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Music 50 Cent To Celebrate His 50th Birthday In Style With Upcoming European "Legacy Tour" 50 Cent alluded to be done touring with his "Final Lap" run, but he seems far from done as he prepares to travel across the pond. By Zachary Horvath May 14, 2025
Music Wack 100 Puts An End To The Debate Around Floyd Mayweather's Alleged Bankruptcy Floyd Mayweather is in the process of suing "Business Insider" for shutting down a claim he made about investing in real estate. By Cole Blake May 13, 2025
Music Charlamagne Tha God Tells Drake To "Shut Up" After Seeing Kendrick Lamar's MetLife Show Charlamagne Tha God and The Breakfast Club also discussed Kendrick Lamar's various Drake diss tracks in their "Grand National" review. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 09, 2025
Music Kehlani Is Not Alone As Vic Mensa Comes To Her Aid In Protest Backlash Kehlani was removed from Cornell University's upcoming concert over her anti-genocide comments. She supported Gaza during Tiny Desk. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 09, 2025
Music Kanye West Brazenly Reacts To Streaming Services Removing His "Heil Hitler" Song Kanye West has had a lot to rant about when it comes to streaming services and recent releases like "DONDA 2" and the "CUCK" singles. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 08, 2025
Music UMG Issues Scathing Motion To Dismiss Drake's Defamation Lawsuit UMG and Drake have been locked in a fiery legal battle since the Toronto rapper accused them of defamation in January. By Cole Blake May 08, 2025
Music Sean Kingston In Trouble As Judge Denies Concert Opportunity Ahead Of Wire Fraud Sentencing Sean Kingston had a shot to make some money to pay off his debt, but the judge wasn't moved by him and his attorney's argument. By Zachary Horvath May 07, 2025
Streetwear Lizzo Smokes The Carpet In Custom Gown At 2025 Met Gala Lizzo arrived at the 2025 Met Gala in a bold black and white Christian Siriano gown, topped off with a tobacco pipe and platinum blonde curls. By Ben Atkinson May 06, 2025
Music Diddy Trial Will Reportedly Not Sequester Jurors Despite Massive Media Coverage If you needed proof of the public interest in the Diddy case, there's a massive line outside the courtroom to attend the trial. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 05, 2025
Music Kanye West Reminisces On His Meet-Up With Fellow "GOATs" Drake & J Prince For those unaware, J Prince is who squashed the beef between Kanye West and Drake earlier this decade, although that didn't last long. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 05, 2025
Music NBA YoungBoy Fans Receive Promising Update After Rapper’s Prison Release Last year, NBA YoungBoy was arrested and hit with several charges related to an alleged prescription drug fraud scheme. By Caroline Fisher May 04, 2025
Music Lauryn Hill Joins Drake On Stage During Night 1 Of Wireless Festival Lauryn Hill joined Drake on stage at the end of the first night of his triple headlining appearance at Wireless Festival. By Devin Morton July 12, 2025