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Music Diddy Allegedly Demanded Cassie To Shave Her Head, Yung Joc Recalls In Resurfaced Interview "Whatever Sean wants I'm gonna do," Young Joc recalled Cassie saying. By Caroline Fisher November 17, 2023
Music Kanye West Sparks Heated Debate After Sharing New Freestyle Given the current creative state that Kanye West is in right now, some listeners aren't seeing the vision with this very rough freestyle. By Zachary Horvath April 09, 2025
TV Lizzo Performs "Truth Hurts" & "Good As Hell" For Eddie Murphy's "SNL" Episode Lizzo came through with two electric performances on "SNL." By Cole Blake December 22, 2019
Music Drake's Lawsuit Against UMG Over "Not Like Us" Blasted For Putting Artistic Freedom At Risk If successful, could this actually set a dangerous precedent? By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 20, 2025
Music Drake Gets Ripped To Shreds After Debuting Pigtails Social media users aren't feeling Drake's new hairstyle. By Caroline Fisher November 08, 2024
Music Roddy Ricch Announces Release Date For "The Navy Album" The rapper is planning a comeback. By Elias Andrews October 29, 2024
Music Ka, Iconic Underground Rapper, Dead At 52 The iconic Brooklyn rapper was 52 years old. By Cole Blake October 14, 2024
Music Akademiks Sued For Rape & Defamation: What We Know Akademiks has since denied any wrongdoing, claiming the lawsuit is a "shakedown." By Axl Banks May 14, 2024
Music Drake Reveals His Two Best Albums Of The Year Young Thug & Baby Keem just got a big co-sign from Drizzy. By Kevin Goddard December 26, 2019
Pop Culture Serena Williams' Husband Addresses The Backlash She's Received For Dissing Drake At Kendrick Lamar's Halftime Show Serena has drawn the ire from folks all over the internet, including Stephen A. Smith and Fox Sports' Jason Whitlock. By Zachary Horvath February 12, 2025
Music Travis Scott's "DAYS BEFORE RODEO" Sees Historic Drop-Off In Second Week On The Charts Considering how big La Flame is, this is shocking. By Zachary Horvath September 11, 2024
Music Kanye West And Ty Dolla Sign's "Vultures 2" Suffers Steep Sales Fall Off In Week 2 "Vultures 2" is sliding down the charts. By Cole Blake August 14, 2024