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Music SZA Surprises Fans With Justin Bieber At Los Angeles Show Before Justin Bieber, Lizzo was also a special guest on SZA's "Grand National" tour with Kendrick Lamar this week. By Caroline Fisher May 24, 2025
Music JID Remembers Being Led To Tears Watching Mac Miller Record “Come Back To Earth” From 2018’s “Swimming” LP JID has had an incredible 2025 so far on new collaborations with Freddie Gibbs, Ab-Soul, Clipse, and Eminem. By Bryson "Boom" Paul September 18, 2025
Music Big U Finally Gets A Trial Date As Prosecutors Plead For More Time To Review Evidence Big U is facing a litany of alleged crimes stemming from a massive indictment that authorities unsealed, earlier this year. By Cole Blake May 14, 2025
Music YNW Melly's Lawyers Seek To Hide Murder Charges From Witness Tampering Case YNW Melly will soon face trial on charges of allegedly pressuring a witness to drop their testimony in his 2023 double murder mistrial. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 04, 2026
Streetwear Diddy's Twin Daughters Launch New Clothing Line Jessie and D’Lila Combs are venturing into the fashion industry as their father remains behind bars while awaiting sentencing. By Cole Blake July 09, 2025
Music J. Cole Pens A Powerful Message For Fans Ahead Of "The Fall-Off" J. Cole has mostly been working on "The Fall-Off" in silence. While that created doubt, it sounds like the payoff will be worth it. By Zachary Horvath January 15, 2026
Music Drake & Kanye West Continue To Carry Hip-Hop's Streaming Numbers Thanks To Impressive New Achievement Drake and Kanye West both continue to rack up impressive streaming numbers on Spotify, leaving their competitors in the dust. By Caroline Fisher October 29, 2025
Music “Jane” Alleges She Brought Drugs From Los Angeles To Miami For Diddy Today, one of Diddy's alleged sex trafficking victims, who is testifying anonymously under the pseudonym "Jane," took the stand. By Caroline Fisher June 06, 2025
Music D4vd Sings About "Celeste" In A Leaked Song From 2023 D4vd has been performing on his "Withered" world tour as police continue to investigate the death of Celeste Rivas. By Cole Blake September 18, 2025
Music GloRilla Knows She's "Special" In New Snippet Amid Brandon Ingram Dating Chatter GloRilla is still in Mexico celebrating her 26th birthday and doing so by giving fans something to anticipate with a new snippet. By Zachary Horvath July 29, 2025
Music YFN Lucci Alleges Fani Willis Pressured Him To Snitch On Young Thug Last month, Young Thug and YFN Lucci teamed up for two collaborations, marking the end of their years-long feud. By Caroline Fisher October 29, 2025
Music Victoria Monet Reveals She Hopes To Land A Drake Collab One Day Victoria Monét previously said she'd love to work with Kendrick Lamar, so this recent praise raised many Drake fans' eyebrows. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 05, 2025