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Music Chris Brown Speaks For The First Time Since Arrest: "I Love Everybody" Chris Brown was spotted in Paris as he exited his Mandarin Oriental suite. By Devin Ch January 23, 2019
Music Young Thug Seemingly Shades Gunna For "Acting Like The Victim" Young Thug has been upset with Gunna ever since he got out of jail for taking a plea deal in the YSL RICO case back in 2022. By Cole Blake December 16, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Named Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Artist Of The Year Kendrick Lamar dominated the charts in 2025, mostly from his album, "GNX," as well as his popular Drake diss, "Not Like Us." By Cole Blake December 09, 2025
Music Top5 Buries The Hatchet With Hitta J3 And Calls Drake A Nail Polish Wearing Weirdo The move comes after Top5 posted a picture of Kendrick Lamar and praised his song, "Not Like Us," over the weekend. By Cole Blake December 08, 2025
Music Blacc Zacc Reportedly Could Face The Death Penalty After Federal Murder-for-Hire And RICO Charges Blacc Zacc has pleaded not guilty to all charges. By Tallie Spencer December 05, 2025
Music Young Thug Removes Gunna Diss From Lil Baby Collab In August, a leaked snippet of a Lil Baby song featuring Young Thug surfaced online, which contained a shot at Gunna. By Caroline Fisher December 03, 2025
Music Drake Is Reportedly Preparing To Take Aim At Kendrick Lamar With "ICEMAN" Tour According to DJ Akademiks, Drake is readying his highly anticipated ninth studio album, and has big plans for 2026. By Caroline Fisher November 27, 2025
Music Police Reportedly Identify Second Suspect In d4vd & Celeste Rivas Case Reports named d4vd as a suspect in Celeste Rivas' death, although no official documentation has come out to support this at press time. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 22, 2025
Music Malice Promises Fans More New Music From Clipse Coming Very Soon Malice and Pusha T might get a few Grammys soon for their comeback album, "Let God Sort Em Out." And they might just get more after that... By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 21, 2025
Music Ja Rule Posts Cheery Video Showing He Wasn't Hurt After Alleged Jumping According to Tasha K, Ja Rule got jumped "pretty phucking bad," but the rapper is here to debunk her report once more. By Zachary Horvath November 21, 2025
Sports Serena Williams Bodies Beyonce's Track In Surprise "Lip Sync Battle" Performance She came to win. By Zaynab January 29, 2019
Music J. Cole Goes Bar-For-Bar With A Fan At "The Fall-Off" Tour's Opening Night A J. Cole fan in Charlotte last night got the trade of a lifetime during "The Fall-Off" tour's opening, soundtracked by "Johnny P's Caddy." By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 11, 2026