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Music Joe Budden Defends Kendrick Lamar Amid Backlash For Super Bowl Halftime Show Setlist Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl setlist has sparked a debate. By Caroline Fisher February 12, 2025
Music Kanye West Accuses UMG Of Using Kendrick Lamar To “Make An Example” Of Drake Ye's rant continues. By Caroline Fisher February 09, 2025
Music Lil Yachty Takes A Spill Onstage During Tyler, The Creator Concert The rapper had a nasty fall. By Elias Andrews February 07, 2025
Music Too Short Urges Kendrick Lamar To Skip "Not Like Us" During Halftime Show One West Coast icon to another. By Elias Andrews February 06, 2025
Relationships Kanye West Gets Handsy With Bianca Censori Before Shutting Down Street For A Photoshoot Kanye West and Bianca Censori's antics aren't done yet. By Cole Blake February 05, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Claims He’s Known About TDE Lawsuit For “Months” TDE is being sued for alleged sexual harassment, assault, and more. By Caroline Fisher February 01, 2025
Music Ab-Soul Ignites Black Hippy Reunion Rumors For Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl Halftime Show Soulo's probably talking about something else entirely here, but it's already too late for fans' speculation. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 30, 2025
Streetwear Kendrick Lamar Reveals Super Bowl Merch With Proceeds Helping Victims Of L.A. Fires Kendrick Lamar has new merch on the way. By Cole Blake January 28, 2025
Politics Donald Trump Reportedly Urges U.S. State Department To Downplay Black History Month Trump's war against DEI initiatives sadly continues... By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 28, 2025
Music 50 Cent Trolls His Alleged Assault Victim's Attorney With Throwback Pictures 50 Cent has jokes about the situation. By Cole Blake January 28, 2025
Music Trippie Redd Fuels Cheating Rumors With Somber New Song "Pretty Rose" The rapper is in his sad bag. By Elias Andrews January 27, 2025
Music Offset Accuses Security Guard Of Spitting On Him Before Dispensary Brawl Offset is currently being sued by a security guard named Jim Sanchez, who alleges the rapper punched him in the face last March. By Caroline Fisher April 28, 2026