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Music Lil Wayne & Bono’s Unreleased “Tha Carter VI” Track Featured In NBA Finals Commercial Lil Wayne is gearing up to drop his eagerly anticipated new album "Tha Carter VI," which is slated for release tomorrow. By Caroline Fisher June 05, 2025
Music Kanye West's Offensive Tweets May Be Used Against Him In Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Kanye West has made numerous offensive and vulgar posts on X (formerly Twitter) in recent months that may come back to bite him. By Cole Blake June 05, 2025
Music SiR Accuses Drake Of Getting His Toronto Show Canceled Amid Kendrick Lamar Beef Last July, TDE artist SiR's show in Toronto was mysteriously canceled, leading to speculation that Drake was allegedly involved. By Caroline Fisher June 05, 2025
Music Megan Thee Stallion Fans Call Out Carl Crawford For Flaunting RIAA Plaques Megan Thee Stallion sued Carl Crawford's label 1501 Certified Entertainment in 2020, alleging that she was trapped in exploitative contract. By Caroline Fisher June 04, 2025
Relationships Cardi B Calls Out Female Rappers Who Use Offset's Infidelity To Diss Her Cardi B says Offset's alleged infidelity became a liability for her career as she's now dating Stefon Diggs. By Cole Blake June 04, 2025
Music Young Thug Has Never-Before-Seen Promo Tactic For "UY SCUTI" Young Thug has decided to use one of his nicknames as a way to try out something no rapper has most likely ever done for an album rollout. By Zachary Horvath June 04, 2025
Music Bradford Cohen Has Grim Outlook On YNW Melly's Case As He Awaits Retrial YNW Melly's future still hangs in the balance, but federal and state lawyer Bradford Cohen suggests that the end result could be bad. By Zachary Horvath June 03, 2025
Music Rod Wave Stampede From Old Concert Leads To Lawsuit Rod Wave was NOT named in this lawsuit, but the site that held this specific tour stop is being accused of gross negligence. By Zachary Horvath May 31, 2025
Music Diddy's Defense Lawyer Is Pregnant Amid Criminal Trial Mark Geragos confirmed his daughter Teny is pregnant amid the Diddy trial, revealing the news to TMZ's Harvey Levin on their podcast. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 31, 2025
Music SZA Pays Homage To Kim Kardashian's Unforgettable Paper Magazine Pose While Celebrating AMA Wins While SZA didn't copy it beat for beat, the "SOS" singer put her own twist on an indelible moment in modern media history. By Zachary Horvath May 27, 2025
Music Dame Dash Approves Auction Of His Valuable Assets Dame Dame is working to cover a $4 million judgment awarded to filmmaker Josh Webber in a defamation lawsuit. By Cole Blake May 27, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Rushes To Call Wack 100 After Lauren London Is Mentioned During Diddy Trial Capricorn Clark brought up an alleged incident she claimed Lauren London was present for while testifying in Diddy's trial on Tuesday. By Cole Blake May 27, 2025