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Music Travis Scott Has Very High Praise For Tame Impala's New Album "Deadbeat" Travis Scott previously enlisted Kevin Parker to help craft "SKELETONS" off of his massive 2018 album "ASTROWORLD." By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 19, 2025
Music LeBron James Called Out For Rocking Drake NOCTA Jacket In New Ad LeBron James seemingly fell out with Drake after supporting Kendrick Lamar, but now he’s being accused of switching up. By Caroline Fisher December 09, 2025
Politics Mysonne Joins Zohran Mamdani’s Transition Team As A Criminal Justice Adviser Zohran Mamdani will be taking office on January 1 after beating Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa in the 2025 election. By Cole Blake December 09, 2025
Music Drake's "Take Care" Experiences Strong Resurgence In Sales Amid "ICEMAN" Hype Drake's longevity is maybe the best the genre has ever seen, but if there's any doubt, this re-emergence in sales should silence that. By Zachary Horvath December 08, 2025
Music SZA, Doechii, & More Headline 12th Annual TDE Holiday Charity Event TDE is back to spread holiday cheer this season, returning for the 12th time with performances, giveaways, and more. By Zachary Horvath December 04, 2025
Music 50 Cent Insists There’s No Personal Agenda Behind Diddy Docuseries During a recent interview, 50 Cent revealed why he decided to executive produce "Sean Combs: The Reckoning." By Caroline Fisher December 04, 2025
Relationships IG Model Alleges Offset Is Trying To Set Up Cardi B's New Boyfriend Stefon Diggs A spokesperson for Offset has already said that "any statements attributed to Offset circulating on social media are completely fabricated." By Cole Blake November 24, 2025
Music GloRilla Says She Will Be Making An R&B Album Fans wonder, what would an R&B album from Glo sound like? By Tallie Spencer November 20, 2025
Music Fugees Rapper Pras Michel Sentenced To 14 Years In Prison Pras Michel was handed a 14-year sentence. By Tallie Spencer November 20, 2025
Music Megan Thee Stallion Takes The Stand In Defamation Case Against Blogger Milagro Gramz Megan Thee Stallion opened up about the emotional toll that online attacks have taken on her. By Tallie Spencer November 20, 2025
Music Akon Sets The Record Straight Amid Arrest Reports Earlier this week, it was reported that Akon was arrested in Georgia on an outstanding bench warrant and booked into the Smyrna City Jail. By Caroline Fisher November 13, 2025
Music Ebro Reacts To Drake's New Albums By Calling Them "Instagram Caption Rap" Drake and Ebro Darden hold little love for each other, so the latter's thoughts on the former's three new albums are kind of complicated. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 15, 2026