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Music DJ Akademiks Brings Kendrick Lamar Back Down To Earth After "GNX's" Massive Billboard 200 Debut Kendrick Lamar's new album has sold over 300k equivalent album units. By Cole Blake December 02, 2024
Music Drake Savagely Responds To Instagram Troll Clowning His Rapping Ability An Instagram user reacted to BenDaDonnn's freestyle on Kai Cenat's "Mafiathon 3" stream and called it better than Drake's usual output. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 28, 2025
Music Enchanting Passes Away At 26 Fans are devastated by the news. By Alexander Cole June 11, 2024
Music BIA & Denzel Curry Bar Up On Our New "Fire Emoji" Playlist Update: Stream Other amazing "Fire Emoji" drops this week came from KAYTRANADA, Latto, Lupe Fiasco, Smino, Moneybagg Yo, and many more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 08, 2024
Music Lil Rod Addresses Diddy In New Video: “I Want My Money By Monday” Uncle Murda ran into Lil Rod at 50 Cent's Humor & Harmony Weekend, and Rod had a special message for Diddy amid his lawsuit. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 15, 2024
Music Diddy Attorney Mentions His Possible Bipolar Disorder Amid Sex Trafficking Trial Cassie took the stand again today amid her ex Diddy's long-awaited trial for alleged sex trafficking and racketeering. By Caroline Fisher May 16, 2025
Politics The Game Slams Donald Trump For Ignoring Altadena During Trip To Los Angeles The Game isn't happy with the president. By Cole Blake January 30, 2025
Music J. Cole Reveals The Next Stop On His “Trunk Sale” Tour J. Cole is currently making his way around the United States selling "The Fall-Off" CDs out of his old Honda Civic. By Caroline Fisher February 11, 2026
Music JID's Reaction To Kendrick Lamar's Grammy Win Goes Viral JID went up against Kendrick Lamar in two categories at the Grammys. They included "Best Rap Album" and "Best Melodic Rap Performance." By Zachary Horvath February 02, 2026
Relationships A$AP Rocky Reveals If He Wants More Kids With Rihanna A$AP Rocky and Rihanna welcomed their third child in September 2025, baby girl Rocki. She has two older brothers in RZA and Riot. By Zachary Horvath January 22, 2026
Society Tay-K Associate Sentenced To 30 Years In Prison, His Mom Breaks Down In Court He refused to give information concerning the other defendant. By Zaynab November 20, 2018
Music Deadmau5 Apologizes For Transphobic Slurs: "I'm Not That Kind Of Person" Joel Zimmerman has released a statement for his fans. By Chantilly Post October 11, 2018