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Music Kanye West Sparks Heated Debate After Sharing New Freestyle Given the current creative state that Kanye West is in right now, some listeners aren't seeing the vision with this very rough freestyle. By Zachary Horvath April 09, 2025
Pop Culture Rihanna Floors Kai Cenat After Sending Him Sweet DM Mid-Stream Kai Cenat has become a very likable pop culture figure thanks to his acts of kindness, something that Rihanna wanted to shout him out for. By Zachary Horvath April 08, 2025
Music Tyler The Creator Festival Set In Mexico City Canceled Following Deadly Crane Incident Tyler The Creator was set to perform outside of his ongoing "CHROMAKOPIA World Tour" this weekend, but an unthinkable tragedy occurred. By Zachary Horvath April 08, 2025
Music Quavo Formally Announces First Single With Lil Baby In Nearly Seven Years Believe it or not, it's really been that long since these two Atlanta luminaries have hopped on a track, but the drought is going to be over. By Zachary Horvath April 07, 2025
Music Swamp Izzo Addresses Young Thug & Rich Homie Quan's Fallout Over Alleged Industry Politics Rich Homie Quan is sadly no longer here to add to DJ Swamp Izzo's comments about Young Thug's rise and Rich Gang's fall. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 07, 2025
Music Ciara Flies High On Our New "R&B Season" Playlist Update This week's "R&B Season" playlist update is brought to you by Ciara, Rod Wave, SAILORR, and SiR. Which release was your favorite? By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 06, 2025
Music Diddy Prosecutors Ask Court To Let Accusers Testify Under Fake Names In Criminal Trial Prosecutors' latest request in the Diddy trial comes amid reports that Cassie allegedly has no problem with testifying under her own name. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 06, 2025
Music Sauce Walka Performs In Wheelchair During 1st Concert Since Sayso P Shooting Sauce Walka isn't letting the shooting stop him from performing or releasing new music, as the last few days have shown. By Cole Blake April 06, 2025
Music DJ Vlad Claims Diddy Could Allegedly Be Granted Bail Diddy is currently behind bars at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, and his trial is scheduled to begin next month. By Caroline Fisher April 06, 2025
Music Public Enemy's Flavor Flav Admits Sobriety Journey Setbacks In New Vow To Fans Flavor Flav has been one of hip-hop's most recognizable stars since the 80s. He has cameoed in films like "Who's the Man" and "New Jack City." By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 06, 2025
Music DDG Addresses Claims That He Ignored Young Thug In Viral Marathon Burger Clip DDG has been dragged through the mud a lot on social media for this interaction with Young Thug and he's not having it. By Zachary Horvath April 05, 2025
Music Kanye West Roams Tokyo Without Bianca Censori After Admitting To Messy Split In New Song It looks like Kanye West's unhinged Twitter tirades could have cost him his relationship with his wife, Bianca Censori. By Caroline Fisher April 04, 2025