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Music J Cole Addresses The Future Of Dreamville Fest While Performing With Erykah Badu J Cole and Erykah Badu were accompanied on the 2025 Dreamville Fest lineup by Lil Wayne, GloRilla, 21 Savage, JID, Coco Jones, and many more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 07, 2025
Music Rihanna Invites Fans Into Her Private Vehicle Following Fenty Beauty Event In Paris Not many superstars are comfortable letting fans get too close to them, but Rihanna was more than okay with giving her fans time to interact. By Zachary Horvath April 05, 2025
Music Lil Wayne & Lil Twist Reunite For "Addict" Music Video Lil Wayne and Lil Twist originally released the single, "Addict," back in February. By Cole Blake April 21, 2026
Relationships A$AP Rocky Explains How Rihanna Has "Changed" Since Giving Birth A$AP Rocky was among several other celebrities who spoke about their relationships with Rihanna for the piece. By Cole Blake April 21, 2026
Music Drake On Pace For Biggest Streaming Year In Hip-Hop History Drake continues to rack up streams on Spotify as fans continue to anticipate his ninth studio album, "ICEMAN." By Caroline Fisher April 08, 2026
Music Isaiah Rashad Shares Release Date For "It's Been Awful" Isaiah Rashad's new release will mark his first studio album since dropping "The House Is Burning" back in 2021. By Cole Blake April 07, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Makes Bold Prediction About Drake’s “ICEMAN” Album Drake's ninth studio album "ICEMAN" is expected to arrive sometime this year, though it doesn't have an official release date. By Caroline Fisher October 13, 2025
Music 6ix9ine Seemingly Justifies Paying For Nicki Minaj Collab To Go Number One 6ix9ine didn't explicitly confirm this claim about the 2020 Nicki Minaj collab "Trollz," but he didn't explicitly deny it either. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 11, 2025
Music SlimeLife Shawty Blames Young Thug’s Lawyer For His YSL Plea Deal SlimeLife Shawty was one of a few YSL affiliates who testified against Young Thug and company during the RICO trial last year. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 10, 2025
Music Mustard Laughs Uncontrollably At Drake For Losing "Not Like Us" Lawsuit After months of UMG trying to dismiss Drake's lawsuit against them, they were finally able to do so today, and Mustard is loving it. By Zachary Horvath October 09, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Makes Rare Public Appearance And It's Not Where You Would Expect Kendrick Lamar is in South America for the current leg of his Grand National tour, and he made a rare public appearance in the midst of it. By Alexander Cole October 09, 2025
Music 50 Cent Weighs In After A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie Gets Into Frightening Brawl In Japan A Boogie wit da Hoodie was involved in a major fight with his crew at a nightclub in Japan on Friday night. By Cole Blake October 07, 2025