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Music Drake Brings Out Yeat During Day 2 Of His Wireless Festival Headliner Night 1 of Wireless saw Drake bring out R&B superstars Mario, Bryson Tiller, Lauryn Hill, and Giveon. Hill performed “Nice For What.” By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 12, 2025
Music 50 Cent Appears To Fire Back At His Ex’s Latest Explosive Allegations The mother of 50 Cent's son, Shaniqua Tompkins, recently alleged that he once hired Misa Hylton just to get dirt on Diddy. By Caroline Fisher July 01, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Makes History On The Top Rap Albums Chart With "GNX" Despite "GNX" only being a seven-month-old album, Kendrick Lamar has been setting numerous records and reaching impressive milestones. By Zachary Horvath June 30, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Shatters Two More Major Records Thanks To “GNX” And “Luther” Kendrick Lamar's got a lot going for him these days, from his chart-topping album "GNX" to his massively successful tour with SZA. By Caroline Fisher July 02, 2025
Music D4vd's Defense Lawyers Are Allegedly Receiving Antisemitic Death Threats D4vd is currently behind bars and faces accusations of murdering teenager Celeste Rivas Hernandez after an inappropriate sexual relationship. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 26, 2026
Music Pooh Shiesty Looks Frustrated In Mugshot Over Gucci Mane Arrest Pooh Shiesty was denied bond during his detention hearing last week. Since he'll be in jail for the foreseeable future his mugshot was taken. By Zachary Horvath April 17, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Goes Off On Anthony Fantano For Drake "ICEMAN" Prediction DJ Akademiks said he told Drake to delay his new album "ICEMAN" because of folks like Anthony Fantano speculating about its release. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 17, 2026
Music Snoop Dogg Under Fire After Child Joins Him Onstage Alongside Stripper A clip from one of Snoop Dogg's recent shows is currently making its rounds online as social media users point out what went wrong. By Caroline Fisher April 23, 2026
Music Toronto Mayor Says She's "Excited" For Drake's "ICEMAN" Drake confirmed that his highly anticipated album, "ICEMAN," is dropping on Friday, May 15th. By Cole Blake April 22, 2026
Music Offset Continues To Taunt Lil Tjay On Social Media After Being Called A "Rat" Lil Tjay called Offset a "rat" on Tuesday, and now, the former Migos rapper is having his fun on social media. By Alexander Cole April 08, 2026
Music Bad Bunny's Concert Film For Spotify Gets New Teaser Bad Bunny's concert film for Spotify comes amid a massive year for the singer that included headlining the Super Bowl Halftime Show. By Cole Blake April 06, 2026
Music 50 Cent Calls Out Usher For Coming To Diddy's Defense Usher said that Diddy has been "misrepresented" in the public and described him as his "mentor" while speaking with Forbes. By Cole Blake March 25, 2026