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Music Kendrick Lamar Surprises Atlanta Fans With Playboi Carti During “Grand National” Tour Kendrick Lamar smashed the record for highest-grossing rap concert just days into his tour with SZA, surpassing Eminem. By Caroline Fisher April 30, 2025
Music Kanye West Berates An Old Clip Of His Son Saint Finding A Kim Kardashian Sex Tape Reference Kanye West has drawn a lot of controversy for his own promotion of content that is inappropriate for his children. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 26, 2025
Music Kanye West Reacts To Alleged Bots Boosting Kendrick Lamar & SZA's "luther" Music Video Kanye West has previously called Kendrick Lamar a "pawn" for the system amid the Drake battle, also admitting jealousy of K.Dot's moment. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 13, 2025
Music Blueface Appears To Be In Good Spirits In New Picture From Behind Bars Blueface is currently serving a four year prison sentence. By Cole Blake February 05, 2025
Music 2025 Grammy Winners: Kendrick Lamar, Beyonce, & SZA Lead The Way The Grammys are quite exceptional this year. By Alexander Cole February 02, 2025
Music 2025 Grammy Predictions & Picks: Can “Not Like Us” Secure Kendrick Lamar Another Victory? Who are your favorites and underdogs this year? By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 29, 2025
Pop Culture Skepta Addresses Viral Picture With Aaron Pierre In Hilarious Response Skepta says fans need to chill out. By Cole Blake January 27, 2025
Music Mac Miller Achieves New Milestones With "Balloonerism" First-Week Sells Mac Miller returns to the charts as he delivers big numbers in new album. By Bryson "Boom" Paul January 26, 2025
Music Travis Scott Officially Enters His New Era After Removing "UTOPIA" From His IG Bio It's a small move, but still an exciting one for Travis fans. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 25, 2025
Music Fivio Foreign Officially Drops 21 Savage & Atlanta Diss Track, "Rap Trap" While this doesn't officially name-drop 21 Savage, it's hard to ignore the context of Fivio Foreign's new song. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 30, 2026
Music How To Listen To Don Toliver's "Octane" Album Don Toliver is drumming up a lot of excitement for "Octane" and we're going to tell you where you can spin it when 12 a.m. hits. By Zachary Horvath January 29, 2026
Politics Nicki Minaj Explains Her Homophobic Rant After Don Lemon Calls For Her To Be Deported Nicki Minaj and Don Lemon continued trading shots as their feud over the former CNN host's coverage of an anti-ICE protest intensified. By Cole Blake January 20, 2026