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Music Reason & Hitta J3 Go At It Over Kendrick Lamar's "GNX" Reason loves Kendrick Lamar's "GNX" but thinks its featured West Coast artists didn't live up to the moment, which Hitta J3 took issue with. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 21, 2026
Music Keke Palmer Laughs At Throwback Interview With Drake On “Degrassi” Set A resurfaced 2005 clip shows Keke Palmer interviewing Drake on Degrassi, and she had plenty to say about her younger self. By Erika Marie September 10, 2026
Music Drake Admits He's Been Cheated On Before And Reveals How He Handled It Drake got to have conversations with 20 women on Saturday, and in one of them, he admitted to the infidelity he has suffered. By Alexander Cole August 10, 2026
Music Ms. Lauryn Hill Delivers Empowering Speech After Being Honored by Nas, Doja Cat, Common, & More At The BET Awards Ms. Lauryn Hill received the Living Legend Icon Award at the BET Awards last night, and it was preceded by an incredible medley. By Alexander Cole June 29, 2026
Music BG Finally Explains Viral Video Of Birdman Appearing To Fall Asleep On Stage In the video, BG broke into laughter before seemingly nudging Birdman to get him back on track. By Cole Blake March 19, 2025
Music Paul Wall Admits To Learning He Was White At Shockingly Late Age The people's champ was confused. By Elias Andrews December 19, 2024
Music Viral Megan Thee Stallion Fan Who Grabbed Her Butt Claims He Asked Her First This caused a lot of controversy for Megan Thee Stallion fans, who debated whether or not this excused the fan's behavior. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 05, 2025
Music Drake's "Shabang" Sparks Latest "ICEMAN" Viral Challenge Maneesh on the beat... By Aron A. June 08, 2026
Music Rick Ross Retracts Shade To Biggs Burke While Dissing Rory & Mal This situation with Rory, Mal, and Biggs Burke all started when Rick Ross chose to trash Drake's new album "ICEMAN." By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 17, 2026
Music What Is Bounce? New Orleans's Signature Hip-Hop Sound The high-octane rap subgenre has been influencing mainstream artists for some time now. By Demi Phillips January 02, 2024
Music Moneybagg Yo Is Unrecognizable In Viral Pre-Fame Photo Moneybagg Yo has come a long way. By Caroline Fisher May 11, 2024
Pop Culture Luke Grimes Net Worth 2024: What Is The Actor-Musician Worth? Dive into the career of Luke Grimes, known for his role as Kayce Dutton in "Yellowstone," and explore how his performances have shaped his success and increased his net worth in the entertainment industry. By Rain Adams May 02, 2024