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Music Omarion Snaps On Low Energy Fans During Viral "Millennium Tour" Performance Users are debating online whether Omarion's antics on stage during the concert were justified as he dealt with low-effort fans. By Cole Blake March 25, 2025
Music Drake Takes A Break From UMG Lawsuit To Celebrate Toronto MC TVGUCCI's Birthday Drake is proud to call Houston his second home, so of course he treated TVGUCCI to a fun birthday celebration in the city. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 23, 2025
Music Kanye West Officially Drops Extended "BULLY V1" Album As DJ Akademiks Hypes Up Interview Kanye West took a break from his bigoted tirades and attacks against his fellow rap superstars to officially update his new album, "Bully." By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 22, 2025
Music Kanye West Drags "Pawn" Kendrick Lamar And Cuts Playboi Carti & Ty Dolla $ign From "Bully" Despite his previous collaborations with these artists and many more, Kanye West continues to blast their "betrayal" over his behavior. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 21, 2025
Music Tory Lanez Seems To Promise More New Music On The Way In Social Media Message From Prison Tory Lanez just dropped his new album "PETERSON," which he recorded in prison and conceptualized around his incarceration. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 17, 2025
Music Kanye West Claims 50 Cent As "One Of My Favorite People" Amid His Latest Twitter Tirade Amid his handful of explosions on Twitter lately, Kanye West has taken time to give certain figures their props if he feels they deserve it. By Zachary Horvath March 17, 2025
Music Ashanti Says "Never Say Never" When Explaining Rekindling Romance With Husband Nelly Ashanti and Nelly first met in 2003 at the Grammy Awards press conference where Nelly announced Ashanti's R&B nomination for "Foolish." By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 16, 2025
Music 50 Cent Refuses To Believe He Lost A Rap Beef, But Gives Jadakiss Mad Props Fif had to give credit where credit is due. By Zachary Horvath December 11, 2024
Music J Cole Recalls Feeling Surpassed By Kendrick Lamar Following “Good Kid, M.A.A.D City” Release According to J Cole, the pressure was on once "Good Kid, M.A.A.D City" dropped. By Caroline Fisher December 04, 2024
Music Drake Officially Returns To The Top 10 On Billboard Amid Kendrick Lamar's Dominance Drake's "NOKIA" recently topped the Apple Music charts for the first time, whereas Kendrick Lamar cinched another week atop Billboard. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 10, 2025
Music More Trapped In The Closets?: R. Kelly Claims To Written 25 New Albums While Serving Prison Term The argument of separating the music from the prison has been a constant debate with R. Kelly at the center. Song concepts created conflict. By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 08, 2025
Music Bad Boy Records Co-Founder Files Detailed Lawsuit Alleging Diddy's Heavy Involvement In Tupac's Murder The person(s) responsible for the death of Tupac continues to mystify everyone, but could this lawsuit against Diddy shed some light? By Zachary Horvath March 05, 2025