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Music Will Smith Dissed By Brooklyn Rapper Over Chris Rock Slap Will Smith has addressed the infamous Chris Rock Oscars slap in a couple of recent freestyles, which Marco Polovision is not impressed with. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 17, 2025
Music Sexyy Red Shuts Down Justin Bieber Rumors After Video Of Them Dancing On Each Other Justin Bieber shared the Instagram post with Sexyy Red after dropping his latest album, "Swag," on Friday. By Cole Blake July 14, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Responds To Critics Claiming She's Broke By Flexing Latest Luxury Items Some fans believed that Nicki Minaj started ranting about Jay-Z and Roc Nation because she's broke, but she took to X to kill that rumor. By Devin Morton July 13, 2025
Music Hotboii Arrested For Allegedly Trespassing On School Property With Gun Earlier this week, officers responded to a call about two "suspicious males" allegedly running through a school parking lot. By Caroline Fisher July 10, 2025
Music Kodak Black Awarded Key To His Hometown Of Pompano Beach Earlier this week, Kodak Black was honored for all he's done to give back to the community of Pompano Beach. By Caroline Fisher July 09, 2025
Music Young Thug Claps Back At DJ Akademiks' Snitching Criticisms Young Thug is going to be dropping a new album soon, although DJ Akademiks has some criticism for the artist. By Alexander Cole July 09, 2025
Music Skepta Claims U.K. Rappers Can Beat American Rappers In A Rap Battle, Joyner Lucas Responds Skepta is one of the biggest names in U.K. hip hop, having produced a unique rhyme style and crossover appeal. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 07, 2025
Music Tyler The Creator Shows Up To Viral "Esmeralda" Girl's Graduation Ceremony Clips of the wholesome moment of Tyler, the Creator at the graduation have been going viral on social media. By Cole Blake July 02, 2025
Music Country Artist Gavin Adcock Calls Out Beyonce Over "COWBOY CARTER" And Labels It As Inauthentic Country Music There has been a lot of chatter from people all over the music world about Beyonce's "COWBOY CARTER" and how controversial it really is. By Zachary Horvath June 30, 2025
Music UMG Attempts To Explain Kendrick Lamar’s “Certified Pedophiles” Drake Diss In Court Universal Music Group is trying to get Drake's latest amendment to his defamation lawsuit dismissed in court. By Cole Blake June 30, 2025
Music Young Thug Fans Grow Impatient As Rapper Hits The Studio Again Ahead Of "UY SCUTI" June is almost over, which means the teased release window for Young Thug's new album "UY SCUTI" is about to fully close. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 29, 2025
Music Chance The Rapper Taps Lil Wayne & Smino For A "Star Line" Single Coming Very Soon Chance The Rapper's new album "Star Line" comes out next month, and Lil Wayne and Smino will grace one of the album's lead singles. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 27, 2025