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Music Offset Shares Update On His Relationship With Quavo Offset and Quavo's has gotten complicated over the years, particularly following the 2022 death of Takeoff. By Caroline Fisher August 07, 2025
TV BET Hip Hop Awards Is Gone: The Cyphers, Chaos, & Culture A generation of Hip Hop fans grew up on moments the BET Hip Hop Awards made possible, & its absence leaves a gap the culture can’t easily fill. By Erika Marie August 08, 2025
Sports Dez Bryant Apologizes For "Crashing Out" With Nicki Minaj Beef Dez Bryant traded several insults with Nicki Minaj after weighing in on Micah Parsons' contract situation over the weekend. By Cole Blake August 04, 2025
Pop Culture Spike Lee Pours Praise On A$AP Rocky & Denzel Washington For "Highest 2 Lowest" Roles On "The Tonight Show" Spike Lee shouted out Denzel Washington and A$AP Rock for their acting work in his upcoming film, "Highest 2 Lowest." By Devin Morton August 01, 2025
Music Fans Theorize Drake Was Dissing Kendrick Lamar With Pinocchio Reference On "Iceman" Stream Drake has been in England since his historic headlining performance at Wireless Festival, earlier this month. By Cole Blake July 25, 2025
Music Top5 Shows Off Gnarly Scar After London Stabbing Top5 was attacked in the United Kingdom, where he was traveling to attend Drake's headlining show at Wireless Festival. By Cole Blake July 23, 2025
Music 50 Cent To Narrate Skilla Baby’s Forthcoming Album “The Price Of Fame” 50 Cent and Skilla Baby have become friends over the last year, and now 50 is lending his voice to the Detroit rapper’s comeback effort. By Devin Morton July 18, 2025
Music The Notorious B.I.G.’s Estate Reaches Settlement With Retailers Over Allegedly Unauthorized Prints In February of this year, The Notorious B.I.G.'s estate sued Target, Nordstrom, Bed Bath & Beyond, and Home Depot. By Caroline Fisher July 18, 2025
Music SZA Calls Out AI For "Killing & Polluting Black & Brown Cities" SZA's fiery post comes after Elon Musk's AI firm, xAI, announced a massive contract with the US Department of Defense. By Cole Blake July 16, 2025
Music Drake's Wireless Festival Performances Featured Lauryn Hill, 21 Savage, Skepta & Countless More Guests Drake's star-studded Wireless Festival performances came as he continues to work on his new album, "Iceman." By Cole Blake July 14, 2025
Music Drake Concludes Wireless Festival Takeover With Global-Themed Day Three Setlist This weekend, Drake became the first artist in history to headline all three days of Wireless Festival in London. By Caroline Fisher July 14, 2025
Music Travis Scott Wants To Do A 24-Hour Stream With Kai Cenat Amid Streamer's "JACKBOYS 2" Hype Kai Cenat gave "JACKBOYS 2" a glowing review, and this isn't be the first time he and Travis Scott have tried to set something up together. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 13, 2025