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Music Kanye West Confirms Release Date For New Album "Bully" Kanye West has a few other projects he's announced, although it's unclear if "WW3" and "CUCK" are the same record. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 24, 2025 5.6K Views
Music Cardi B Delivers Major Update On New Album While Venting About Delays Fans have been patiently waiting for Cardi B's sophomore album for years, and now, it looks like it's right around the corner. By Caroline Fisher May 24, 2025 1.9K Views
Music Kanye West Laments Kid Cudi Testifying Against Diddy During Trial Kanye West has staunchly supported Diddy amid his federal trial, but it's unclear where he and Kid Cudi are at right now. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 24, 2025 12.5K Views
Music Que From Day 26 Claims Diddy Allegedly Tried To Sacrifice Him If you haven't heard Que's name before, he is part of the R&B group Day26. They rose to fame under Diddy on MTV's "Making The Band 4." By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 24, 2025 6.5K Views
Music SZA Surprises Fans With Justin Bieber At Los Angeles Show Before Justin Bieber, Lizzo was also a special guest on SZA's "Grand National" tour with Kendrick Lamar this week. By Caroline Fisher May 24, 2025 1.8K Views
Music Drake Continues To Build New Album Buzz As Fans Read Into "ICEMAN" Teases We already heard lots about Drake's next solo album from others, but he himself hasn't dropped "ICEMAN" details, if that's even the title. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 24, 2025 6.6K Views
Music Tory Lanez's Alleged Stabber Claims He Thought The Rapper Wanted Him Dead An inmate at the California Correctional Institution stabbed Tory Lanez 14 times behind bars, and the rapper is fortunately recovering well. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 24, 2025 5.8K Views
Music Choir Sings Kanye West's Banned "Heil Hitler" Song At The Hollywood Walk Of Fame Kanye West recently vowed to stop spreading antisemitism, but it seems like some of his fans did not get the message yet. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 24, 2025 4.8K Views
Music Touré Scolds Young Thug For Calling Kid Cudi A "Rat" After Diddy Trial Testimony While Young Thug quickly deleted his Kid Cudi tweet concerning the Diddy testimony, Touré wants to distinguish this from actual "snitching." By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 24, 2025 6.8K Views
Music REASON Dismisses SwaVay & Ben Reilly's Biting Accusations After Joey Bada$$ Battle REASON's former collaborators SwaVay and Ben Reilly claimed he stole their material for his Joey Bada$$ diss track, "The Dead Apple." By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 23, 2025 1.5K Views
Music Ab-Soul Reflects On How He Influenced The Joey Bada$$ & Ray Vaughn Rap Battle Ab-Soul preceded Joey Bada$$ on their Red Bull cypher with Big Sean, which is what really ignited the Ray Vaughn, Daylyt, etc. beef. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 23, 2025 2.8K Views
Music Kendrick Lamar & SZA Drew A Star-Studded List Of Celebs On Night 1 Of L.A. SoFi Stadium Shows Kendrick Lamar and SZA's "Grand National" tour stop in L.A. hosted Big Boy, LeBron James, Winnie Harlow, YG, Gunna, and many more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 23, 2025 6.2K Views