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Music Cardi B Rocks The LadyLand Stage After "Am I The Drama?" Announcement The one and only Scarlet Envy of "Ru Paul's Drag Race" fame introduced Cardi B at the LGBTQIA+ Brooklyn festival this weekend. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 28, 2025
Sports Drake Seeks Redemption As He Lays Gargantuan Bet For Main Event At UFC 317 Drake believes he "owes" Brazil a win as he lays down a healthy sum on Charles Oliveira to emerge victorious. By Zachary Horvath June 28, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Expands "Grand National" Tour With South American Leg This Fall CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso will open for Kendrick Lamar in Mexico, Colombia, Brazil, Argentina, and Chile in September and October. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 27, 2025
Music Diddy's Daughter Wipes Tears Away As Family Exits Trial's Closing Arguments Diddy's defense team reportedly begins their closing arguments today, and we expect the Combs family to attend this wrap-up as well. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 27, 2025
Music Pusha T's Reference Track For Kanye West's "Life Of The Party" Verse Resurfaces Online After Pusha T distanced himself from Kanye West, his "Life of the Party" reference track resurfaced online. By Devin Morton June 26, 2025
Music Meek Mill Speaks On Going Independent And Confirms New Music Is On The Way Meek Mill discussed adjusting to life as an independent artist, saying that he wanted to do something we've "never seen." By Devin Morton June 26, 2025
Music Petition Launched To Remove Kanye West From Slovakian Hip-Hop Festival Fans are calling for Kanye West's removal from a popular festival in Slovakia because of his history of antisemitism. By Devin Morton June 26, 2025
Music OMB Peezy Nightclub Shooting Suspect Arrested This April, OMB Peezy's sprinter van was shot at roughly 20 times in the parking lot of StarBar in Raleigh, North Carolina. By Caroline Fisher June 25, 2025
Music Jay-Z & Beyonce Attend Pharrell's Louis Vuitton Show In Paris Jay-Z and Beyonce's appearance at the event comes after they performed together on the "Cowboy Carter" tour. By Cole Blake June 24, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Alleges That Clipse Purposely Let Kendrick Lamar's Verse Surface A lot has been said about how Clipse (more so Pusha T) have handled rolling out "Let God Sort Em Out," and DJ Akademiks is calling them out. By Zachary Horvath June 24, 2025
Music "XXL" Reveals The 2025 Freshman Class This "XXL" Freshman Class is headlined by newly turned rapper GELO (LiAngelo Ball), Ray Vaughn of TDE, and ian based in Dallas. By Zachary Horvath June 24, 2025
Music LeBron James Previews Nas’ Verse On New Clipse Album The eagerly antipated first Clipse album in 15 years, "Let God Sort Em Out," is currently slated for release on July 11. By Caroline Fisher June 24, 2025