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Music NBA YoungBoy's Canceled & Security-Heavy Shows Get Explanations A few NBA YoungBoy shows have been canceled, namely in Chicago and in Atlanta. Its New Orleans concert hopes to avoid similar circumstances. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 18, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Vows To Stop Discussing Jay-Z After Joking About Black Vans Outside His Home According to DJ Akademiks, he's officially waving a "white flag" after years of publicly criticizing Jay-Z and Roc Nation. By Caroline Fisher October 14, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Makes Rare Public Appearance And It's Not Where You Would Expect Kendrick Lamar is in South America for the current leg of his Grand National tour, and he made a rare public appearance in the midst of it. By Alexander Cole October 09, 2025
Music Tia Kemp Goes After Nicki Minaj & Her Fans For Blowing Up Her Phone In Scathing Rant Tia Kemp previously sided with Cardi B in her viral beef with Nicki Minaj, which exploded on social media, last week. By Cole Blake 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 Prosecutors Reveal Their Lengthy Demand For Diddy's Prison Sentence Diddy will return to the courtroom for his sentencing hearing on Friday, October 3, where he'll face 20 years behind bars. By Cole Blake September 30, 2025
Music Sean Kingston & His Mother Must Pay Fraud Victim Almost $40K Sean Kingston and Janice Turner were convicted of a $1 million fraud scheme and will now serve their respective sentences. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 29, 2025
Music Adin Ross Threatens To Cut Off His Friend Who Allegedly Worked With D4vd A dismembered body was recently discovered in a car registered to D4vd and police are investigating the situation. By Cole Blake September 23, 2025
Politics Kanye West Explains “White Lives Matter” Stunt In New Documentary Clip The new documentary about Kanye West from director Nico Ballesteros, "In Whose Name?," hit theaters on Friday. By Cole Blake September 22, 2025
Music Drake Drives Collab Speculation After Sporting Morgan Wallen Jacket On Tour Drake and Morgan Wallen have shouted each other out on numerous occasions, so seeing a collab between them wouldn't be a big shocker. By Zachary Horvath September 13, 2025
Music Fat Joe Admits He Lost Millions Over Beef With 50 Cent & Jay-Z According to Fat Joe, lucrative deals with both Air Jordan and Reebok fell through due to his issues with high-profile peers. By Caroline Fisher September 09, 2025
Music Lil Nas X's Dad Blames Son's Arrest On The Music Industry & Pressure Of Fame Lil Nas X was shockingly arrested on August 21 after an apparent mental breakdown. His father sat down to discuss his son's health. By Devin Morton August 31, 2025