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Music Brian Steel Reportedly Cries While Defending Diddy At Sentencing Diddy's sentencing hearing today (Friday, October 3) has heard from his staunchest supporters and his most critical colleagues. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 03, 2025
Music 2 Chainz Recalls His Missed Once-In-A-Lifetime Meeting With Jay-Z When Jermaine Dupri Called 2 Chainz released a collaboration album with Larry June and The Alchemist in February called “Life Is Beautiful.” By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 24, 2025
Music Burna Boy & Travis Scott Get Funky On Our "Fire Emoji" Playlist Update "Fire Emoji" boasts new tracks from Burna Boy, Travis Scott, YG, Shoreline Mafia, Larry June, and Cardo Got Wings this week. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 24, 2025
Music Choir Sings Kanye West's Banned "Heil Hitler" Song At The Hollywood Walk Of Fame Kanye West recently vowed to stop spreading antisemitism, but it seems like some of his fans did not get the message yet. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 24, 2025
Music Nancy Grace Savagely Reacts To Diddy Accuser Mocking His Penis Size Diddy is being sued by a woman accusing him of sexual assault, who alleges that his penis was "the length and girth of a large Tootsie Roll." By Caroline Fisher May 23, 2025
Music Young Thug Calls Kid Cudi A "Rat" In Lightning Fast Tweet-And-Delete Young Thug does not seem to be the biggest fan of Kid Cudi these days following the artist's testimony at the Diddy Trial. By Alexander Cole May 23, 2025
Music DJ Khaled Announces Return To "Album Mode" With Viral Influencer Ashton Hall DJ Khaled originally delayed his album after Drake made a public statement that he has not cleared his features on the album. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 22, 2025
Music Tory Lanez Reportedly Transferred To Another Prison Amid Stabbing Recovery While many Tory Lanez fans are arguing for his alleged innocence right now, most of them are just grateful he's still with us. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 22, 2025
Music Nyck Caution Takes Shots At Kendrick Lamar, Doechii, & Ray Vaughn On "Die Another Day" Pro Era rapper Nyck Caution is backing up Joey Bada$$ with "Die Another Day," perhaps the most scathing diss track of all. By Alexander Cole May 22, 2025
Music Drake Cheekily Responds To Kendrick Lamar’s Claim That He’s A Gambling Addict Despite people like Kendrick Lamar telling Drake to essentially quit betting, he's doubling down on the fact that he's never going to stop. By Zachary Horvath May 21, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Calls Out Kendrick Lamar While Refusing To Cover Joey Bada$$ Vs. The West Coast DJ Akademiks has been quite critical of Kendrick Lamar as of late and that continues to be the case amid beef with Joey Bada$$. By Alexander Cole May 21, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar & SZA Shatter Their Own Earnings Record With Latest "Grand National" Tour Show Kendrick Lamar and SZA's "Grand National" tour is continuing to be a major success following their show in Seattle. By Cole Blake May 20, 2025