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Music Benny The Butcher Roasted For Complaining That Twitter Nerds Control The Culture Many fans on social media clapped back at Benny The Butcher by suggesting that the "nerds" in question make up his fanbase. By Cole Blake October 06, 2025
Pop Culture NLE Choppa Responds After Being Accused Of Neglecting His Kids NLE Choppa has been facing such damning accusations since September, with the mother of ChoZen, Marissa D'aNae, speaking out first. By Zachary Horvath October 06, 2025
Music Dame Dash Accuses Jay-Z Of Selfishly Neglecting His Artists Dame Dash has been hyper-critical of Jay-Z for years and years, and this particular remark follows Memphis Bleek and Tony Yayo's assessments. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 05, 2025
Music Drake's "What Did I Miss?" Surpasses 100 Million Spotify Streams The "ICEMAN" hype is real. Drake's "Which One" is about to reach this same milestone, one of almost 300 tracks in his catalog to do so. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 05, 2025
Music Mike Dean Shockingly Divulges On His Relationship With Kanye West Since Kanye West and Mike Dean haven't released music together in a while, certain social media statements suggested they might be at odds. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 05, 2025
Music Leon Thomas Enters His Funk Era On Our Latest "R&B Season" Update It was a quieter week for R&B this week, but quality always trumps quantity and Leon Thomas, Bryson Tiller, and more provided bops. By Zachary Horvath October 05, 2025
Music Young Thug Fares Better In Updated "UY SCUTI" First Week Sales Projections Although Young Thug might surpass initial projections, his new album "UY SCUTI" is still critically divisive and meager performance-wise. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 04, 2025
Music Tyler, The Creator, Clipse, Playboi Carti & More Submit For 2026 Grammys Kendrick Lamar and Drake are Grammy titans, but there are ton more heavy hitters looking to dethrone them and they have worthy submissions. By Zachary Horvath October 04, 2025
Music Social Media Has A Field Day As Diddy's Courtroom Sketches From Sentencing Go Viral There have been sketches from Diddy's trial that generated some attention, but the batch from yesterday is going even crazier. By Zachary Horvath October 04, 2025
Music Diddy Breaks Silence For The First Time Since Conviction To Plead For Leniency In court today, Diddy was sentenced to 50 months in prison for two counts of transportation for prostitution. By Caroline Fisher October 03, 2025
Music Diddy Has Reportedly Been Diagnosed With PTSD, According To His Lawyer Marc Agnifilo revealed this during Diddy's sentencing hearing today, where his sons, prosecutors, and more are making their arguments. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 03, 2025
Music Diddy Promises To Attend Therapy If He's Released From Prison Diddy also issued a letter to Judge Arun Subramanian in which he apologized to his victims and asked for a second chance. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 03, 2025