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Pop Culture Ray J Reveals He's Having Mental Health Issues In Concerning Video Prayers go out to Ray J as it's unclear as to what led him to this point. We are wishing him the best going forward. By Zachary Horvath July 01, 2025
Music Clipse Unveil Star-Studded Tracklist For "Let God Sort Em Out" After much speculation and anticipation, Clipse have decided to share the tracklist for "Let God Sort Em Out" two weeks ahead of its release. By Zachary Horvath June 30, 2025
Music Wale Addresses New Album's Release Date In "Slowdown" Freestyle Wale began promoting his forthcoming album at the top of the year with the lead single "Blanco." He has released two new songs since. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 29, 2025
Relationships A$AP Rocky & Rihanna Look Stunning At "Smurfs" Film Premiere Rihanna will be starring as Smurfette in the highly-anticipated movie, which hits theaters in the US on July 18th. By Cole Blake June 29, 2025
Politics Nelly Responds To "Pro-Trump" Claims After Performing At Inaugural Ball Nelly performed at the Liberty Ball during President Trump's first week back in office, a move that sparked backlash. By Devin Morton June 29, 2025
Music Chubbs Trolls T-Pain After Divisive Comments About Drake's Inability To "Bow Out Gracefully" After T-Pain's comments about Drake not knowing when to step away, Chubbs took to Instagram to troll the rapper/singer/streamer. By Devin Morton June 29, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Alleges Kendrick Lamar Is The Reason Why Drake Isn't On Playboi Carti's "MUSIC" Similar accusations have been launched in the inverse concerning the Kendrick Lamar and Drake beef, such as with the upcoming Clipse album. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 27, 2025
Pop Culture 50 Cent To Play Balrog In Upcoming Live-Action "Street Fighter" Movie 50 Cent will play disgraced boxer Balrog in the live-action "Street Fighter" movie, which has seemingly solidified its main cast. By Devin Morton June 26, 2025
Music Scott Storch Says Kanye West Broke His Heart In Heated Rant Kanye West was one of several celebrities Scott Storch discussed during his appearance on the "PBD Podcast." By Cole Blake June 26, 2025
Music Drake & Lil Yachty Pop Out To WWE's Elimination Chamber In Toronto Drake return home just in time to catch a WWE event with Lil Yachty. Who will he root for in the Elimination Chamber match? By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 01, 2025
Music Team Drake Or Kendrick Lamar? Rubi Rose Reminds Everyone Who's Always Been Better Rubi Rose hasn't been vocal about the Drake versus Kendrick Lamar debate once since the beef, but she's making it clear who she stans. By Zachary Horvath March 01, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Questions A$AP Rocky's Lawyer's Claim About Diddy & Jay-Z's Relationship If A$AP Rocky's lawyer Joe Tacopina is right about Jay-Z and Diddy's falling out, DJ Akademiks wants to know when that rift happened. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 01, 2025