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Music Kanye West Officially Announces First-Ever India Concert Reports of Kanye West performing in India surfaced earlier this year. This will be the second of four global stops on this world tour. By Zachary Horvath February 16, 2026
Original Content Meet The 2017 XXL Freshman Class Get acquainted with the 2017 XXL Freshman Class. By Mitch Findlay June 14, 2017
Music Justin Bieber Allegedly Sold His Catalog For $200 Million Due To Financial Struggles Justin Bieber sold his catalog to Hipgnosis, now known as Recognition Music Group, for $200 million in January of 2023. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 15, 2025
Streetwear Louis Vuitton Responds After LISA Gets Accused Of Wearing Rosa Parks On Her Underwear Lisa’s Louis Vuitton Met Gala outfit has triggered backlash over a face resembling Rosa Parks placed on the bodysuit’s underwear area. By Ben Atkinson May 07, 2025
Music Waka Flocka Flame Concert Causes Backlash After Man With A Swastika Shirt Takes The Stage Waka Flocka Flame's concert joins Kanye West's antics as recent instances of rappers associating with Nazi imagery. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 05, 2025
Music Maino Surprised By Shannon Sharpe Lawsuit After He Thought Podcaster Was Gay Maino found success in rap after prison with "Hi Hater." He is also known for his previous relationship with Lil Kim. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 03, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Believes This Kendrick Lamar Song Was The Worst In The Drake Battle "By A Mile" While DJ Akademiks and all Kendrick Lamar and Drake fans have their preferred disses, each record boasts big pros and cons as battle cuts. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 03, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Predicts If Kendrick Lamar Will Topple Drake's Highest-Grossing Rap Tour Record DJ Akademiks' Kendrick Lamar and SZA prediction concerns Drake's "It's All A Blur" tour with 21 Savage, which reportedly grossed $320 million. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 03, 2025
Music Misa Hylton & Vado Hit Mary J Blige With Massive $5 Million Lawsuit Misa Hylton has accused Mary J Blige of keeping Vado in “economic servitude" by allegedly refusing to release his album. By Cole Blake April 29, 2025
Music Kanye West Uses Painting From Adolf Hitler’s Bedroom As “Cousins” Artwork Recently, Kanye West opened up about allegedly having sexual relations with one of his cousins as a child. By Caroline Fisher April 25, 2025
Pop Culture Ray J Shares Way Too Much Information As He Reacts To Shannon Sharpe’s $50M Lawsuit Shannon Sharpe is being sued by an anonymous woman accusing him of rape and sexual assault, which he denies. By Caroline Fisher April 24, 2025
Music Boosie Badazz Questions Validity Of A-1 Sauce In Viral Ruth Chris's Situation Boosie Badazz goes viral often for various reasons. His latest viral moment included the rapper involved in a car accident. By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 21, 2025