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Music TDE Punch Recalls What Kendrick Lamar Did After Dissing Drake On “Like That” Verse During his recent interview with Curtiss King, TDE Punch also recalled the original version of Kendrick Lamar's "Euphoria," and more. By Caroline Fisher April 18, 2025
Music Diddy Judge Rules On Motion To Delay Mogul’s Trial By Two Months Earlier this month, Diddy's team requested more time to prepare, claiming they couldn't “in good conscience" go to trial in May. By Caroline Fisher April 18, 2025
Music YSL Reportedly Removes All Gunna References From Their Instagram Page The rift between Young Thug and Gunna has been in question ever since the latter's plea deal in the YSL RICO case. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 18, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Breaks Down Drake's Amended Defamation Lawsuit Against UMG DJ Akademiks is particularly interested in the label politics between Drake and Kendrick Lamar, who are both under UMG. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 18, 2025
Music Kai Cenat Shares New Look But Fans Skeptical About The Authenticity Of Fresh Haircut Kai Cenat is one of the most influential people in today's pop culture behind the popularity of his Twitch streaming platform. By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 17, 2025
Music Tommy Richman Can't Escape Controversy With Mixed Reactions To Snippet Of New Sexyy Red-Featured Song Although "Million Dollar Baby" was Grammy nominated, Tommy Richman's debut album didn't make the Billboard 200 after it's debut release. By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 17, 2025
Music Several Artists Pull Their D4vd Collabs From Streaming Amid His Arrest D4vd was becoming a breakout superstar thanks in part to some massive collaborations. But artists and labels are now disassociating. By Zachary Horvath April 23, 2026
Music Nicki Minaj’s Ex-Manager Alleges Discovery Abuse In Assault Case Last January, Nicki Minaj's former manager sued her for allegedly hitting him in the face during her "Pink Friday 2" tour. By Caroline Fisher April 23, 2026
Music Doja Cat Ignores Kai Cenat's Gift Of 50 Twitch Subs Doja Cat was playing the first-person shooter game, "Overwatch," during the stream when Kai Cenat showed up. By Cole Blake April 22, 2026
Music NBA Ben10 Enjoys Hospital Facial As He Recovers From Shooting NBA Ben10 appears to be in good spirits despite getting shot multiple times at a Houston restaurant last week. By Caroline Fisher April 22, 2026
Music Toronto's Fire Department Is Melting Drake's "ICEMAN" Installation Fans finally found the release date for Drake's album, "ICEMAN," buried within the ice on Tuesday afternoon. By Cole Blake April 22, 2026
Music D4vd Charged With First-Degree Murder In Celeste Rivas Hernandez Case: Everything We Know After seven months, D4vd was arrested for the murder of Celeste Rivas Hernandez. Here’s everything you need to know about the charges. By Aron A. April 21, 2026