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Music Suge Knight's Attempt At Overturning 28-Year Prison Sentence Fails Miserably Suge Knight has been behind bars since 2018 after taking a plea deal in a hit-and-run incident. By Cole Blake March 06, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar To Co-Write Amanda Reifer's Debut Album Coming Later This Year A release date isn't here yet, but with Kendrick Lamar being such a gifted writer, we are excited to see how he meshes with Amanda Reifer. By Zachary Horvath March 04, 2025
Music Kanye West Welcomes Andrew Tate Back To The U.S. With “Break The Internet” Interview Offer Kanye West is excited about controversial celebrity Andrew Tate’s arrival in Florida and offers the opportunity to have a viral conversation. By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 02, 2025
Music Drake Fails To Dethrone Kendrick Lamar On The Billboard Hot 100 Drake landed two songs on the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100, but it wasn't enough to take down Kendrick Lamar. By Cole Blake February 24, 2025
Music Freddie Gibbs Allegedly Disses J Cole Following Dreamville MC's New Song "cLOUDs" Freddie Gibbs allegedly took to his Instagram burner account to dismissively react to J Cole's new single, "cLOUDs." By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 22, 2025
Music Yella Beezy’s $2 Million Bond Reduced In Mo3 Murder Case Yella Beezy's grandmother recently took the stand, arguing that the rapper could not afford to post a $2 million bond. By Caroline Fisher March 27, 2025
Music Philadelphia Rapper Accused Of Assault Complains To Police About Being On The News & Promptly Gets Arrested Crowley Geez has been accused by police of allegedly assaulting a woman in Philadelphia, earlier this month. By Cole Blake March 24, 2025
Music Leon Thomas Teams Up With Chris Brown On Our New "R&B Season" Playlist Update This week on our "R&B Season" playlist update, we highlighted killer new tracks from Leon Thomas, Chris Brown, and Sean Leon. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 23, 2025
Sports LeBron James & His Daughter Vibe To Kendrick Lamar & SZA’s "Luther" Amid Drake Tensions Kendrick Lamar and SZA's hit collaboration, "Luther," is continuing to dominate the Billboard Hot 100 chart. By Cole Blake March 23, 2025
Music Kanye West Labels Cardi B "Used" Amid His Explosive Twitter Rant On Rappers No one has been safe from Kanye West during this fiery rage, even someone like Cardi B, who has barely any connection to him. By Zachary Horvath March 18, 2025
Music NFL Takes Fans Behind The Scenes Of Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl Halftime Show Kendrick Lamar and SZA's continued Billboard Hot 100 dominance with "luther" adds to this post-Super Bowl halftime show interest. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 17, 2025
Music J Cole, Lil Wayne, 21 Savage & More Join The Final Dreamville Festival's 2025 Lineup J Cole recently confused fans by allegedly teasing his retirement, but that won't happen before 21 Savage, Lil Wayne and more hit Dreamville. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 17, 2025