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Music Drake Compares UMG Dispute To Nike Funding LeBron James Cheating Rumors Drake recently reflected on taking legal action against UMG over Kendrick Lamar's song "Not Like Us." By Caroline Fisher January 07, 2025
Music Lil Baby & Bad Bunny To Compete In Tight Race For The First No. 1 Album Of 2025 We're kicking the new year off with one heck of a chart match-up. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 05, 2025
Music Xzibit Rallys All The West Coast Icons For New KingMaker Tracklist After leaving the Akolholiks, X-to-the-Z began collaborating with Dr. Dre on the Chronic 2001 album, which led to touring. By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 04, 2025
Music Young Thug's Lawyers Eviscerate State's Attempt To Revoke His Probation Over Critical Tweet Young Thug called a District Attorney's investigator, Marissa Viverito, "the biggest liar" in the D.A.'s office. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 03, 2025
Music Kanye West Snaps On J. Cole For Making Music For Virgins The rant about J. Cole comes after Kanye West returned to Twitter following his interview with DJ Akademiks. By Cole Blake April 02, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Reveals Why He Hasn't Dropped Kanye West Interview According to a new lawsuit, Kanye West also recently filmed a podcast with Andrew Tate and the controversial internet personality's brother. By Caroline Fisher March 29, 2025
Music Diddy Mock Jury Finds Him Guilty As Real Trial Looms Some issues the mock jury discussed included consent, race, and whether Diddy profited from the behavior alleged to constitute racketeering. By Caroline Fisher March 27, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl Performance Earns FCC Complaints From Drake Fans & More The FCC got 125 complaints about Kendrick Lamar's Halftime Show, over 100 about Rihanna's, and over 1300 about Jennifer Lopez and Shakira's. By Caroline Fisher March 26, 2025
Music Dawn Robinson Blasts Jermaine Dupri For Criticizing Her Living Conditions Dawn Robinson currently lives out of her car, and she did not appreciate the way producer Jermaine Dupri mocked her. By Elias Andrews March 25, 2025
Music Travis Scott Brings "Circus Maximus" Tour Into 2025 With New International Dates Travis Scott has been completing side quest after side quest, but hos focus is coming back to music potentially this spring and in the fall. By Zachary Horvath March 25, 2025
Streetwear Cardi B Can't Hide Her Frustration After Daughter Ruins $60K Birkin Bag Cardi B tried her best to contain herself over her Birkin bag, something she did not do when seemingly responding to Kanye West's dismissal. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 24, 2025
Music Sauce Walka Finally Addresses Sayso P Shooting Amid Recovery Sauce Walka was able to speak with his father and reconnect with his peers following the shooting that struck him and took Sayso P's life. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 24, 2025