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Pop Culture Ari Melber Leaves Social Media In Shambles After Quoting Chief Keef On MSNBC Ari Melber recently used Chief Keef's 2012 hit "I Don't Like" to describe his feelings about Donald Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill." By Caroline Fisher July 10, 2025
Music NBA YoungBoy & Mellow Rackz Link Up In Paris Amid Kodak Black Drama Kodak Black was previously engaged to Mellow Rackz, and this is seemingly fueling his beef with NBA YoungBoy. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 10, 2025
Music Kanye West Has Been Effectively Blacklisted From Performing In Europe Kanye West has given a couple of recent performances in Asia and previewed other planned concerts in Central Europe. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 10, 2025
Music Drake's "What Did I Miss?" Tops Both US Spotify And Apple Music Charts Following Release A new Drake song is almost always a big event, and "What Did I Miss?" has become the latest to experience streaming success. By Devin Morton July 06, 2025
Original Content Did Diddy Beat The Case? Everything To Know About His Conviction & Sentencing Sean "Diddy" Combs was acquitted of trafficking charges but convicted of transporting women for prostitution. What's next for him? By Aron A. July 03, 2025
Music Ice Spice Under Fire For Sporting See-Through Dress At “SpongeBob Movie” Screening Ice Spice recently attended a screening of the new "SpongeBob Movie" in New York City, and social media users were not feeling her fit. By Caroline Fisher December 18, 2025
Music Drake Proves He's A Real "ICEMAN" By Showing Off His Hockey Skills It seems unlikely that "ICEMAN" will come out before the year is over, which means that 2026 is likely Drake's to take over. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 13, 2025
Music 21 Savage Unveils Tracklist & Features For "What Happened To The Streets?" Features for 21 Savage's new album have been speculated, with some assuming the likes of Travis Scott, Lil Baby, and Young Thug. By Zachary Horvath December 11, 2025
Music Drake's "Take Care" Experiences Strong Resurgence In Sales Amid "ICEMAN" Hype Drake's longevity is maybe the best the genre has ever seen, but if there's any doubt, this re-emergence in sales should silence that. By Zachary Horvath December 08, 2025
Music Wale Reflects On Distance With Drake And Painful Kid Cudi Fallout Wale spoke candidly and earnestly about his industry relationships with Kid Cudi and Drake amid the release of his new album. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 07, 2025
Music Waka Flocka Flame Says He Won't Trust Celebrities After 50 Cent Diddy Doc Waka Flocka Flame's comments on the 50 Cent-executive-produced Diddy docuseries "Sean Combs: The Reckoning" are ironic given his Trump views. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 07, 2025
Music Cam'ron Admits He Never Wanted To Do "Verzuz" With The Lox The Lox famously dominated Cam'ron and Dipset when they squared off for their legendary "Verzuz" matchup back in 2021. By Cole Blake December 03, 2025