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Music Drake Gave Fans An R&B Odyssey With Wireless Night One Setlist Drake brought out a lot of special guests for his first 2025 Wireless Festival slot, including Lauryn Hill and PARTYNEXTDOOR. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 12, 2025
Music Soulja Boy Tears Down "Dummy" Plies After Rapper Drops Sample Lawsuit Soulja Boy is always on the lookout for beef, and found one when Plies decided to reverse a suit involving a Soulja Boy track. By Elias Andrews March 17, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Associates Respond To Top5’s Threats: “Come Find Out” Kendrick Lamar's associates have his back. By Caroline Fisher September 27, 2024
Music Lil Kim Calls Biggie Smalls' Mother Voletta Wallace Her "Second Mom" In Tender Tribute Biggie Smalls discovered Lil Kim in the early 1990s, and their bond eventually extended to his mother, the late Voletta Wallace. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 17, 2025
Music YNW Melly's Ex-Girlfriend Arrested Upon Return To United States YNW Melly's ex-girlfriend, Mariah Hamilton, has a warrant out for her arrest. By Cole Blake January 29, 2025
Music Diddy's Team Denies Reports That He Was Caught Drinking Alcohol In Prison Reports of Diddy allegedly drinking homemade alcohol behind bars followed his promise to commit to his sobriety journey. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 09, 2025
Music Joe Budden Admits He Wanted Drake On Lil Baby's New Album, "Wham" Joe Budden is surprised he hasn't heard more hip-hop features from Drake lately. By Cole Blake January 09, 2025
Music Rihanna May Calm The Nerves Of Fans With This Latest Album Update Rihanna has kept music on the back burner for most of these last nine years, but we do feel she's finding more time to create again. By Zachary Horvath May 06, 2025
Music Boosie Badazz Says Heart Is Good But Needs To Rest In Latest Health Update Boosie Badazz has been battling various health issues since he was released from prison in 2014. He has diabetes. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 03, 2025
Music Kevin McCall Says Patti Labelle Can’t Sing Kevin McCall has been back in the headlines this week after placing blame on Chris Brown for his financial issues. By Zachary Horvath October 23, 2025
Music Mark Geragos Avoids Questions About Judge In Diddy's Case Calling Him Out In Court Mark Geragos had previously criticized Diddy's prosecution team outside of the court, something Judge Arun Subramanian did not like. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 11, 2025
Music Playboi Carti Has A Feature On Tyler, The Creator's "Chromakopia," But There's A Twist Fans have mixed reactions. By Zachary Horvath October 28, 2024