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Music Kanye West Spotted Working On New Album, "Bully" Kanye West is back at work on his next album. By Cole Blake December 30, 2024
Music Dee-1 Says He Was Offered Record Deal In Exchange For "Homosexual Acts" Dee-1 recently opened up about his experience with "gatekeepers" in the music industry. By Caroline Fisher January 19, 2024
Music Bobby Fishscale: Roc Nation's Star Talks Leaving Trap, Staying Humble, & Never Making Excuses Roc Nation's rising rapper Bobby Fishscale emerged out of the Florida scene, but he stands out from the crowd. Check out our exclusive interview with the motivational rapper. By Erika Marie June 06, 2023
Music Jay-Z's Reveals That His Kids Hold Him Back From Cutting His Hair Despite his family's wishes, Jay-Z might be debuting a new look soon. By Caroline Fisher October 27, 2023
Music Kendrick Lamar Wins Big At The BET Awards As Chris Brown Prevents Him From Sweeping Kendrick Lamar has been having an incredible start to 2025, and it should come as no surprise that he keeps cleaning up at awards shows. By Alexander Cole June 10, 2025
Music Lil Tjay Banned From Madison Square Garden For Spitting In Security Guard’s Face Lil Tjay is facing the consequences of his actions. By Caroline Fisher February 20, 2025
Sports LeBron James Dances To Kendrick Lamar's "TV Off" Amidst Drake Tension Bron REALLY likes the "GNX" album. By Elias Andrews February 20, 2025
Music Scholars Warn Drake That His “Not Like Us” Lawsuit Against UMG Could Have Major Legal Repercussions Drake notably didn't name Kendrick Lamar as a defendant in his defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group. By Cole Blake May 15, 2025
Music Diddy Brought To Tears As King Combs Calls His Dad The Greatest Ever Six of Diddy's seven kids spoke during his sentencing today, with Quincy and King Combs' words particularly moving him to tears. By Zachary Horvath October 03, 2025
Music Chris Brown Brings Out 50 Cent For A Surprise Performance In Manchester The collaboration comes after 50 Cent labeled Chris Brown "the best overall artist out" on Instagram, last month. By Cole Blake June 16, 2025
Music Mary J Blige's Lawyers File A New Request Amid Ongoing Misa Hylton & Vado Dispute Mary J Blige and Misa Hylton have been engaged in a legal battle for the last few months, and Blige recently made a new request. By Devin Morton August 27, 2025
Music Scru Face Jean Drops Another Drake Diss About UMG Lawsuit Scru Face Jean appeared in Drake's recent amendments to his UMG lawsuit, as he's accused of helping the supposed campaign against Drizzy. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 22, 2025