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Music Drake Gets An Emo Makeover From Pinkchyu In Visual For "Princess" Drake premiered his "FOMO" short film on Tuesday, and it included a cameo from Pinkchyu, who updated the rapper's style. By Alexander Cole September 16, 2026
Music Tone Capone, Producer Behind “I Got 5 On It,” Dies At 59 Tributes are pouring in for Tone Capone, the veteran Bay Area producer whose credits stretched far beyond Luniz. By Erika Marie September 14, 2026
Pop Culture Kid Cudi To Direct And Star In New Horror Thriller “Wrong Number” Production is underway on Wrong Number, giving Kid Cudi another major film role as he builds out his film career. By Erika Marie September 11, 2026
Music Snoop Dogg Tapped To Host 2026 MTV Video Music Awards In Los Angeles Snoop Dogg will be representing for the West Coast. By Tallie Spencer September 10, 2026
Music Lil Durk Jury Ends Second Day Of Deliberations Without A Verdict The wait continues for Lil Durk as jurors prepare for another day of deliberations in his federal murder-for-hire case. By Erika Marie September 10, 2026
Music Kid Cudi Fires Back At M.I.A. Lawsuit By Invoking First Amendment Kid Cudi responded to M.I.A's lawsuit. By Aron A. September 10, 2026
Music Drake Spotted Shooting Music Video Amid "FOMO" Hype Drake is going to be premiering "FOMO" on September 15, and fans are still trying to figure out what it is. By Alexander Cole September 09, 2026
Music T-Pain Sues Akon’s Konvict Entertainment Over Nearly $500K In Unpaid Royalties A new lawsuit claims Konvict received more than $1.3 million in T-Pain royalties but failed to pay him his full share. By Erika Marie September 08, 2026
Music Mark Curry Says His Deal For 50 Cent’s Diddy Doc Was Worse Than His Deal With Bad Boy Mark Curry claims he only received $69 from "Sean Combs: The Reckoning," despite being promised a production credit on the docuseries. By Aron A. September 07, 2026
Music Joey Bada$$ Gets Flamed Over JAŸ-Z’s “Song Cry” Cover After Serayah Break-Up Serayah accused the rapper of repeated infidelity. By Aron A. September 07, 2026
Music Elliott Wilson Doesn't Want Jay-Z To Forgive Kanye West Amid Kanye West's reunions with Big Sean and Kid Cudi, Elliott Wilson is hoping Jay-Z doesn't reconcile with Ye after years of tension. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 05, 2026
Music Keefe D Addresses Tupac's Family & Diddy In First Interview Since Conviction A jury found Duane "Keefe D" Davis guilty of the murder of Tupac, which had also been subject to conspiracy theories involving Diddy. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 05, 2026