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Music Elliott Wilson Cosigns DJ Akademiks' Theory As To Why Nicki Minaj And Others Are Hating On Him DJ Akademiks doesn't understand why Elliott Wilson is getting so much particular hate for things that his media colleagues also engage with. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 08, 2024
Politics Amber Rose Shoots Down "Ridiculous" Claim She's Only Backing Donald Trump For A Pardon Amber Rose says her interest in Donald Trump is genuine. By Cole Blake August 07, 2024
Music Drake Seemingly Teases "No One Likes Us" European Tour In 2024 The 6 God might be going back on the road. By Elias Andrews August 07, 2024
Music Cardi B Stands By Her Viral NYC Outburst Cardi B attempted to contextualize the viral video of her yelling at a pedestrian. By Cole Blake August 06, 2024
Music Drake Sparks Speculation After Performing With A Live Band Drake's rendition of "Pipe Down" sounded heavenly over warm bass and sharp percussion, and we hope there's more where that came from. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 05, 2024
Music Cardi B Debunks Financial Trouble Rumors With Receipts Cardi B called out The Sun for the report. By Cole Blake August 04, 2024
Music Nicki Minaj Didn't Want To Be Included In Spotify's "The Gold Standard," The Exhibit's Artist Claims Nicki Minaj's exclusion has been explained. By Cole Blake August 03, 2024
Streetwear Chloe Bailey Serves Curves In Stunning Promo Pictures For Lizzo's Shapewear Brand Lizzo's "YITTY" brand launched their "Nearly Naked" campaign online, and Chloe Bailey drove fans wild with her gorgeous poses for it. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 01, 2024
Music Drake's "NOKIA" Is Now The Most Streamed Rap Song Of 2025 Rap hasn't been as dominant in 2025 in terms of commercial hit songs, but even during a down year, Drake manages to be at the top. By Zachary Horvath September 20, 2025
Music Cardi B Disses JT With Scathing Lil Uzi Vert Bars On "Am I The Drama?" Cardi B takes aim at several of her rivals on her new album, "Am I The Drama?," which she put out on Friday. By Cole Blake September 19, 2025
Relationships Stefon Diggs Says He Wants A Baby Boy With Cardi B And Is Already Thinking Of Names Cardi B announced that she and Stefon Diggs are expecting during an interview with Gayle King on Wednesday. By Cole Blake September 18, 2025
Music Jay Electronica Finally Releases "Act 1" & "Act 2" On Streaming Both of these Jay Electronica projects now appear on Apple Music, although only one of them is available on Spotify at press time. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 18, 2025