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Music Blueface Shouts Out The Girls Still On His Roster In New Song Blueface's "roster" seems to be different every week so, he's giving flowers to those who are still around. By Zachary Horvath January 23, 2026
Music Jack Dorsey Weighs In On Longstanding “Dinner With Jay-Z Or $500K” Meme Jack Dorsey had nothing but nice things to say about Jay-Z during a recent conversation about the mogul with "GQ." By Caroline Fisher March 26, 2026
Music Drake Left Off Spotify's Top Albums List As Kendrick Lamar & SZA Dominate Spotify Wrapped is officially here, and as you can imagine, it has created another divide between Drake and Kendrick Lamar fans. By Alexander Cole December 03, 2025
Music LaRussell’s Mother Announces Rally To Support Him Amid “Heaven Sent” Controversy LaRussell is still under fire for his song lyrics about Jeffrey Epstein, Donald Trump, Adolf Hitler, and more. By Caroline Fisher March 25, 2026
Music Lil Durk Won't Take The Stand In His Murder-For-Hire Trial Both the defense and the prosecution in Lil Durk's murder-for-hire trial have rested their cases, which means closing arguments are next. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 04, 2026
Music Russell Simmons Explains Why He's Named In Epstein Files The former record executive was one of dozens of celebrities named in the files, and he's defending himself against rumors. By Erika Marie May 18, 2026
Music Trap Lore Ross Struggles To Answer If He Wants Lil Durk To Come Home Trap Lore Ross was recently on "The Real Report," where he didn't seem to want to give his true position on Lil Durk. By Alexander Cole October 07, 2026
Music Doechii Will Not Apologize For Disliking Cats Doechii is defending her stance. By Tallie Spencer March 05, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Finds A Way To Hate On Kendrick Lamar For Going To Disneyland Kendrick Lamar went to Disneyland on Wednesday, and DJ Akademiks found a way to hate on the Compton rapper. By Alexander Cole April 16, 2026
Music Lil Jon Pays Tribute To His Late Son DJ Young Slade Nathan Smith, known by his artist name DJ Young Slade, came up under his father Lil Jon's wing as a producer, singer, and performer. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 07, 2026
Music Soulja Boy's $4 Million Judgment Keeps Growing As Interest Adds More Than $1,000 Per Day The amount will continue to climb. By Tallie Spencer July 02, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Wants To Fight Meek Mill In A Boxing Match With Adin Ross' Help DJ Akademiks asked Adin Ross to set up Akademiks versus Meek Mill and Doodie Lo versus 6ix9ine for Brand Risk's next boxing event. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 18, 2026