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Music Kanye West Gives DJ Akademiks "White Lives Matter" Tee While Wearing A Klan Outfit & Diddy's Clothes In 2005, Kanye West made the infamous statement during a Hurricane Katrina fundraiser: "George Bush doesn't care about Black people." By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 31, 2025
Music Erykah Badu Goes Viral With Curvaceous Outfit & Performance Erykah Badu walked the street of Dallas naked to make a statement in 2010, which became the "Window Seat" music video. By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 30, 2025
Music Jessie Reyez Has Something For Everyone On Our New "R&B Season" Playlist Update Jessie Reyez, 6LACK, Naomi Sharon, Ari Lennox, and Emotional Oranges brought some bops on "R&B Season" this week. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 30, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Drops New Teaser For Kanye West Interview Last week, DJ Akademiks claimed he had yet to receive the green light from Kanye West's team to release the interview. By Caroline Fisher March 30, 2025
Music Doja Cat Ramps Up Excitement For Her Next Album By Teasing A Bevy Of Snippets Doja Cat has fans demanding her forthcoming record rumored to be titled "Vie," and it seems we are nearing a lead single announcement soon. By Zachary Horvath March 29, 2025
Music Playboi Carti Holds Onto Billboard No. 1 Spot With Second Week Sales Projections For "MUSIC" If Playboi Carti wasn't just trolling, then he might reward fans with even more new music very soon to celebrate this success. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 29, 2025
Music Young Scooter Tributes Pour In From Playboi Carti, Quavo, ATL Jacob, And Many Other Hip-Hop Stars These heartbreaking tributes from the hip-hop world follow Atlanta police's initial update on Young Scooter's passing, which is still vague. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 29, 2025
Music Meek Mill Shuts Down Claim He Was Held For Ransom By L.A. Crips Meek Mill became the subject of a pretty unflattering rumor on Tuesday, and he did his best to put out the internet fire. By Elias Andrews March 25, 2025
Music Big U Refutes RICO Charges On Instagram Before Turning Himself In Big U has been arrested and accused of "mafia-like" crimes, and he shared some crucial insights before giving himself up. By Elias Andrews March 19, 2025
Music Kanye West Calls Playboi Carti "A Dumber Version Of Virgil" As His Relentless Verbal Assault Continues Playboi Carti finally stepping up to Kanye West got him hit with more disrespectful tweets as the latter continues to spiral. By Zachary Horvath March 19, 2025
Music Iggy Azalea Threatens To Expose Kanye West After He Mentions Her & Playboi Carti's Son Kanye West has been feuding with Iggy Azalea, Playboi Carti, and several other artists on social media. By Cole Blake March 19, 2025
Music Playboi Carti Receives Nice Sales Bump In Latest First-Week Projections Update Playboi Carti is already prepped to have his biggest debut ever, but the final number keeps growing larger by the day. By Zachary Horvath March 18, 2025