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Music Playboi Carti Claims "MUSIC" Follow Up Album "BABY BOI" Is "OTW" Playboi Carti took years to drop his third album, but now he's claiming that he's ready to go with the fourth one. By Elias Andrews March 15, 2025
Music 2Pac Murder Suspect Keefe D Breaks Down About Being Away From Grandkids In Prison Keefe D is currently behind bars at the Clark County Detention Center in Las Vegas awaiting his trial, which begins next year. By Caroline Fisher March 14, 2025
Music Drake Teases "$OME $EXY $ONGS 4 U" Announcement With Cryptic Posts Drake flooded social media with photos brandishing specific phrases and the branding design from his last album. By Elias Andrews March 13, 2025
Music Diddy Claims CNN Destroyed The Only Video Of Him Assaulting Cassie & It Could Have Major Trial Implications The prosecution is hoping to use the video of Diddy hitting Cassie in an effort to show a history of behavior. By Cole Blake March 13, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Allegedly Featured On Playboi Carti's "I AM MUSIC" And He's Taking Shots Again This would mark Kendrick Lamar and Playboi Carti's first collaboration, and joins other rumored "I AM MUSIC" guests like Lil Uzi Vert. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 13, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Reveals Playboi Carti's A-List Features For New Album "I AM MUSIC" Playboi Carti will finally release his long-awaited "I AM MUSIC" album this Friday (March 14) ahead of his Rolling Loud California set. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 13, 2025
Music LeBron James Sips Wine To New Drake Song Amidst Ongoing Feud LeBron James and Drake have been indirectly snipping each other for months, but fans are wondering if a reconciliation is near. By Elias Andrews March 12, 2025
Music Kanye West Blindsides Morgan Wallen With Random Swastika Text Kanye West's latest Twitter outburst is quite small right now, but it's making his message to Morgan Wallen stand out even more. By Zachary Horvath March 12, 2025
Pop Culture Diddy Is Furious With Lawyer Behind Viral Druski & Odell Beckham Jr. Lawsuit Both Druski and Odell Beckham Jr. have already put out statements denying the validity of the allegations. By Cole Blake March 11, 2025
Music Eminem's “Smack You” Leak Leads To A Diss Track From Suge Knight's Son Eminem previously dissed Suge Knight on the leaked song, "Smack You," which appears to have been recorded in the 2000s. By Cole Blake March 10, 2025
Politics 50 Cent Fires Back At Zohran Mamdani's "Breakfast Club" Diss Zohran Mamdani joked that 50 Cent won't be happy about his tax proposal for New York's top earners, earlier this month. By Cole Blake June 26, 2025
Music French Montana Storms Out Of Interview When Asked About Drake & Rick Ross Rick Ross was one of the several former collaborators that began feuding with Drake back in 2024. By Cole Blake June 26, 2025