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Music JID Fights For Survival In A Dystopiant Zone 6 In "WRK" Visual JID and Ari Lennox are among the latest artist to depart J. Cole's Dreamville imprint. He signed with record label in 2017. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 15, 2025
Music YG Reveals 90% Of The Men He Knows Have Experienced Sexual Abuse Earlier this year, YG finally shared his sexual abuse story with the world on his vulnerable track "2004." By Caroline Fisher May 15, 2025
Music Playboi Carti, Lil Wayne, GloRilla & More Announced As 2025 BET Awards Performers Leon Thomas and Teyana Taylor also join GloRilla, Lil Wayne, and Playboi Carti as 2025 BET Awards performers. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 15, 2025
Music Travis Scott’s Astroworld Festival Tragedy To Be Explored In New Netflix Documentary Netflix's new documentary about Travis Scott's 2021 Astroworld Festival will feature interviews with victims' families, 911 audio, and more. By Caroline Fisher May 15, 2025
Pop Culture Halle Bailey's Restraining Order Against DDG, Explained A court granted Halle Bailey a temporary restraining order against DDG. By Aron A. May 15, 2025
Music NBA YoungBoy Announces First-Ever Headlining Tour & Tickets Are Going On Sale Soon NBA YoungBoy will be hitting the road to perform new music fresh off of his release from prison, earlier this year. By Cole Blake May 15, 2025
Music Cassie Recalls Being Suicidal After Diddy Allegedly Raped Her Following Their Breakup Cassie will be returning to the stand on Thursday to face cross-examination in Diddy's ongoing criminal trial. By Cole Blake May 15, 2025
Music Kelsey Harris' Bodyguard Claims Harris Shot Megan Thee Stallion, Not Tory Lanez Tory Lanez's legal team held a press conference to share new evidence in the shooting of Megan Thee Stallion on Wednesday. By Cole Blake May 14, 2025
Music Big U Finally Gets A Trial Date As Prosecutors Plead For More Time To Review Evidence Big U is facing a litany of alleged crimes stemming from a massive indictment that authorities unsealed, earlier this year. By Cole Blake May 14, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Hasn’t Spoken To Snoop Dogg Since Checking Him For Accidental Drake Co-Sign According to Snoop Dogg, he didn't know what he was doing when he reposted Drake's "Taylor Made Freestyle." By Caroline Fisher May 14, 2025
Music Suge Knight Theorizes Diddy Will Tamper With Jury And Get Pardoned By Donald Trump Cassie has already made several disturbing claims about her toxic relationship with Diddy during his trial. By Caroline Fisher May 14, 2025
Music 50 Cent To Celebrate His 50th Birthday In Style With Upcoming European "Legacy Tour" 50 Cent alluded to be done touring with his "Final Lap" run, but he seems far from done as he prepares to travel across the pond. By Zachary Horvath May 14, 2025