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Relationships DDG Reportedly Granted Permission To Visit Halo With Halle Bailey In Italy DDG sought permission to travel to Italy with Halle Bailey and Halo earlier this week. There will be a lot of restrictions, however. By Zachary Horvath June 28, 2025
Music 50 Cent Puts Diddy's Lawyer On Blast Once Again Following His Closing Argument Despite 50 Cent's history with Diddy, he showed some sympathy for the mogul as he felt that his lawyer did a poor job in court on June 27. By Zachary Horvath June 28, 2025
Music Drake Confirms That "Iceman" Is Dropping This Year A title that was once speculated by fans is now becoming reality as Drake has just said that "Iceman" is coming in 2025. By Zachary Horvath June 28, 2025
Music Common Recalls Kanye West Writing “Heard ‘Em Say” In Ten Minutes According to Common, he passed on several Kanye West beats back in the day, and some of them ended up becoming hits. By Caroline Fisher June 27, 2025
Music Drake Responds To T-Pain "Step Away" Comment, Revealing The Auto-Tune Singer Has Always Resented Him Lil Wayne has made heavy contribution in the music careers of Drake and T-Pain. Both were suppose to release joint album with Weezy F. Baby. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 26, 2025
Music Can Cardi B’s "Am I The Drama" Overcome the Sophomore Slump? Seven years later, Cardi B’s sophomore album will reveal whether she can match — or top — the legacy of "Invasion of Privacy." By Aron A. June 26, 2025
Music Protester From Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl Halftime Show Arrested The man who displayed a Palestinian flag during Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl performance was arrested for his actions that night. By Devin Morton June 26, 2025
Music Diddy Prosecutors Explain How Jury Can Convict Him Of Racketeering The prosecutors in Diddy's trial are presenting their closing argument today, and it's the defense's turn tomorrow. By Caroline Fisher June 26, 2025
Music Clipse Deliver Impressive “Ace Trumpets” Performance On “A COLORS SHOW” Clipse are currently gearing up to drop their new album, "Let God Sort Em Out," which is slated for release on July 11. By Caroline Fisher June 26, 2025
Politics White House Uses Usher's "Hey Daddy" To Welcome Donald Trump Back From NATO Summit NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte jokingly referred to Donald Trump as "Daddy" during a NATO Summit in The Hague. By Cole Blake June 26, 2025
Music Ray J Invites DJ Akademiks To “Pre-Party” For Diddy’s Possible Prison Release Diddy's federal sex trafficking and racketeering trial is in its final stages, and closing arguments began today. By Caroline Fisher June 26, 2025
Original Content Lil Durk's Mixtapes, Ranked Lil Durk is one of the most prolific artists in the game today. On this list, we are going to rank his 12 career-shaping mixtapes from worst to best. By Devin Morton June 25, 2025