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Music Kendrick Lamar Enjoys Australian Hike Amid Last "Grand National" Tour Shows Kendrick Lamar has been touring pretty much all year amid his "GNX" album and Drake-dissing hits, and it's wrapping up pretty soon. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 06, 2025
Music Prosecutors Push For Kay Flock To Receive 50-Year Prison Sentence Beyond his legal situation, Kay Flock also recently generated headlines for dissing Young Thug from behind bars. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 06, 2025
Music Meek Mill Thanks Young Thug For Staying Solid During Meek's Drake Beef Meek Mill recently brought out Young Thug and many others at his concert in Philadelphia, where he had much praise for Thugger. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 06, 2025
Music 50 Cent Calls Diddy His "Favorite Villain" While Denying Any Personal Beef 50 Cent executive produced the "Sean Combs: The Reckoning" docuseries about Diddy, which the Bad Boy mogul is not very happy about. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 06, 2025
Music The Game's Fans Question Kendrick Lamar Diss Rumors From New Mixtape While some may be quick to pit The Game against Kendrick Lamar, it's clearly a lot more complicated (and vague) than that. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 06, 2025
Music Diddy Allegedly Recorded Conversation With Case Lawyer Without Permission A clip in "Sean Combs: The Reckoning" shows Diddy heatedly talking to Marc Agnifilo about his then-surging federal case. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 06, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Gives "Moment Of The Year" To Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl Although DJ Akademiks is firmly on Team Drake, he couldn't deny that Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl halftime show had everyone talking. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 06, 2025
Music Blueface Explains Meanings Behind His Prison Face Tattoos Blueface previously told Adam22 that his new face tattoos he got in prison were meant to affirm his identity, but he has more details now. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 06, 2025
Music Monica Snatches Ray J's Phone Mid-Show After Beyonce & Jay-Z Rant Ray J previously accused Jay-Z and Beyoncé of ignoring his sister Brandy, who's currently on tour with Monica. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 06, 2025
Music Everyone Who Appears in "Sean Combs: The Reckoning" From former employees to accusers, "Sean Combs: The Reckoning" provides deeper insight into Diddy's career. By Aron A. December 06, 2025
Music 6ix9ine Shares Surprising Weight Loss Plans For Three-Month Prison Sentence Tekashi 6ix9ine reacted to his three-month prison sentence for probation violations after pleading with the judge about his stressful life. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 06, 2025
Music Cardi B's Assault Accuser Fails To Secure New Trial A jury sided with Cardi B back in September against accusations that she assaulted a security guard back in 2018. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 06, 2025