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Music Kendrick Lamar Brings Out AZ Chike During "Grand National" Tour Stop In SoFi Stadium Kendrick Lamar just wrapped up his last of three shows in Los Angeles alongside SZA and Mustard, plus a couple of special guests. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 25, 2025
Music Ab-Soul Reflects On How He Influenced The Joey Bada$$ & Ray Vaughn Rap Battle Ab-Soul preceded Joey Bada$$ on their Red Bull cypher with Big Sean, which is what really ignited the Ray Vaughn, Daylyt, etc. beef. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 23, 2025
Music Plies Admits He Tuned Out Of Diddy Trial After Male Exotic Dancer “The Punisher” Testified While countless people are keeping a close eye on Diddy's long-awaited sex trafficking trial, Plies has already had enough. By Caroline Fisher May 22, 2025
Music Chloe Bailey Says "Sinners" Made Her Cry, Compares The Film To Her Music Industry Experiences Chloe Bailey discussed "Sinners" on a recent TikTok livestream and explained why the film made her cry after she watched it. By Devin Morton July 23, 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
Sports Jaleel White Explains Why LeBron James May Have Switched Up On Drake Drake seemingly took some shots at LeBron James for supporting Kendrick Lamar on his new song, "What Did I Miss?” By Cole Blake July 07, 2025
Music Kodak Black Seemingly Gets Angry With Dreezy After Her Asking If He's Okay Given the narrative surrounding Kodak Black right now, Dreezy walked too fine of a line with her question in the eyes of the rapper. By Zachary Horvath July 01, 2025
Music Suge Knight Reveals What 2Pac Told Afeni Shakur In The Final Moments Of His Life In The Hospital Suge Knight's comments come as Duane “Keffe D” Davis will finally be heading to trial for his alleged role in the killing of 2Pac, next year. By Cole Blake July 01, 2025
Music Pusha T Reacts To Rolling Stone's Early Review Of Clipse's New Album "Let God Sort Em Out" Pusha T and Malice recently revealed the tracklist and features for their long-awaited Clipse reunion album, "Let God Sort Em Out." By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 30, 2025
Music Diddy Jury To Begin Deliberations In Federal Sex Trafficking Trial Reportedly, court will begin today with Judge Arun Subramanian reading instructions to the jury before they begin deliberations. By Caroline Fisher June 30, 2025
Music Disguised Sexyy Red Runs Around Paris With DDG But No One Is Fooled Sexyy Red's raunchy style, fashion, and music made her a bonafide superstar in pop culture. In 2025, she created a mega hit with Bruno Mars. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 29, 2025
Music Beyoncé Narrowly Avoids Fall From Floating Car At Cowboy Carter Tour In Houston Beyoncé secured a Grammy Award for Album of the Year with the Cowboy Carter earlier this year. Her first in the category. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 29, 2025