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Music Playboi Carti Calls Out Instagram For Flagging Posts Amidst Album Promo Playboi Carti has fans on the edge of their seats for album details, but IG isn't making things go smoothly. By Elias Andrews March 04, 2025
Music Doja Cat Claps Back At Fans Who Dragged Her "Flat" Oscars Performance Doja Cat's James Bond tribute was heavily criticized by viewers, and the singer acknowledged how nervous she was. By Elias Andrews March 03, 2025
Music Drake Doubles Down On UMG Payola Claims With New Motion For Discovery Drake may have played nice with iHeartMedia, but the rapper is adamant about learning the truth with UMG's marketing tactics. By Elias Andrews March 03, 2025
Music Young Thug's New Snippet Has Fans Begging For An Official Release Young Thug has been mostly quiet when it comes to releasing new music in the time since getting out of jail. By Cole Blake March 03, 2025
Music Diddy's Legal Team Reportedly Blasts Aubrey O'Day For "The Masked Singer" Shade Aubrey O'Day was vocal about some of Diddy's alleged misdeeds and shady business moves before his scandal really took off. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 03, 2025
Music Ray J Clarifies His Comments On Diddy Having A "Demon" Inside Of Him Diddy is currently residing behind bars on charges of alleged sex trafficking and racketeering. By Cole Blake March 03, 2025
Music Kanye West Welcomes Andrew Tate Back To The U.S. With “Break The Internet” Interview Offer Kanye West is excited about controversial celebrity Andrew Tate’s arrival in Florida and offers the opportunity to have a viral conversation. By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 02, 2025
Music Scar Lip Defends Her Viral 420 Outfit Choice With “Artistic Expression” Rebuttal Scar Lip refutes the criticism regarding her 420 outfit. She asked for her fans to respect her “artistic expression” following curiosity. By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 02, 2025
Music Joe Budden Warns Reason About What Could Happen If He Keeps Feuding With TDE Joe Budden isn't a fan of how Reason handled his departure from TDE, but understands the difficulty in dealing with labels. By Cole Blake March 02, 2025
Music "Baby Girrrl!" Latto Keeps Praising Drake's "NOKIA" By Showing Off Her Dance Skills Latto got a first-hand look at Drake's hit-making process last year thanks to their "Housekeeping Knows" collab. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 02, 2025
Music YSL Lil Woody To Give Forced Testimony In Young Thug Trial The judge in the YSL case posited that Woody will have immunity by taking the stand, but would've faced jail time if he didn't. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 07, 2024
Music Coroner Confirms Brother Marquis' Cause Of Death Along with the rest of the 2 Live Crew, Brother Marquis was essential in pioneering Miami bass and crafting the hip-hop of today. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 07, 2024