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Sports Kevin Gates Adds Fuel To The LeBron & Savannah James Fire By Sitting Courtside At The Lakers Game Kevin Gates brought along his latest romantic interest, Brittany Renner, to watch the Lakers on Tuesday night. By Cole Blake April 23, 2025
Music Lil Wayne To Headline Historic Madison Square Garden Concert To Debut “Tha Carter VI” Lil Wayne is planning to release "Tha Carter VI" as his first album in the iconic series since 2018 on June 6th. By Cole Blake April 22, 2025
Music Sexyy Red Turns Back Into A Fan At Chris Brown's Meet And Greet Chris Brown and Sexyy Red only have one official collab together, but it's clear their appreciation for one another runs much deeper. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 20, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks & Wack 100 Refuse To Stop Fighting Over Big U & Bricc Baby RICO Case DJ Akademiks said Wack 100 was being hypocritical about his criticism of "police" behavior on podcasts, whereas Wack defended his content. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 19, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Joins Forces With Gatorade For Massive Marketing Campaign One of the new Gatorade ads featuring Kendrick Lamar is now on YouTube, and the campaign will debut during the NBA playoffs this weekend. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 18, 2025
Music Top5 Reveals He Reportedly Signed A Deal With Stake Fellow Canadian rapper Drake is also connected to Stake, so it makes sense his friend Top5 would also work his way in. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 17, 2025
Music Diddy Makes Last Minute Push To Hire A Black Female Attorney The move comes as jury selection in Diddy's highly-publicized alleged sex trafficking trial will begin on May 5th By Cole Blake April 15, 2025
Music Cardi B, Safaree & More Live It Up At Vybz Kartel’s First American Show In Two Decades Vybz Kartel announced his performance at Barclays Center last month, calling it "a monumental moment for me and the culture." By Caroline Fisher April 12, 2025
Music Coachella 2025: How To Watch Music's Biggest Festival Coachella 2025 begins tonight. Here are some of the performers and how you can watch the festival over the next two weekends. By Devin Morton April 11, 2025
Music Kevin Liles Files Motion To Dismiss Sexual Assault Lawsuit Kevin Liles was hit with these serious allegations just over a month ago from an alleged coworker during his tenure at Def Jam. By Zachary Horvath April 09, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Named Billboard's Best Female Rapper Of All Time Over Missy Elliott, Lauryn Hill, & More Billboard used various criteria to make their selection of Nicki Minaj, including cultural impact, longevity, and more. By Cole Blake April 08, 2025
Music Joe Budden's Friend Reveals Why Drake's Melyssa Ford Merch Links To His Patreon Page The "$ome $exy $ongs 4 U" merch drop was the latest in a series of jabs Drake has made against Joe Budden over the years. By Cole Blake April 03, 2025