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Music Kanye West Mocks "Positivity" While Defending Swastika Shirt Design Kanye West wore a Swastika shirt out in public, and now he is defending his decision with a series of threats and taunts. By Elias Andrews February 28, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Affiliate Hitta J3 Under Fire For Abhorrent Resurfaced Tweet Hitta J3 seemingly posted about taking advantage of a woman on drugs in a controversial post resurfacing on Twitter. By Cole Blake February 27, 2025
Music Drake Throws Shade At Fake Friends During Last "Anita Max Win Tour" Stop Drake shared a fiery message for his former collaborators during the latest stop on his since-postponed tour of Australia. By Cole Blake February 27, 2025
Music MAL Agrees With Freddie Gibbs That J Cole Must Stop "Talking Greasy" On His Records MAL of "New Rory & MAL" has also taken issue with J Cole's new track and is totally on team Freddie Gibbs, causing a debate on their podcast. By Zachary Horvath February 25, 2025
Music Gotcha! Lil Nas X Expertly Claps Back At Haters Saying His Next Song Will Be "Too Gay For Mainstream" Lil Nas X has always been a controversial musician, so it's no surprise his new song snippet is ruffling feathers. By Zachary Horvath February 24, 2025
Music Diddy's Lawyer Officially Quits On His Criminal Case Diddy has lost one of his six attorneys as the trial date for his criminal case regarding charges of alleged sex trafficking approaches. By Cole Blake February 24, 2025
Music Tina Knowles Still Can't Believe Beyonce Won Album Of The Year Grammy For "COWBOY CARTER" Tina Knowles was waiting for Beyonce to win the Album of the Year Grammy even longer than their fans, and "COWBOY CARTER" delivered. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 24, 2025
Music Drake & PARTYNEXTDOOR's "$ome $exy $ongs 4 U" Officially Nabs No. 1 Billboard Debut "$ome $exy $ongs 4 U" marks PARTYNEXTDOOR's first No. 1 album and Drake's 14th, tying him for the most number one LPs by a solo artist. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 23, 2025
Music Offset Forgets Cardi B Divorce Drama With New $500K Ferrari Recently, Offset took to Instagram to show off the new Ferrari he bought amid his messy divorce from Cardi B. By Caroline Fisher February 23, 2025
Music Jay-Z Eviscerates Tony Buzbee's Lawsuit Against Roc Nation After Dropped Sexual Assault Case Jay-Z's lawyers claim Tony Buzbee has no evidence to prove that Roc Nation persuaded Buzbee's former clients to sue him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 23, 2025
Music This Ain't Our First Rodeo! Beyonce Fans React To Sky-High "Cowboy Carter" Tour Ticket Prices Much like the "RENAISSANCE" tour, Beyonce fans are lamenting how Ticketmaster's dynamic pricing has hiked up the "Cowboy Carter" tour. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 23, 2025
Music D4vd's Brother Condemns Sexual Predators After Singer's Arrest D4vd's brother Caleb Burke and his parents were hit with subpoenas earlier this year to testify in the Celeste Rivas Hernandez murder case. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 25, 2026