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Music 2Pac's Family Reportedly Heated Over AI Imagery On Social Media If you haven't seen, there are a lot of AI-generated videos and images of 2Pac across platforms such as X and it's getting out of hand. By Zachary Horvath October 10, 2025
Music Halle Bailey Announces Debut Album 'Love? Or Something Like It' Halle Bailey has fans anticipating new music after she announced her debut album set to arrive on October 24. By Tallie Spencer October 10, 2025
Music Drake’s Team Responds After Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against Universal Music Group: “We Intend To Appeal” Drake’s spokesperson confirms the rapper plans to appeal after a judge dismissed his defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group over Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us.” By Tallie Spencer October 09, 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 Diddy Prosecutors Drop Kidnapping And Select Sex Trafficking Charges The move from prosecutors in Diddy's sex trafficking and racketeering trial comes just before closing arguments. By Cole Blake 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 NBA YoungBoy Reportedly Seen Filming A Music Video In NYC Amid Album Rollout The NBA YoungBoy takeover is fast approaching, and the rapper is already prepping visuals for the album that's due out next month. 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 Pusha T Reveals Why He Doesn’t See Kanye West As A Man According to Pusha T, he and his former collaborator Kanye West have never seen eye to eye outside of music. By Caroline Fisher 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
Music Cardi B's New Album Has Reportedly Sold Over A Million Copies Three Months Before Release Cardi B's new album "Am I The Drama?" will reportedly include massive singles on it from previous years, and it's now available for preorder. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 23, 2025