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Music 50 Cent Explains Why Eminem Never Returned To Movies After '8 Mile' While discussing his 2005 film debut, 50 Cent reflected on the challenges artists face when trading the recording studio for a movie set. By Erika Marie July 30, 2026
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
Relationships Chelsea Handler Reveals What It Was Like Dating 50 Cent Chelsea Handler and 50 Cent only dated for a brief stretch of time in the 2010s, but made plenty of headlines. By Cole Blake December 09, 2025
Relationships Footage Of Latto & 21 Savage's Lavish Baby Shower Hits The Internet Latto's pregnancy reveal has left many fans excited for her and over the weekend, she celebrated the momentous milestone with a baby shower. By Zachary Horvath March 30, 2026
Music Kendrick Lamar Makes Rare Public Appearance At Unexpected California Spot After wrapping up his massive "Grand National" tour with SZA and others, Kendrick Lamar might not pop out again for quite a while... By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 03, 2026
Music Drake Told Akademiks He Missed A Call From Tay Keith Prior To His Death A conversation between Drake and DJ Akademiks has shed new light on how the rapper processed Tay Keith's unexpected death. By Erika Marie June 30, 2026
Music Drake Stirs Up Debate By Proclaiming Himself "One Of The Most Profound Writers" Ever Anything that Drake does causes debates online. But this statement right here might crash the Twitter servers for a while. By Zachary Horvath December 23, 2025
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 Hit-Boy & Mike WiLL Made-It Bring Out Cavalcade Of Guests For Their "Verzuz" Juicy J, Rae Sremmurd, Big Sean, T.I., Chief Keef, Chloe Bailey, and more watched or performed at Hit-Boy and Mike WiLL Made-It's "Verzuz." By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 31, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Warns NBA YoungBoy To Stay In South Korea After NBA Ben10's Arrest NBA YoungBoy recently revealed he's living in South Korea, and has no plans to return to the United States as a resident. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 18, 2026
Music New Report Claims Diddy Injured His Head During Fight With Jamaican Drug Lord New sources are telling TMZ that Diddy didn't merely bump his head on a bunk bed. Instead, he fought a drug lord at FCI Fort Dix. By Alexander Cole October 14, 2026
Music Joyner Lucas Eviscerates DJ Vlad's Copyright Lawsuit Against Him DJ Vlad claims that Joyner Lucas reposted a VladTV interview clip without his permission and without providing credit. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 09, 2025