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Music Drake Allegedly Threatened Kendrick Lamar & His Team Behind The Scenes DJ Akademiks discussed the claims he heard from a member of Kendrick Lamar's team during a recent livestream. By Cole Blake June 12, 2025
Music Wiz Khalifa Overcome With Emotion During "Kush & Orange Juice"-Themed Tiny Desk Debut Wiz Khalifa is the latest rapper to team up with NPR to help celebrate Black Music Month and he did so with his classic mixtape. By Zachary Horvath June 11, 2025
Music Dame Dash Ordered To Turn Over Assets To Satisfy Ongoing Debt After getting sued for alleged copyright infringement and defamation, Dame Dash was ordered to pay over $800K in damages in 2022. By Caroline Fisher June 11, 2025
Relationships Jeezy Reflects On Shooting His Shot With Nia Long After Jeannie Mai Divorce Jeezy famously remarked, "real men don't cheat," while speaking with Nia Long for an interview after his divorce in 2023. By Cole Blake June 11, 2025
Music 50 Cent Mocks Elon Musk’s Black Eye After Donald Trump Spat 50 Cent recently took to Instagram to do even more trolling, this time targeting none other than Elon Musk. By Caroline Fisher June 11, 2025
Music Lil Wayne's "Tha Carter VI" On Track For Strong First Week Of Sales Despite Lackluster Reception Despite all of the complaints of Lil Wayne's "Tha Carter VI," his legendary status and the respect he gets cannot be ignored. By Zachary Horvath June 11, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Takes Aim At Shannon Sharpe & Jay-Z On Lil Wayne's “Banned From NO” Remix Nicki Minaj was left off the original version of Lil Wayne's "Tha Carter VI," but now, she has her very own remix with "Banned From NO." By Alexander Cole June 11, 2025
Music Mal Claims Drake's New Album "Iceman" Has A "Bomb" On It The last time Mal and others spoke on Drake-related "bombs" was during the Kendrick Lamar battle. Are we actually getting a round two? By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 10, 2025
Music Lil Wayne Silences The Haters At The BET Awards With Stunning "Welcome To Tha Carter" & "A Milli" Performance Lil Wayne is one of hip-hop's most beloved legends and last night, he received his flowers at the 25th Anniversary BET Awards. By Alexander Cole June 10, 2025
Music Tyler The Creator Boldly Proclaims "F**K ICE" Amid Los Angeles Protests Tyler The Creator joins The Game as another Los Angeles artist as protestors are advocating against ICE raids in the area. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 09, 2025
Music "Jane" Alleges Diddy Threatened To Send Sex Tape To Her Child's Father "Jane," the anonymous alleged sex trafficking victim testifying in the Diddy trial, also accused the mogul of other forms of manipulation. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 09, 2025
Music BET Awards To Continue Despite Ongoing Protests In Los Angeles The BET Awards will still be airing at 8:00 PM, ET on Monday night from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. By Cole Blake June 09, 2025