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Music Killer Mike & JID Will Induct Outkast Into Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Sleepy Brown will also join Killer Mike and JID in honoring Outkast at the upcoming Los Angeles induction ceremony on November 8. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 13, 2025
Music Travis Scott Debunks Fan Who Claimed He Was Late To South Africa Concert Travis Scott performed for over 70,000 raucous fans in Johannesburg last night, although the scale of this show certainly impacted its prep. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 12, 2025
Music Fat Joe Claims Bruno Mars Snapped At Him For Asking If He Was Puerto Rican Bruno Mars' father is of Puerto Rican and Ashkenazi Jewish descent, whereas Fat Joe's parents are of Puerto Rican and Cuban descent. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 10, 2025
Music Joe Budden Gets Revenge On Drake After UMG Lawsuit's Dismissal At this point, it's unclear whether Drake and Joe Budden's beef is just for laughs or if they really still hate each other. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 10, 2025
Music Diddy Has Reportedly Been Diagnosed With PTSD, According To His Lawyer Marc Agnifilo revealed this during Diddy's sentencing hearing today, where his sons, prosecutors, and more are making their arguments. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 03, 2025
Music Aubrey O'Day Sends Loving Message To Cassie Before Diddy's Sentencing Aubrey O'Day has long been vocal about her disdain for Diddy, whether it's her own accusations or supporting the stories of folks like Cassie. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 03, 2025
Music Teenage NBA YoungBoy Fan Hit With Felony Assault Charge After Mauling Usher NBA YoungBoy's concert in Kansas City got incredibly violent when a teenager pounced on an usher working the show and whaled on him. By Zachary Horvath October 01, 2025
Music Doja Cat To Keep Impressive Charting Streak Alive With "Vie" Compared to her last couple of albums, there is a dip in sales, but Doja Cat is still slated to debut high on the Hot 200 with "Vie." By Zachary Horvath October 01, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Gets Up Close To Chrisean Rock And Fans Can't Believe It DJ Akademiks added fuel to the fire by making reference to Blueface amid this seemingly cozy Chrisean Rock link-up. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 29, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Posts Footage Of His Roc Nation Deposition Over Tory Lanez & Megan Thee Stallion Roc Nation lawyers asked DJ Akademiks about his alleged ties to Tory Lanez and his coverage of the Megan Thee Stallion case. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 23, 2025
Music BigXthaPlug Arrested In Dallas For Alleged Drug And Gun Possession It looks like BigXthaPlug ran into more legal issues while in Texas for his "I Hope You're Happy" release party. By Caroline Fisher August 22, 2025
Music Offset Opens Up About Takeoff’s Tragic Death In Emotional New “KIARI” Track Today, Offset unleashed his third studio album "KIARI," which features Gunna, JID, Key Glock, John Legend, and more. By Caroline Fisher August 22, 2025