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Music Boosie Badazz Draws Heavy Backlash Over Reaction To Kanye West's Shocking Cousin Admission Boosie Badazz is the latest to show Kanye West some compassion over his supposedly true sexual relationship with a male cousin as a child. By Zachary Horvath April 22, 2025
Music The Weeknd Makes A Fun But Disappointing Cameo At Coachella The Weeknd had previously been teasing a mysterious "FERRIS WHEEL TAKEOVER," leaving many fans sitting on the edge of their seats. By Zachary Horvath April 21, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar & SZA Maintain Their Billboard Top Spot After "Grand National" Tour Opening This follows big business moves for the "luther" duo, such as Kendrick Lamar's Chanel partnership and SZA's "No Beauty" cosmetics line. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 21, 2025
Music Dody6 Reveals He's Homeless Despite The Success Of Kendrick Lamar's "Hey Now" Dody6 famously collaborated with Kendrick Lamar on one of the biggest tracks off of his 2024 album, "GNX." By Cole Blake April 21, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Alleges Young Thug Is Trying To Remove Gunna From YSL This follows YSL's Instagram page scrubbing all references to Gunna recently, another suggestion of a nasty Young Thug beef. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 21, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar & SZA's "Grand National" Setlist Still Includes Drake-Assisted Songs This is both a testament to Drake's hit-making ability and to Kendrick Lamar and SZA's confidence in reclaiming their contributions. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 20, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Surprisingly Defends Kendrick Lamar Mocking Drake On The "Grand National Tour" Kendrick Lamar appeared to poke fun at Drake for filing a defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group. By Cole Blake April 20, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Debuts Brand New Verse Over Baby Keem's "family ties" During Tour While Baby Keem has been working hard on his next moves, Kendrick Lamar kept their big collab alive with a fresh set of bars on the road. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 20, 2025
Music Meek Mill Shares "Wocky" Reaction To Latest White House Technology Permit Meek Mill has been heavily involved in prison reform since his release from prison in 2018. He formed REFORM with Jay-Z. By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 20, 2025
Music Doechii's "Anxiety" Races To Millions Of Views In Hours Doechii's "Anxiety" has become a phenomenon with celebrities such as Will Smith, Demi Lovato, and Alabama Barker. By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 19, 2025
Music Benzino Slams Music Executives For Allegedly Burying Eminem’s Racist Lyrics Benzino recently pointed out a double standard, arguing that white artists like Eminem are scrutinized less than Black artists. By Caroline Fisher April 19, 2025
Music Wiz Khalifa Hilariously Recalls How He Was The First To Get Snoop Dogg's Kids High With Snoop Dogg being the king of lighting up, you would think that Wiz Khalifa wouldn't be the one to introduce his kids to weed. By Zachary Horvath April 19, 2025