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Music Drake Recalls Michael Jordan Ping-Pong Bets & $40 Million Dave & Buster's Gambling Win Drake spoke on Michael Jordan and Dave & Buster's via a new ad for Stake, in which he broke down in-person gambling versus online bets. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 21, 2025
Music 2028 Olympics Chairman Says There’s A Good Chance Kendrick Lamar Will Be Involved Just last month, Kendrick Lamar put on a historic performance during his Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show with SZA. By Caroline Fisher March 20, 2025
Music 2Pac Murder Suspect Keefe D Breaks Down About Being Away From Grandkids In Prison Keefe D is currently behind bars at the Clark County Detention Center in Las Vegas awaiting his trial, which begins next year. By Caroline Fisher March 14, 2025
Music Reggae Legend Cocoa Tea Dies After Cancer Battle Cocoa Tea was best known for many songs including, "Riker's Island," "Sweet Sweet Cocoa Tea," and "Young Lover." By Cole Blake March 11, 2025
Music Elliott Wilson Scolds Conan O'Brien's Kendrick Lamar & Drake Joke As "Corny" Pandering Elliott Wilson had previously taken Kendrick Lamar's side in the Drake battle, but draws the line at cultural outsiders joining in on the fun. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 09, 2025
Music G Herbo Keeps It Cool After Fan Flashes Gang Signs In His Face At The Club Fans are applauding Herbo for going legit. By Tallie Spencer January 22, 2026
Music Lil Yachty Calls For Lil Durk's Freedom Amid Recent Case Developments Lil Durk and Lil Yachty have a couple of different collaborations together, and fans hope they won't be the only ones they will ever drop. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 18, 2026
Music A$AP Rocky Says Mom Begged Him To Get With Rihanna His mother had been planting the RiRi seed in his head for years. By Tallie Spencer January 15, 2026
Music Chris Brown Calls For Freedom Of Tory Lanez Following Frightening Prison Stabbing Tory Lanez and Chris Brown have been supporting each other for years, and Breezy has felt that the former's arrest was unjust. By Zachary Horvath May 14, 2025
Music Tory Lanez's Alleged Attacker Has Been Identified On Monday, Tory Lanez was stabbed 14 times in prison and now, it appears as though the attacker has been officially revealed. By Alexander Cole May 13, 2025
Music Lil Yachty Unleashes New Batch Of Tracks Through "The Concrete Leak System" On SoundCloud Lil Yachty has been adding to his SoundCloud catalog over the last four years with the last updates coming in 2024. By Zachary Horvath May 13, 2025
Music Diddy Courtroom Sketch Goes Viral After The Mogul Flashes A Symbol To His Family Diddy was in court on Monday for the start of his trial and his family was there too to support him in this trying time. By Alexander Cole May 13, 2025