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Music Kehlani Is Not Alone As Vic Mensa Comes To Her Aid In Protest Backlash Kehlani was removed from Cornell University's upcoming concert over her anti-genocide comments. She supported Gaza during Tiny Desk. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 09, 2025
Music Kanye West Brazenly Reacts To Streaming Services Removing His "Heil Hitler" Song Kanye West has had a lot to rant about when it comes to streaming services and recent releases like "DONDA 2" and the "CUCK" singles. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 08, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Dominates Nominations For 2025 BET Awards Kendrick Lamar is joined by Drake, Doechii, Future, and GloRilla as the most nominated rappers at the 2025 BET Awards. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 08, 2025
Music UMG Issues Scathing Motion To Dismiss Drake's Defamation Lawsuit UMG and Drake have been locked in a fiery legal battle since the Toronto rapper accused them of defamation in January. By Cole Blake May 08, 2025
Music Diddy Trial Will Reportedly Not Sequester Jurors Despite Massive Media Coverage If you needed proof of the public interest in the Diddy case, there's a massive line outside the courtroom to attend the trial. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 05, 2025
Pop Culture Chrisean Rock Documents Young Thug Link-Up With Wholesome Selfie Young Thug and Chrisean Rock don't seem like they would ever cross paths, but they have gone through a lot in their own way lately. By Zachary Horvath May 05, 2025
Viral Adin Ross Alleges That Diddy Messaged Him When He Was First Becoming Famous Adin Ross made this claim to Charleston White during a recent Kick livestream, and White theorized that Diddy wanted to "Justin Bieber" him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 04, 2025
Music Drake Fans Drag Steph Curry Into Kendrick Lamar Feud After He Hides Gatorade Bottles The drama comes after Steph Curry recently released his own sports drink in partnership with Michelle Obama. By Cole Blake April 28, 2025
Music Young Thug Reveals His Reasoning For Taking The Plea Deal In YSL Trial There was some initial back-and-forth on whether or not to take the plea deal, but Young Thug eventually took it to end the rough road. By Zachary Horvath April 28, 2025
Music Beyonce Gets The Beyhive Buzzing With Stunning New "Cowboy Carter" Tour Teaser If this new Beyonce teaser is anything to go by, the "Cowboy Carter" tour might just be even grander than her "RENAISSANCE" trek. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 27, 2025
Music Quavo's Rocket Foundation Launches Emergency Trauma Fund After Atlanta Shootings The Rocket Foundation reports that 49 people were the victims of gun violence in Quavo's hometown of Atlanta, last weekend. By Cole Blake July 31, 2025
Music Diddy's Legal Team Proposes Massive $50 Million Bail Package If the new proposal is unsuccessful, Diddy will remain behind bars until his sentencing date on October 3rd. By Cole Blake July 29, 2025