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Music LiAngelo Ball Reveals He Was Making $3K Per Month Before Pivoting To Rap Amid the success of his viral hit "Tweaker," LiAngelo Ball landed a lucrative deal with Def Jam and Universal Music Group. By Caroline Fisher August 11, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Believes Gunna's "The Last Wun" Will Outsell Young Thug & Lil Baby's Upcoming Projects Gunna just released his last album under YSL Records fittingly titled "The Last Wun" yesterday costarring Offset, Burna Boy, and more. By Zachary Horvath August 09, 2025
Music Chris Brown's Civil Dog-Mauling Case Declared A Mistrial, But It's Not Over Yet A juror's poor decisions led to a mistrial in the Chris Brown dog-mauling case, although the case is far from over. By Alexander Cole June 17, 2026
Music J. Cole Receives Major Props From Former NFL Star Ryan Clark During a recent episode of "The Pivot" podcast, former NFL star Ryan Clark spoke about his admiration for J. Cole. By Alexander Cole June 16, 2026
Music Talay Riley, Songwriter For H.E.R. & Khalid, Tragically Killed At 35 Talay Riley was a famous songwriter, who wrote for some of the biggest artists in the world, including Dua Lipa and Khalid. By Alexander Cole June 08, 2026
Music Diddy’s Chief Of Staff Denies Orchestrating “Freak-Offs” Kristina Khorram has formally responded to the claims made by Phillip Pines in his lawsuit. By Aron A. June 04, 2026
Music Jay-Z Mocks Tory Lanez's Jail Time In Roots Picnic Freestyle Tory Lanez is currently behind bars for shooting Megan Thee Stallion, but not before he accused Jay-Z's Roc Nation of sabotaging him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 31, 2026
Music M.I.A. Sues Kid Cudi For Kicking Her Off Tour Via "Publicity" Stunt Kid Cudi removed M.I.A. from his "Rebel Ragers" tour due to her political comments during its first few shows. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 30, 2026
Music Chief Keef Meets Katy Perry Years After Iconic Online Feud Chief Keef and Katy Perry finally met in person on Wednesday night, a decade after their iconic feud on X. By Alexander Cole May 28, 2026
Music Drake Lands Nine Songs In The Top 10 And Smashes Morgan Wallen's Record Drake continues his chart dominance with the release of "ICEMAN," and he is breaking some impressive records in the process. By Alexander Cole May 26, 2026
Music Diddy Facing Civil Trial Over Allegations He Dangled Woman Over Balcony This lawsuit against Diddy came from Bryana Bongolan, a close friend of Cassie Ventura's who testified during Sean Combs' criminal trial. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 25, 2026
Pop Culture Andrew Schultz Calls Kendrick Lamar "Hypocritical" For His Apparent "GNX" Diss Andrew Schulz has not let this beef with Kendrick Lamar go and his latest comments show that he's got a lot to get off his chest still. By Zachary Horvath April 09, 2025