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Politics MAGA Supporters Let Cardi B Hear It After Threatening To Leave The U.S. Cardi B has been incredibly vocal about her disliking of the Trump administration, but her latest comments really set his supporters off. By Zachary Horvath December 15, 2025
Music Malice Accused Of Stealing A Hot Dog After Lollapalooza Clipse were performing in Chicago over the weekend for Lollapalooza, and Malice got hit with some strange allegations. By Alexander Cole August 03, 2026
Politics Chris Brown Says “Keep That” After Texas Rep. Walks Back Congressional Honor By Erika Marie September 16, 2026
Music The Weeknd Secures Forward-Thinking Catalog Partnership In The Billions The Weeknd continues to make big money moves and this latest one is also pretty innovative and could be the future. By Zachary Horvath December 15, 2025
Original Content Vince Staples, "Cry Baby," & The Expectations We Place On Rappers Why has Vince Staples' "Cry Baby" become so divisive? The answer may have less to do with the music & more to do with how audiences view Black artists. By Erika Marie June 15, 2026
Music NLE Choppa Apologizes For Dragging Blueface's Son Into Their Feud Blueface has been feuding with NLE Choppa on social media since he dissed him on one of his recent singles. By Cole Blake February 04, 2026
Music Kanye West Allegedly Scolded Handyman For Kim Kardashian & Bianca Censori Mix-Up A handyman named Jeromy Holding recently took the stand amid Kanye West's ongoing legal battle against Tony Saxon. By Caroline Fisher March 04, 2026
TV Every Rap & R&B Star That Appeared In The “Power” Universe From Freddie Gibbs and Lil Durk to Kendrick Lamar, 50 Cent has used the "Power" universe to introduce rappers into TV. By Aron A. October 09, 2024
Music USC Launching Class Revolving Around Travis Scott & Cactus Jack Travis Scott has built one of the biggest brands in music with Cactus Jack and now, USC students can learn how to create at this scale. By Zachary Horvath April 24, 2026
Music Yella Beezy’s Childhood Friend Agrees To Testify In MO3 Murder Case Prosecutors plan to call one of Yella Beezy’s longtime friends, while his defense challenges the deal behind that cooperation. By Erika Marie October 07, 2026
Viral Drake Visibly Uncomfortable After Streamer Trainwrecks Brings Up His Infamous Nude Leak Drake was on a livestream with BenDaDonnn when Trainwrecks came in and interrupted the conversation with some NSFW jokes. By Alexander Cole December 23, 2025
Music Wack 100 Uses Alec Baldwin To Highlight A Double Standard With Rappers Alec Baldwin had charges of involuntary manslaughter dismissed regarding the shooting on the set of "Rust." By Cole Blake March 02, 2026