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Music Snoop Dogg Was "Inspired" By Michael Jackson Biopic, Talks His Own Movie Long Beach icon Snoop Dogg is reportedly developing his own biopic, and he tells Big Boy how MJ's movie has motivated him. By Erika Marie May 22, 2026
Music Lizzo Praises SZA While Saying She Doesn't Have Many Industry Friends Just because you see Lizzo outside with a another celebrity doesn't mean they're friends in real life...except for SZA. By Erika Marie May 22, 2026
Music Akademiks Claps Back At Allegations He Accepts Payments To Push Artists Trap Dickey’s recent interview on The Breakfast Club sparks a conversation on paid posts on Akademiks’ Instagram page. By Aron A. May 22, 2026
Music Snoop Dogg Wants Company's Name Dropped From Drakeo The Ruler Lawsuit Sadly, Drakeo was murdered in 2021 backstage at a festival promoted by Snoop Dogg's entertainment company. By Erika Marie May 21, 2026
Music Reason & Hitta J3 Go At It Over Kendrick Lamar's "GNX" Reason loves Kendrick Lamar's "GNX" but thinks its featured West Coast artists didn't live up to the moment, which Hitta J3 took issue with. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 21, 2026
Relationships 21 Savage Shares Photo Of His & Latto’s Newborn Baby In Arsenal Gear It's been a big weekend for 21 Savage. By Aron A. May 21, 2026
Music Rick Ross Calls Drake’s “ICEMAN” Horrendous: “Lost An Hour Of Their Life” PBD is a numbers guy but Rozay isn’t convinced that the numbers are real. By Aron A. May 21, 2026
Sneakers Rihanna's Puma Deal Is Done And She's Already Been Spotted Wearing Nike Rihanna's Puma partnership has ended, and recent sightings of her wearing the Jacquemus x Nike Moon Shoe have sparked speculation By Ben Atkinson May 20, 2026
Music Fat Joe & Tony Yayo Check Max B Over Big Daddy Kane Disrespect Fat Joe and Tony Yayo were not going to tolerate any disrespect toward Big Daddy Kane. By Aron A. May 20, 2026
Music Drake Producer Gordo Goes Into More Detail About Surprise Triple Album Drop Gordo worked on Drake's "MAID OF HONOUR" and "HABIBTI" albums, which dropped as a surprise treat to complement "ICEMAN." By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 19, 2026
Music 2026 BET Awards Reveal Album Of The Year Nominees: Clipse, Cardi B & More The 2026 BET Awards noms for Album Of The Year include Clipse, Cardi B, Tyler, The Creator, Wale, Mariah The Scientist, J. Cole, and more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 19, 2026
Music Adin Ross Drags Anthony Fantano For Making Fun Of Drake's "ICEMAN" Bar Drake referenced Adin Ross to diss Rick Ross on his new album "ICEMAN," which Anthony Fantano of The Needle Drop wasn't a fan of at all. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 19, 2026