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Music “Verzuz” To Return With Explosive Cash Money Vs. No Limit Records Battle The official return of "Verzuz" is scheduled to take place live at ComplexCon Las Vegas on October 25, 2025. By Caroline Fisher October 08, 2025
Music Cardi B Gets Brutally Honest About Battling Depression During Pregnancy According to Cardi B, towards the end of her marriage with Offset, she "felt the love dying" from both ends. By Caroline Fisher October 08, 2025
Music Young Thug Raises Eyebrows By Thanking Fani Willis After Fulton County Courthouse Concert Last month, Young Thug hosted a free concert at the Fulton County Courthouse, urging fans to "stop the violence" in Atlanta. By Caroline Fisher October 08, 2025
Sports Donald Trump Plays Dumb When Asked About Bad Bunny's Super Bowl Halftime Show Bad Bunny poked fun at fans upset with the NFL's decision to select him during an appearance on "Saturday Night Live." By Cole Blake October 07, 2025
Music Drake Makes Surprise Stop At Toronto Elementary School To Support Adonis At Soccer Game Drake recently took a break from the rollout of his upcoming album "ICEMAN" to show his seven-year-old son some love. By Caroline Fisher October 07, 2025
Music Gucci Mane Breaks His Silence On Pooh Shiesty’s Early Prison Release Yesterday, it was revealed that Pooh Shiesty has been released from prison early after being sentenced to 63 months in 2022. By Caroline Fisher October 07, 2025
Music Why Did Pooh Shiesty Go To Jail? Pooh Shiesty secured an early release and was transferred to a halfway house on Monday after spending three years behind bars. By Cole Blake October 07, 2025
Pop Culture NLE Choppa Responds After Being Accused Of Neglecting His Kids NLE Choppa has been facing such damning accusations since September, with the mother of ChoZen, Marissa D'aNae, speaking out first. By Zachary Horvath October 06, 2025
Music Dame Dash Accuses Jay-Z Of Selfishly Neglecting His Artists Dame Dash has been hyper-critical of Jay-Z for years and years, and this particular remark follows Memphis Bleek and Tony Yayo's assessments. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 05, 2025
Music Mike Dean Shockingly Divulges On His Relationship With Kanye West Since Kanye West and Mike Dean haven't released music together in a while, certain social media statements suggested they might be at odds. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 05, 2025
Music Leon Thomas Enters His Funk Era On Our Latest "R&B Season" Update It was a quieter week for R&B this week, but quality always trumps quantity and Leon Thomas, Bryson Tiller, and more provided bops. By Zachary Horvath October 05, 2025
Music Young Thug Fares Better In Updated "UY SCUTI" First Week Sales Projections Although Young Thug might surpass initial projections, his new album "UY SCUTI" is still critically divisive and meager performance-wise. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 04, 2025