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Music Kanye West Announces Release Date For "BULLY" Deluxe Album Kanye West is currently going on a World Tour, and with "Gemini Season" making the rounds, the artist has a new album dropping. By Alexander Cole June 09, 2026
Music Chief Keef Meets Katy Perry Years After Iconic Online Feud Chief Keef and Katy Perry finally met in person on Wednesday night, a decade after their iconic feud on X. By Alexander Cole May 28, 2026
Music Lil Wayne Confirms "Tha Carter VII" Is "Coming Soon" Lil Wayne was on "Wake Up Barstool" recently, where he made the claim that "Tha Carter VII" could be dropping soon. By Alexander Cole May 26, 2026
Music Diddy's Attempt To Drop Prostitution Charges Gets Denied Days Ahead Of Sentencing Date Diddy filed this acquittal motion on September 25, with his legal team arguing it was voyeurism, not prostitution, that he was engaging in. By Zachary Horvath October 01, 2025
Music Ice Spice Seemingly Disses Cardi B In New Song Snippet After Disturbing Audio Surfaces Cardi B was already beefing with Nicki Minaj when her feud with Ice Spice reignited on social media on Tuesday. By Cole Blake September 30, 2025
Music Trina & Trick Daddy Receive Honorary Doctorate Degrees For Their Impact Trick Daddy and Trina attended a special ceremony in Miami to receive the honors from Leaders Esteem Christian Bible University. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 29, 2025
Music Drake Savagely Responds To Instagram Troll Clowning His Rapping Ability An Instagram user reacted to BenDaDonnn's freestyle on Kai Cenat's "Mafiathon 3" stream and called it better than Drake's usual output. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 28, 2025
Music Chilling Security Footage Shows Celeste Rivas Roaming Lake Elsinore Before Disappearance The investigation into the death of 15-year-old Celeste Rivas, whose body was found dead in a Tesla registered to D4vd this month, continues. By Caroline Fisher September 26, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Calls Cardi B During Stream To Praise Her Verse On Young Thug’s “UY Scuti” According to DJ Akademiks, he and Cardi B have mutual respect for one another, even though they don't always agree. By Caroline Fisher September 26, 2025
Music NBA YoungBoy's Chicago Show Canceled Amid Rampant Security Concerns NBA YoungBoy was slated to perform at the United Center in Chicago on Wednesday, September 24th, but that appears to be dead in the water. By Alexander Cole September 23, 2025
Music Mariah Carey Hints At A Potential Collab With SZA Ahead Of 16th Album Mariah Carey recently praised SZA during a Mafiathon 3 stream with Kai Cenat earlier this month, so maybe that was our first clue. By Zachary Horvath September 22, 2025
Music Lil Nas X Under Inpatient Treatment For Undisclosed Reason Following His L.A. Arrest Lil Nas X was arrested in late August after walking around Los Angeles late at night in his underwear and then eventually in the nude. By Zachary Horvath September 15, 2025