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Music The Drake & Future Fallout Was Never Built To Last Rumor has it that Future will appear on “ICEMAN,” but what does that say about his relationship with Drake, given his role as a catalyst in hip-hop’s civil war in 2024? By Aron A. May 12, 2026
Music Xzibit Receives Temporary Restraining Order From Former Employee Over Alleged Death Threat Julio Garcia, the man responsible for dishing out these allegations, used to wash cars for Xzibit for a long time. By Zachary Horvath March 11, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Has Fans Critiquing His Pull-Up Form After Viral Public Workout Kendrick Lamar looks to be getting in shape ahead of his upcoming, "Grand National Tour," which he's co-headlining alongside SZA. By Cole Blake March 11, 2025
Music Drake Officially Returns To The Top 10 On Billboard Amid Kendrick Lamar's Dominance Drake's "NOKIA" recently topped the Apple Music charts for the first time, whereas Kendrick Lamar cinched another week atop Billboard. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 10, 2025
Music Justin Bieber Alludes To Invasion Of Privacy In Cryptic Message Amid Concerns Of Alleged Health Issues It has been four years since Justin Bieber released new music. Fans have become worried about him following several fan encounters. By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 08, 2025
Music Ray J Claims Responsibility For Creating Lil Kim And Nicki Minaj Feud Ray J's friendship with Nicki Minaj is stronger than ever these days, but the singer actually dissed the rapper in 2010. By Elias Andrews March 07, 2025
Pop Culture NYPD Detective Melissa Mercado Condemned For Pole Dancing In Rap Video New York listeners were shocked to discover a police officer was the love interest in an S-Quire music video. By Elias Andrews March 06, 2025
Viral Bhad Bhabie Flaunts Her Ridiculous OnlyFans Earnings As Alabama Barker Beef Heats Up Bhad Bhabie started her OnlyFans account a couple of days after she turned 18, which was a huge point of controversy. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 06, 2025
Music Drake Goes Full Drake And Rents Out Club To Blast Sabrina Carpenter Music Drake loves to gamble, and apparently the rapper loves to do so in the peace and quiet of an empty night club. By Elias Andrews March 05, 2025
Music Bad Boy Records Co-Founder Files Detailed Lawsuit Alleging Diddy's Heavy Involvement In Tupac's Murder The person(s) responsible for the death of Tupac continues to mystify everyone, but could this lawsuit against Diddy shed some light? By Zachary Horvath March 05, 2025
Original Content From D’Angelo To Erykah Badu: The Pioneers Who Made Neo-Soul Timeless Neo-Soul has given us timeless classics, and we celebrate just a few of the artists who help put the soulful genre on the mainstream map. By Erika Marie March 20, 2025
Music Playboi Carti Assures Fans That "I AM MUSIC" Is Dropping "FASHO" In 2025 Fans have been patiently waiting for Playboi Carti's new album so long that they began to believe it will never come. He confirms it's coming. By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 02, 2025