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Relationships Rihanna Appears To Get Testy With A$AP Rocky At The Gotham Awards Fans have been debating whether Rihanna was actually mad with A$AP Rocky when she wanted to leave the event. By Cole Blake December 03, 2025
Pop Culture Jussie Smollett Finally Addresses Viral Kendrick Lamar Deepfake Kendrick Lamar infamously morphed into the likes of Kobe Bryant and Jussie Smollett for his iconic "Heart Part 5" visual back in May 2022. By Zachary Horvath December 01, 2025
Music Police Clarify Celeste Rivas’ Body Was Not Decapitated Or Frozen Police found Celeste Rivas' body in the trunk of a vehicle registered to the singer, D4vd, back in September. By Cole Blake November 25, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Warns TDE Against Botting Doechii's Streams With Megan Thee Stallion Comparison DJ Akademiks isn't buying into the authenticity of how successful Doechii's streaming numbers have become over the last year. By Cole Blake July 28, 2025
Music Iggy Azalea And DJ Akademiks Go Off On Each Other As Playboi Carti Drama Reaches A Fever Pitch DJ Akademiks recently accused Iggy Azalea of trying to use him to get her child's father, Playboi Carti, "canceled." By Caroline Fisher September 17, 2025
Pop Culture Doechii Twerking To Doja Cat’s “Wet Va**na” Will Have You Ready To Catch Them On Tour The "Scarlet" tour kicks off on October 31st in San Francisco and will run through to mid-December. By Hayley Hynes October 17, 2023
Music Kirk Hammett Net Worth 2023: What Is The Metallica Legend Worth? Explore Kirk Hammett's journey from humble beginnings to Metallica legend. Dive into his net worth, musical contributions, and personal life. By Jake Skudder October 19, 2023
Music Spotify Acquires WhoSampled And Changes Are Already In Store Along with Spotify's purchasing of WhoSampled, several improvements are already in store for the platform. By Cole Blake November 19, 2025
Music NBA YoungBoy's Old Bucket List From 2018 Reportedly Surfaces Online While NBA YoungBoy has achieved many of the goals he set for himself seven years ago, he's still got some boxes to check. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 25, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Hits Massive Sales Milestone Despite Not Dropping In 2025 Beyond a few big features, 2025 has mostly been Kendrick Lamar's year to flex all of the success of the previous summer's Drake battle. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 11, 2025
Music Boosie Badazz Labels Yung Miami The "Nucleus" Of The Diddy Allegations Diddy will be returning to the courtroom in October for a hearing to determine his sentence following his high-profile criminal trial. By Cole Blake August 25, 2025
Music Young Thug Doubles Down On His Denial Of Snitching Allegations With Court Evidence Young Thug fans caused commotion online when resurfaced audio of him allegedly speaking about Peewee Roscoe to police hit the timeline. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 28, 2025