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Music North Carolina Officials Reveal Dreamville Fest Will Come Back Under A New Banner Raleigh City Manager Marchell Adams-David also assured fans that J. Cole and the team will be a big part of this evolution of Dreamville Fest. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 05, 2025
Music Drake Puts $1 Million On Conor McGregor Winning His UFC Comeback Drake has had relatively mixed betting luck as of late when it comes to sports, but he's confident in Conor McGregor's greatness. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 11, 2026
Politics Meek Mill Draws Attention After Praising Bill Clinton's Epstein Deposition Lawyer Bill Clinton was on camera for the Epstein depositions, and his lawyer Cheryl Mills caught the attention of Meek Mill. By Alexander Cole March 03, 2026
Music Kanye West Addresses Theory That His Apology Was A PR Move Kanye West recently took out a full-page ad in the "Wall Street Journal" to apologize to those he's hurt over the years. By Caroline Fisher January 27, 2026
Music A$AP Rocky Reveals Why He Dissed Drake On “Don’t Be Dumb” During a recent interview with Ebro for Apple Music, A$AP Rocky set the record straight about his beef with Drake. By Caroline Fisher January 21, 2026
Music Hit-Boy & Mike Will Made-It To Face Off On "Verzuz" "Verzuz" has a new battle between Hit-Boy and Mike Will Made-It after making its return at ComplexCon, last year. By Cole Blake January 21, 2026
Music Rod Wave Countersues Promoter Over Massive $27 Million Tour Issues Rod Wave claims that Grizzly Touring is trying to force him to work with the company again after a lot of canceled shows. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 13, 2025
Music Eminem’s Daughter, Alaina Scott, Announces Pregnancy In Heartfelt Instagram Post Alaina Scott and her husband Matt Moeller are expecting Eminem's second grandchild, and they "can't wait" to meet them. By Caroline Fisher October 13, 2025
Music A$AP Rocky Teases Several "DON'T BE DUMB" Snippets In Latest Puma Ad A$AP Rocky still doesn't have a release date for "DON'T BE DUMB," but we are hopefully closer than we've ever been with these new snippets. By Zachary Horvath October 09, 2025
Music Logic Brutally Rips Into Fan For Texting During His Concert Fans on social media have been criticizing Logic for going off on the fan who was texting at the recent concert. By Cole Blake October 07, 2025
Music Cassie Voices Fear Of Diddy Retaliation In Powerful Victim Impact Statement Diddy faces up to 20 years in prison for two counts of transportation for prostitution, and he'll learn his fate on October 3. By Caroline Fisher September 30, 2025
Music Diddy Gets Letters Of Support From Inmates Who Attended His "Free Game" Course Diddy's legal team shared the letters while arguing for a lenient sentence ahead of his hearing, next month. By Cole Blake September 25, 2025