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Music Will Smith's "Based On A True Story" Is Being Absolutely Torn Apart By Critics Will Smith finally released his first full-length album since 2005, "Based on a True Story," last month. By Cole Blake April 15, 2025
Music Summer Walker Pleads With Rico Recklezz To Stop Going After Kanye West Kanye West has been going after Jay-Z and Beyonce, among countless other celebrities, in various posts over the last several months. By Cole Blake April 15, 2025
Pop Culture Ice Spice & Sauce Gardner Share Cringeworthy Moment On Kiss Cam Ice Spice and Sauce Gardner have some convinced that they are together, but after seeing this awkward moment, some are losing confidence. By Zachary Horvath April 15, 2025
Music Lil Nas X Reveals Half Of His Face Is Paralyzed Lil Nas X is currently in the mist of his new era and unfortunately, it seems as though he has hit a major setback. By Alexander Cole April 15, 2025
Music Diddy Pleads Not Guilty To New Charges In Criminal Case Diddy's highly-publicized criminal case is ramping up as his May 5th trial date quickly approaches. By Cole Blake April 14, 2025
Music Megan Thee Stallion's Microphone Abruptly Cut During Coachella Performance Megan Thee Stallion was among several artists to perform over the weekend including Travis Scott, Post Malone, and more. By Cole Blake April 14, 2025
Viral Adin Ross & Drake Seem To Laugh At The Idea Of The 6ix God Boxing Kendrick Lamar Drake engaged in not just a lyrical battle with Kendrick Lamar, but a legal one against their label. But is this really what Adin Ross asked? By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 14, 2025
Music Megan Thee Stallion Receives Immense Praise For Dynamic Coachella Set Megan Thee Stallion did run into some technical issues and was booted off stage, but her performance was maybe the best of the weekend. By Zachary Horvath April 14, 2025
Music Summer Walker Remixes Her Heart On Our New "R&B Season" Playlist Update Summer Walker, kwn, Savannah Ré, and Rema filled up our "R&B Season" playlist update this week. Which release was your favorite? By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 13, 2025
Music Sada Baby Explains The Backstory Of His Viral Mushot Sada Baby says police arrested him after a minor traffic violation in Detroit and he had to pay a small fine. By Cole Blake April 13, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar & SZA's "luther" Music Video Was Directed By A Former Drake MV Director This news comes as both Drake's "NOKIA" and Kendrick Lamar and SZA's "luther" are topping the charts following the MCs' battle last year. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 11, 2025
Music Ja Rule Makes Emotional Confession About Irv Gotti’s Death According to Ja Rule, he finds comfort in the fact that the late Irv Gotti lived his life on his own terms. By Caroline Fisher April 11, 2025