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Music Kanye West Targets Jay-Z And Beyonce's Children In Horrifying Rant Kanye West has tried to burn bridges with every musician he has been close with, so Jay-Z and Bey were bound to come up. By Elias Andrews March 18, 2025
Music Playboi Carti Enters Rare Taylor Swift Territory With "MUSIC" Streaming Debut Playboi Carti was always going to perform well with fans, but his latest album has broken through in a way few predicted. By Elias Andrews March 18, 2025
Music Snoop Dogg And Suge Knight Sued Over Death Row Defrauding Allegations Snoop Dogg and Suge Knight may be beefing, but now they're on the same side of a legal battle. By Elias Andrews March 18, 2025
Music Diddy Prosecutors Give His Defense Team Alleged Victims’ Names Ahead Of Trial Diddy is currently behind bars at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn awaiting his trial, which is scheduled to begin in May. By Caroline Fisher March 18, 2025
Music Charlamagne Tha God Clowns Drake As UMG Files Motion To Dismiss His Lawsuit Charlamagne Tha God noted that many of the same reasons UMG laid out, he previously mentioned on "The Breakfast Club." By Cole Blake March 18, 2025
Music Kanye West Labels Cardi B "Used" Amid His Explosive Twitter Rant On Rappers No one has been safe from Kanye West during this fiery rage, even someone like Cardi B, who has barely any connection to him. By Zachary Horvath March 18, 2025
Music Kanye West Goes Scorched Earth On Drake, Kendrick Lamar, Future & More In Unhinged Twitter Rant According to Kanye West, there are several other artists who deserved a Super Bowl Halftime Show before Kendrick Lamar, including Drake. By Caroline Fisher March 18, 2025
Pop Culture Ray J Clowned Over Bizarre Comments During Nightclub Appearance Ray J admitted that he was looking for love, but also was on a strict financial budget for the late night out. By Cole Blake March 18, 2025
Music Kanye West Cruelly Responds To Iggy Azalea's Plea To Leave Her Son Out Of The Playboi Carti Drama Kanye West is not taking any prisoners in his newest Twitter onslaught, and that includes Iggy Azalea despite how she's handling him. By Zachary Horvath March 18, 2025
Relationships Kanye West Expands On His Issues With Playboi Carti & Kim Kardashian As Fiery Posts Escalate Kanye West says Playboi Carti originally wanted North West to appear on his new album, "Music," but he didn't allow it. By Cole Blake March 18, 2025
Music Playboi Carti Receives Nice Sales Bump In Latest First-Week Projections Update Playboi Carti is already prepped to have his biggest debut ever, but the final number keeps growing larger by the day. By Zachary Horvath March 18, 2025
Music Kanye West Shows Love To ASAP Rocky & Kodak Black As Criticism Of Other Rappers Continues Kanye West had already called out Tyler, the Creator, Future, Metro Boomin, Iggy Azealia, and more in fiery posts. By Cole Blake March 18, 2025