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Music Sex Worker Sues Diddy & Hotels For Alleged Exploitation & Sexual Battery Michael Ejiawoko accused various hotels of facilitating Diddy's allegedly coercive encounters and failing to disclose important information. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 26, 2025
Music Tyler The Creator Poised To Have Solid Opening Sales Week For "DON'T TAP THE GLASS" Similar to "CHROMAKOPIA," Tyler The Creator had a shorter first sales week. But once again, it's not going to matter. By Zachary Horvath July 23, 2025
Sports LeBron James Raps Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” On Vacation Amid Drake Tensions Earlier this month, Drake appeared to call out everyone who switched up on him amid his beef with Kendrick Lamar, including LeBron James. By Caroline Fisher July 22, 2025
Music Pusha T Responds To Criticism That He Only Raps About Drugs Pusha T and Clipse have made an established name for themselves by focusing on this very topic and others like it, and that's not changing. By Zachary Horvath July 15, 2025
Music Mike Dean Seemingly Shades Travis Scott Ahead Of "JACKBOYS 2" Release Mike Dean seemed to diss Travis Scott ahead of the release of Scott's second "JACKBOYS" compilation album. By Devin Morton July 13, 2025
Music Travis Scott Reveals The Release Date For “Jackboys 2” The Jackboys' compilations showcase Travis Scott’s Cactus Jack record label. The label includes Sheck Wes, Don Toliver, and Wallie The Sensei By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 10, 2025
Music ASAP Rocky Removes New Video, “Pray4DaGang,” From YouTube, Fans Confused ASAP Rocky paused the release of his anticipated album, Don’t Be Dumb, to fight his criminal trial in 2024. He was found not guilty. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 06, 2025
Music Chance The Rapper Taps Lil Wayne & Smino For A "Star Line" Single Coming Very Soon Chance The Rapper's new album "Star Line" comes out next month, and Lil Wayne and Smino will grace one of the album's lead singles. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 27, 2025
Music Adin Ross Threatens To Fire Staff Member For Playing Kendrick Lamar At His Boxing Event Adin Ross is so incredibly loyal to Drake that he can't even stand the sound of Kendrick Lamar's voice, even a song as beloved as "Alright." By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 23, 2025
Music Papoose & Claressa Shields Go Ballistic Over 50 Cent's Cheating Allegations 50 Cent accused Papoose's girlfriend Claressa Shields of cheating on him with Maserati Bud, and all three targets responded. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 14, 2026
Pop Culture Donald Glover Cast As Iconic Character In "The Super Mario Galaxy Movie" Along with the announcement that Donald Glover will be playing Yoshi, Nintendo shared a new trailer for the film. By Cole Blake March 10, 2026
Music Ari Lennox Apologizes To J. Cole For How She Handled Dreamville Exit Ari Lennox left J. Cole's Dreamville label almost a year ago after calling them out online for not supporting her enough. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 06, 2026