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Alexander Cole January 21, 2026 Music Drake has had a rough go of it legally speaking. His growing list includes these scammers tricking his fans into buying fake merch.
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Zachary Horvath December 11, 2025 Music Kanye West recently took out a full-page ad in the "Wall Street Journal" to apologize to those he's hurt over the years.
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Caroline Fisher January 27, 2026 Music Tyler, The Creator teased the New Jersey crowd by saying he knows nothing about their state except for Joe Budden.
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Devin Morton August 01, 2025 Music The remains of missing teenager Celeste Rivas were discovered in the trunk of an impounded Tesla registered to D4vd in September.
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Caroline Fisher December 04, 2025 TV Dame Dash has received some thrilling news about a talk show he's producing and hosting called "OG Stories."
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Zachary Horvath March 13, 2026 Music Kanye West was facing protests from the Jewish community in the Netherlands ahead of his two concerts in the country.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares June 07, 2026 Music Mariah The Scientist hits the road on her anticipated “Hearts Sold Separately Tour” at the beginning of 2026.
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Bryson "Boom" Paul September 27, 2025 Music Kanye West has already been making headlines for his lyrics from the first song off the upcoming project, "Cousins."
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Cole Blake April 22, 2025 Music Footage from the upcoming Kanye West documentary "In Whose Name?" also shows him addressing his split from Kim Kardashian.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares September 13, 2025 Music By teasing this supposed anticipation, DJ Akademiks proved himself to be just as delusional as the rest of us Playboi Carti fans.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares September 19, 2025 Music Fat Joe's former hypeman, Terrance "T.A." Dixon, alleges that he's received "endless death threats" since suing him.
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Caroline Fisher January 21, 2026
Music A$AP Rocky Goes In-Depth On Donald Trump & The Swedish Prison Debacle When A$AP Rocky was locked up in a Swedish jail, there were major efforts to get him released, and even Donald Trump was involved.
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Alexander Cole 
Music Drake Caught In Crosshairs Of Another AI Scam That Preys On His Fans Drake has had a rough go of it legally speaking. His growing list includes these scammers tricking his fans into buying fake merch.
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Zachary Horvath 
Music Kanye West Addresses Theory That His Apology Was A PR Move Kanye West recently took out a full-page ad in the "Wall Street Journal" to apologize to those he's hurt over the years.
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Caroline Fisher 
Music Tyler The Creator Trolls New Jersey Crowd By Saying He Knows Nothing About Their State Tyler, The Creator teased the New Jersey crowd by saying he knows nothing about their state except for Joe Budden.
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Devin Morton 
Music D4vd Named The Most-Googled Person Of 2025 Amid Celeste Rivas Investigation The remains of missing teenager Celeste Rivas were discovered in the trunk of an impounded Tesla registered to D4vd in September.
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Caroline Fisher 
TV Dame Dash Talk Show Gets Approved By BET Dame Dash has received some thrilling news about a talk show he's producing and hosting called "OG Stories."
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Zachary Horvath 
Music Kanye West Shouts Out Michael Jackson During Netherlands Show Kanye West was facing protests from the Jewish community in the Netherlands ahead of his two concerts in the country.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music Mariah The Scientist Reveals Her “Song Of The Moment” Is A Love Song By 4Batz Mariah The Scientist hits the road on her anticipated “Hearts Sold Separately Tour” at the beginning of 2026.
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Bryson "Boom" Paul 
Music Kanye West Reveals Dave Blunts Wrote The Entirety Of His New Album, “Cuck” Kanye West has already been making headlines for his lyrics from the first song off the upcoming project, "Cousins."
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Cole Blake 
Music Kanye West Doc's Director Defends Showing Antisemitic Remarks In Film Footage from the upcoming Kanye West documentary "In Whose Name?" also shows him addressing his split from Kim Kardashian.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music Playboi Carti Is Allegedly Dropping Some New Music "So Soon" By teasing this supposed anticipation, DJ Akademiks proved himself to be just as delusional as the rest of us Playboi Carti fans.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music Fat Joe’s Ex-Hypeman Claims He’s Too Scared To Appear In Court Fat Joe's former hypeman, Terrance "T.A." Dixon, alleges that he's received "endless death threats" since suing him.
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Caroline Fisher