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Music Lil Nas X Launches New Merch Inspired By “7” EP Lil Nas X rolls out a new merch line inspired by his "7" EP. By Kevin Goddard June 26, 2019
Music Benzino Claims 50 Cent Wanted To Be Like Big Meech But Couldn’t During a recent interview, Benzino weighed in on 50 Cent's feud with Big Meech, suggesting that he once looked up to the former drug kingpin. By Caroline Fisher February 28, 2025
Music YNW Melly Plans To Bar Witnesses Who Allege He Owed YNW SakChaser Money YNW Melly's legal team want to shut down any ideas that he owed YNW SakChaser money before trial begins. By Cole Blake September 27, 2023
Music Kanye West & 4batz Hit The Studio Despite Latter's Deal With Drake's OVO Sound Fans can't wait to hear what they're working on. By Caroline Fisher April 26, 2024
Music Taylor Swift Praises Diddy As An Ideal Prom Date In Resurfaced Viral Interview Clip The clip is resurfacing after Taylor Swift announced that she's dropping her next album, "The Life of a Showgirl," on October 3rd. By Cole Blake August 14, 2025
Music Fat Joe Stirs Up Debate With A Hot Take About Chris Brown's Legacy There's already plenty of love for Chris Brown despite his controversies, but Fat Joe thinks there could've been even more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 17, 2024
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 Ty Dolla $ign Proclaims Leon Thomas The "King Of R&B" Ty Dolla $ign's praise comes after Leon Thomas put on an eye-catching performance at Wireless Festival in London. By Cole Blake July 17, 2025
Music Rod Wave Says His Music Is Not "Too Emotional" The rapper says people who think his music is too emotional are the type of people that avoid their pain. By Noah Grant April 03, 2023
Music Rolling Loud Confirms Orlando As Its Only U.S. Festival In 2026 Rolling Loud Orlando pre-sale begins on January 9 at 10 a.m. EST, and pre-sale ticket buyers will receive a free t-shirt. By Caroline Fisher January 07, 2026
Music Fyre Festival's Billy McFarland Reflects On Disaster Left In His Wake Billy McFarland's Fyre Festival is a beautiful disaster, and the founder has much to say on the matter. By Mitch Findlay June 14, 2018
Music Key Glock, Mach-Hommy & More Went Full Force On Our New "Fire Emoji" Playlist Update: Stream Other amazing releases on "Fire Emoji" this week came from Lupe Fiasco, Chance The Rapper, Rapsody, A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, and more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 18, 2024