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Music Kendrick Lamar Stops Show To Sing Happy Birthday To Nine-Year-Old Fan Kendrick Lamar is wrapping up his last performances of the year in Australia, and has given fans many special moments. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 13, 2025
Music 50 Cent Levels Up His Diddy Trolling With DoorDash Super Bowl Ad 50 Cent has mastered the art of trolling on social media so now he's translating his skills to advertisements and taking aim at Diddy, too. By Zachary Horvath February 05, 2026
Relationships Marc Lamont Hill Snaps On Joe Budden Over Megan Thee Stallion & Klay Thompson Megan Thee Stallion accused Klay Thompson of cheating on her in a breakup post on Instagram, last weekend. By Cole Blake April 29, 2026
Music Drake Delivers Huge Surprise After Fan Asks Him To Write Senior Quote Recently, one lucky fan decided to DM Drake to ask him for help coming up with a senior quote, and they weren't disappointed. By Caroline Fisher October 22, 2025
Music Havoc Claims Kanye West & Travis Scott Might Be Working On A Collab Album Havoc said to take this news about Kanye West and Travis Scott's potential collab album with a grain of salt, but fans are still intrigued. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 14, 2026
Music Halle Bailey & DDG Restraining Order Extended As Lawyers Work On Written Agreement In May of this year, Halle Bailey was granted a temporary restraining order against DDG after alleging that he violently attacked her. By Caroline Fisher October 16, 2025
Music Chad Hugo Sues Pharrell For Allegedly Withholding Money From Him This is not Chad Hugo and Pharrell Williams' first legal battle, who crafted hits together as The Neptunes and as N.E.R.D. with Shay Haley. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 24, 2026
Music Bryson Tiller Reflects On Missed Opportunity To Sign To Drake’s OVO According to Bryson Tiller, his decision not to sign to Drake's OVO came down to a simple lack of communication. By Caroline Fisher August 22, 2025
Music Man Who Killed J. Cole's Mentor Filthe Rich Convicted & Sentenced J. Cole has credited Fayetteville, North Carolina's rap duo Bomm Sheltuh, comprised of Filthe Rich and Nervous Reck, with opening his doors. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 27, 2026
Music Brian “B. Dot” Miller Uses Classic Jay-Z's “Streets Is Watching” Line To Review Cardi B’s “Imaginary Players” Brian “B. Dot” Miller gained popularity with his annual Top Rappers Lists that he has expanded to include albums and verses. By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 16, 2025
Music Lil Durk Demands Removal Of His Music As Murder-For-Hire Trial Evidence This new brief from Lil Durk's legal team comes as prosecutors are elaborating on their accusations in his murder-for-hire trial. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 25, 2026
Music Charlamagne Tha God Reveals Where He And Joe Budden Stand Charlamagne Tha God explained that he usually understands where Joe Budden is coming from when he's mad at him. By Cole Blake December 23, 2025