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Music Diddy's Twins Hit Their Senior Prom In Matching Red Dresses After Attending Dad's Trial Diddy has missed several of The Combs Twins coming-of-age events as he addresses his legal battles in New York. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 18, 2025
Music 50 Cent Calls Katt Williams A “Crackhead” Over Comedy Special Jokes In Katt Williams' new Netflix special, he joked that 50 Cent's head is square-shaped, and it didn't take long for the mogul to respond. By Caroline Fisher February 12, 2026
Music Kendrick Lamar's Fans & Haters Have A Field Day With His Baby Keem Features Baby Keem had a few other stellar guests on his new album "Ca$ino," but Kendrick Lamar's appearances caused a lot of conversation. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 20, 2026
Music Offset Claims He Pressed YG Over Freestyle Diss YG dissed Offset in his Red Bull Spiral Cypher freestyle earlier this month, and according to the former Migo, he addressed it head-on. By Caroline Fisher November 18, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Resurfaces Cam'ron & Mase Rumors Amid Fiery Back & Forth With Treasure Wilson Treasure Wilson had weighed in on Loren Lorosa labeling DJ Akademiks a liar regarding Kendrick Lamar and SZA's "Grand National" tour. By Cole Blake May 12, 2025
Music Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist Are Reportedly Dropping "Alfredo 2" Soonn Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist dropped a modern classic with "Alfredo" in 2020, so developments on a sequel are exciting. By Zachary Horvath June 25, 2025
Music Kai Cenat Counters Drake's Trolling By Demanding His New Album "ICEMAN" Considering how critical Kai Cenat was of Drake's last "ICEMAN" stream, he's clearly got high expectations for this highly anticipated LP. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 28, 2026
Music Nicki Minaj Responds To Critics Claiming She's Broke By Flexing Latest Luxury Items Some fans believed that Nicki Minaj started ranting about Jay-Z and Roc Nation because she's broke, but she took to X to kill that rumor. By Devin Morton July 13, 2025
Music Charlamagne Tha God Says Kanye West Isn't Releasing “Bully” Until March Charlamagne tha God also discussed Kanye West's recent apology to the Jewish community, saying that he believes him. By Cole Blake January 27, 2026
Music 50 Cent Brutally Rejects Dame Dash’s Truce Attempt Earlier this month, Dame Dash took to Instagram to reveal that he wants to squash his beef with both Cam'ron and 50 Cent. By Caroline Fisher September 23, 2025
Sports Bad Bunny Smashes Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl Halftime Show Viewership Record A historic number of fans tuned in to watch Bad Bunny's performance at the Super Bowl Halftime Show on Sunday. By Cole Blake February 09, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Alleges Dave Free Asked Him If Drake Was Paying Him According to DJ Akademiks, he was incredibly offended by a question he was asked at Kendrick Lamar and SZA's show. By Caroline Fisher June 11, 2025