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Music Jill Scott, DJ Premier, The Alchemist, & More Pay Tribute To D'Angelo Today, R&B icon D'Angelo passed away at the age of 51 years old following a private battle with pancreatic cancer. By Caroline Fisher October 14, 2025
Music Drake Wishes Adin Ross A Happy Birthday After Their "ICEMAN" Talks Adin Ross is one of Drake's best friends in the streamer space, and he will probably have some more scoops to share about Drizzy's next LP. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 12, 2025
Music Rich Homie Quan Honored With Exhibit At Atlanta’s Trap Music Museum Rich Homie Quan is honored with a new exhibit at Atlanta’s Trap Music Museum, celebrating his musical legacy and contributions to the city nearly a year after his passing. By Tallie Spencer October 09, 2025
Music Mustard Laughs Uncontrollably At Drake For Losing "Not Like Us" Lawsuit After months of UMG trying to dismiss Drake's lawsuit against them, they were finally able to do so today, and Mustard is loving it. By Zachary Horvath October 09, 2025
Music Tony Yayo And Uncle Murda Share Blunt Take On Diddy's Prison Sentence 50 Cent's G-Unit members Tony Yayo and Uncle Murda caught up with "TMZ," and they didn't hold back on Diddy and the fate he received. By Zachary Horvath October 09, 2025
Music Taylor Swift Addresses Rumor She Rejected Jay-Z’s Super Bowl Offer According to Taylor Swift, she wouldn't consider headlining the Super Bowl halftime show for one simple reason. By Caroline Fisher October 07, 2025
Music AI 2Pac Video Has Social Media Extremely Concerned For The Future In addition to the video of 2Pac, AI-generated videos of other celebrities have been emerging online as well. By Cole Blake October 06, 2025
Music Fake Eminem Quote About Nicki Minaj And Cardi B's Beef Stirs Up More Controversy It's unclear why this fake Eminem quote about Nicki Minaj and Cardi B was posted, but it had the internet talking. By Zachary Horvath October 06, 2025
Music Latto Reveals Her True Feelings About Nicki Minaj & Ice Spice Latto says that she's willing to rekindle her relationship with anybody after making amends with Ice Spice. By Cole Blake October 06, 2025
Music Young Thug Underwhelms With Official "UY SCUTI" Billboard Debut Although Young Thug's never had the best numbers – and doesn't need to – the critical reception to "UY SCUTI" plagues these first week sales. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 05, 2025
Music Social Media Stunned As Diddy Is Sentenced To 50 Months In Prison Judge Arun Subramanian said it was necessary to sentence Diddy to more jail time in order to deter criminal activity and for accountability. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 03, 2025
Music Fivio Foreign Feels Snubbed After Not Being Invited to Kai Cenat’s ‘Mafiathon 3’ Fivio Foreign says he’s hurt after not being invited to Kai Cenat’s Mafiathon 3, sparking online chatter about the rapper feeling snubbed ahead of the viral event. By Tallie Spencer October 02, 2025