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Music Nicki Minaj Blasts Jay-Z For Allegedly Sabotaging Her Behind The Scenes It's been a busy week for Nicki Minaj, as she's gone after SZA, TDE Punch, Desiree Perez, Jay-Z, and more. By Caroline Fisher July 17, 2025
Music Troy Ave Reportedly Faked Attempted Robbery And Shooting Recently, celebrity chef Geoff Cole took to Instagram to allege that Troy Ave nearly saved his life during an attempted robbery. By Caroline Fisher July 16, 2025
Music Sexyy Red Brings Out Latto, Yeat, & More For London Residency Sexyy Red's three-night-long club residency in London over the weekend appears to have been a massive success. By Cole Blake July 16, 2025
Music SZA Calls Out AI For "Killing & Polluting Black & Brown Cities" SZA's fiery post comes after Elon Musk's AI firm, xAI, announced a massive contract with the US Department of Defense. By Cole Blake July 16, 2025
Music Billy McFarland Sells Fyre Festival Brand On eBay, Is Disappointed In "Low" Price Fyre Festival creator Billy McFarland sold off the infamous festival's IP to an eBay bidder after initially struggling to attract a buyer. By Devin Morton July 16, 2025
Music Akon Shuts Down Reports That “Akon City” Plans Have Been Scrapped Recently, it was reported that the Senegalese government abandoned Akon's proposal for a futuristic, crypto-powered city. By Caroline Fisher July 16, 2025
Music Tokyo Toni Tells SZA To Mind Her Business Following Nicki Minaj Dispute Tokyo Toni took to Instagram Live to show support for Nicki Minaj during her Twitter altercation with SZA. By Devin Morton July 16, 2025
Music Sexyy Red & Her Friends Get Drake Drunk At 9 A.M. Sexyy Red and Drake have formed a tight knit bond that's both been beloved and disliked by the hip-hop community. By Zachary Horvath July 16, 2025
Music Metro Boomin Reveals Release Date For His Mixtape "A FUTURISTIC SUMMA" Metro Boomin dropped the lead single "Slide" featuring Roscoe Dash, one of 16 "all new cast" members for this mixtape on July 4. By Zachary Horvath July 15, 2025
Reviews Tyler, The Creator's "CHROMAKOPIA" Tour: A Master Of His Craft Made MSG Feel Like Home For his most mature album to date, Tyler, The Creator crafted a cogent and transportive culmination of his artistic and personal trajectory. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 15, 2025
Music "The Breakfast Club" Debates Drake's Hot Take On London Rappers Drake headlined three straight nights at Wireless Festival in London over the weekend and brought out several guests. By Cole Blake July 15, 2025
Music Drake Allegedly Hired Two Private Investigators To Subpoena Kojo Menne Asamoah In UMG Lawsuit Drake's legal team alleges that Kojo Menne Asamoah helped artificially inflate the success of Kendrick Lamar's hit, "Not Like Us." By Caroline Fisher July 15, 2025