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Music Drake’s “ICEMAN” Projected To Dominate Billboard Hot 100 Next Week Are you surprised? By Aron A. May 19, 2026
Music Jury Recommends Life Sentences For Foolio's Convicted Killers Davion Murphy, Rashad Murphy, Sean Gathright, and Isaiah Chance got life sentences for Foolio's murder. A fifth accomplice awaits sentencing. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 15, 2026
Music Dame Dash Faces Accusations Of Avoiding Payments As Creditors Continue Coming After His Assets Dame Dash's financial troubles aren't over yet. By Cole Blake February 18, 2025
TV Lil Wayne Performs A Fan-Favorite Medley Of Hits At "SNL" 50th Anniversary Special Lil Wayne was one of many artists to perform at this sprawling event for the iconic sketch comedy program. By Zachary Horvath February 17, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Takes Fans Behind The Scenes Of His Super Bowl Halftime Show Kendrick Lamar is giving fans an inside look. By Cole Blake February 13, 2025
Music Kanye West’s Swastika Shirt Prompts Battle Between Etsy Sellers Kanye West was recently banned by Shopify after selling a T-shirt featuring a swastika. By Caroline Fisher February 12, 2025
Music Joe Budden Ripped For Dramatically Bad Take On Kendrick Lamar's Leaked Super Bowl Setlist It turns out that DJ Akademiks was correct. By Cole Blake February 10, 2025
Music Australia Isn't Far Enough For Drake To Get Away From Kendrick Lamar As Locals Sing "Squabble Up" Drake can't escape Kendrick Lamar. By Bryson "Boom" Paul February 09, 2025
Politics Kanye West Makes His Donald Trump Support Crystal Clear In Bigoted Twitter Rant From friends to rivals to... What would you even call them now? By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 09, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Will Reportedly Have "Big Surprise" During Halftime Show The big reveals keep coming. By Elias Andrews February 08, 2025
Music Playboi Carti Turns It "ALL RED" On Our New "Fire Emoji" Playlist Update: Stream Other "Fire Emoji"-worthy releases this week came from Eminem, Juice WRLD, The Alchemist, Ferg, and Joey Bada$$. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 14, 2024
Music Playboi Carti Hypes Up Kanye West Collab On Upcoming Album The "Go2DaMoon" duo is coming back for more... By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 13, 2024