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Music D’Angelo’s Daughter Imani Breaks Her Silence On His Death In Heartbreaking Tribute D'Angelo passed away at the age of 51 this week following a long and private battle with pancreatic cancer. By Caroline Fisher October 16, 2025
Music Joe Budden Calls Drake A "B*tch" After Losing To UMG On "The Joe Budden Podcast," its titular host bluntly and comically clowned Drake for not getting revenge on Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us." By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 11, 2025
Sports Donald Trump Plays Dumb When Asked About Bad Bunny's Super Bowl Halftime Show Bad Bunny poked fun at fans upset with the NFL's decision to select him during an appearance on "Saturday Night Live." By Cole Blake October 07, 2025
Music Dame Dash Accuses Jay-Z Of Selfishly Neglecting His Artists Dame Dash has been hyper-critical of Jay-Z for years and years, and this particular remark follows Memphis Bleek and Tony Yayo's assessments. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 05, 2025
Music Tyler, The Creator, Clipse, Playboi Carti & More Submit For 2026 Grammys Kendrick Lamar and Drake are Grammy titans, but there are ton more heavy hitters looking to dethrone them and they have worthy submissions. By Zachary Horvath October 04, 2025
Music Cardi B's "AM I THE DRAMA?" Goes Double Platinum In Under Two Weeks Cardi B's same-day platinum certification for "AM I THE DRAMA?" caused controversy for the inclusion of old tracks that allowed it. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 29, 2025
Music Kanye West Documentary Pulls Off Impressive Opening Weekend Despite Lack Of Promotion The Nico Ballesteros-directed documentary "In Whose Name?" was filmed over six years of Kanye West's life. By Caroline Fisher September 25, 2025
Music Young Thug Scolds Reporter For Asking About Gunna This question about Young Thug and Gunna's beef came up as the former made his way to Metro Boomin's sexual assault trial. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 25, 2025
Music Celeste Rivas Vigil Ignites Calls For Justice After Teen Is Found Dead In D4vd’s Car The severely decomposed body of 15-year-old Celeste Rivas was discovered in the trunk of a Tesla registered to D4vd earlier this month. By Caroline Fisher September 22, 2025
Music Charlamagne Tha God Predicts A Sweeping Federal Investigation Will Occur Following Spotify Bot Lawsuit Spotify is currently facing a federal class action lawsuit for allegedly allowing artists to benefit from "billions" of botted streams. By Zachary Horvath November 03, 2025
Music Gracie Bon Claims 20 Percent Of Kendrick Lamar's Attacks On Drake In "Not Like Us" Are True Model Gracie Bon was on La Casa de Alofoke, where she leveled a plethora of allegations against Drake, and even brought up "Not Like Us." By Alexander Cole November 03, 2025
Politics Nicki Minaj Praises Donald Trump's Message About Christian Persecution Nicki Minaj advocated for full religious freedom after reading President Donald Trump's claims about Christians in Nigeria. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 01, 2025