Wireless Festival performance. By Cole Blake July 15, 2025
Music Former "Seinfeld" Writer Larry Charles Recalls Positive Memories Of Working With Kanye West Larry Charles joins fans and critics alike as the latest person to reveal they miss the old Kanye in a new interview with Page Six. By Devin Morton July 13, 2025
Music Drake Kicks Off Triple-Headlining Wireless Festival Appearance By Showing Love To The UK Drake is set to become the first artist in history to headline all three days of Wireless Festival in London. By Caroline Fisher July 11, 2025
Music Sean Kingston's Mother Admits To Falsifying Money Transfers To Protect Him Amid Fraud Trial Sean Kingston and his mother face various fraud charges relating to their alleged $1 million swindling of multiple businesses. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 28, 2025
Music "The Joe Budden Podcast" Passionately Debates If Lil Wayne Can Return To Peak Form Lil Wayne will always be one of the most undoubted hip-hop legends, but the Joe Budden panel can't see eye to eye on what he can accomplish. By Zachary Horvath March 17, 2025
Streetwear Alicia Keys Fans Go Wild Over Her Viral And Style-Mashing Birthday Look Happy belated! By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 27, 2025
Music Cardi B Expertly Shuts Down Troll Who Reduced Her To A “TikTok Rapper” Cardi B has set the record straight. By Caroline Fisher January 19, 2025
Music Megan Thee Stallion’s Ex-Cameraman Cites “Hypersexualized" Song Lyrics In Amended Lawsuit Emilio Garcia is not letting up. By Caroline Fisher January 15, 2025
Music The Recording Academy Announces Decision On The GRAMMY Awards Amid L.A. Wildfires There's been an obvious growing concern over whether or not the ceremony would still happen. By Zachary Horvath January 13, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Wastes No Time In Catching Up To Drake's Massive Spotify Achievement Kendrick Lamar and Drake are also challenging each other for Billboard Hot 100 dominance amid their Spotify success. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 19, 2025
Music Diddy's Judge Orders Cassie To Hand Over Memoir Drafts And Allows Anonymous Testimony Diddy's lawyers argued against the mogul's two alleged victims being able to testify against him anonymously. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 18, 2025
Music Xzibit Clarifies How Kendrick Lamar Keeps Beating Drake In The Beef Xzibit was a part of the legendary beef between Dr. Dre and Timbaland against Jermaine Dupri in the early 2000s. By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 12, 2025