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Music Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show Earns Him Second Emmy Award Kendrick Lamar won his first Emmy in 2022 for his role in the Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show with Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, and more. By Caroline Fisher September 08, 2025
Music Dionne Warwick Hit With Lawsuit By Company That Negotiated Doja Cat Sample Deal In a new lawsuit, Artist Rights Enforcement Corp accuses Dionne Warwick of trying to dodge a 50% royalty split agreement. By Caroline Fisher December 17, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Continues Roasting Ebro Over Canceled Hot 97 Show Ebro confirmed that Hot 97 canceled his long-running radio show, "Ebro in the Morning.," in a post online, last week. By Cole Blake December 15, 2025
Music Snoop Dogg Claps Back At Cousin Daz Dillinger Over Shady Death Row Allegations Daz Dillinger recently accused Snoop Dogg of kicking him off Death Row Records for refusing to give up his publishing rights. By Cole Blake December 03, 2025
Music Lil Meech Addresses 50 Cent’s Substance Abuse Allegations Last month, 50 Cent posted a photo of Lil Meech asleep in a wheelchair, accompanied by Amy Winehouse's song "Rehab." By Caroline Fisher May 03, 2025
Sports Master P Explains Why He's Officially Retiring From Music Master P is shifting his focus to the University of New Orleans following his performance at Essence on Sunday. By Cole Blake July 07, 2025
Music Lil Baby Explains Why He Will Never Get Legally Married He's got specific reasons. By Elias Andrews December 21, 2024
Music Childish Gambino "Atavista" Is Here: What Has Changed Since "3.15.20"? Childish Gambino's "Atavista" is a rerelease of his 2020 album 3.15.20, though there's plenty of original material to keep fans excited. By TeeJay Small May 17, 2024
Reviews Chance The Rapper "Star Line" Review In "Star Line," Chance The Rapper charts the difficult terrain of love, justice, and selfhood, crafting an album as restless and resolute as he is. By Aron A. August 19, 2025
Relationships Mariah The Scientist Reveals What Lessons She's Learned From Dating Young Thug Mariah The Scientist spoke about Young Thug already having children with several different women when they began dating. By Cole Blake August 14, 2025
Music J. Cole Fans Suspect Several New Freestyles Are Dropping Tomorrow J. Cole is currently gearing up to drop "The Fall-Off," but social media users think there could be more coming soon. By Caroline Fisher January 27, 2026
Politics Drake's Dad Dennis Graham Defends "ICEMAN" Title Amid Recent Shootings Renee Good and Alex Pretti's deaths at the hands of ICE and USBP have caused debates around Drake's "ICEMAN," which Dennis Graham questioned. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 25, 2026