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Music Lil Wayne's Children Reveal Difficulties At School Due To Their Father's Fame On a new episode of Reginae Carter's podcast with the rest of Lil Wayne's kids, they said that they wouldn't have it any other way. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 27, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Reveals Playboi Carti's Grueling Recording Process On Tour DJ Akademiks recently went to enjoy Playboi Carti's concert in Florida, and it seems like they chopped it up. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 21, 2025
Music 6ix9ine Claims King Von's Alleged Killer Lul Tim Scammed Him Out Of $10K Verse Lul Tim made similar claims a couple of years ago about 6ix9ine, who has not stopped disrespecting King Von's memory after their feud. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 08, 2025
Music Kewon White Convicted Of Mo3 Murder, Receives Prison Sentence Kewon White had been accused of being paid by Yella Beezy to murder Mo3, with Beezy and another alleged culprit facing their trials soon. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 05, 2026
Politics Kanye’s Katrina, George Bush Criticism Hits Differently 21 Years Later The Katrina telethon captured a Kanye whose defiance often centered Black inequality, years before MAGA reshaped his politics. By Erika Marie September 02, 2026
Music Kodak Black & Sexyy Red Confirmed For "GTA 6" Rockstar Games recently did an interview with DAZED about "GTA 6," which led to a revelation about Kodak Black and Sexyy Red. By Alexander Cole August 26, 2026
TV JAŸ-Z & Rick Rubin’s HBO Max Docuseries Lands A Release Date A new trailer for HBO Max’s “JAŸ-Z in 8” has arrived. By Aron A. August 26, 2026
Music Diddy's Prison Release Date Pushed Back Following Fight That Landed Him In Solitary Diddy had received some good news last week concerning his prison release date, but the news has actually gotten worse for him. By Alexander Cole August 05, 2026
Music Nicki Minaj Mansion Covered In Legal Papers The rapper reportedly owes over $200,000 in legal fees according to the firm. By Tallie Spencer July 16, 2026
Music Bow Wow's Tiny Desk Concert Garners Fans' Praise Bow Wow ran through some of his best hits for his NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert, and fans lamented how he didn't perform even more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 29, 2026
Original Content Clive Davis Was Behind The Legendary Careers Of These 10 Music Icons Whitney Houston wasn't the only superstar Clive Davis helped launch. These artists, including Diddy and Alicia Keys, all have careers closely connected to the late legendary executive. By Erika Marie June 25, 2026
Music Wiz Khalifa Just Became A Character In The New Hitman Video Game Wiz Khalifa appears as The Wizard in a free limited-time Hitman: World of Assassination mission, set inside a packed MMA arena. By Ben Atkinson June 08, 2026