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Music Snoop Dogg Biopic Casts Myles Bullock Be To Play Dr. Dre The Universal biopic about Snoop Dogg adds Myles Bullock Be as Dr. Dre as the film moves closer to production. By Erika Marie August 21, 2026
Music Akademiks Premieres The Game & Drake Collab Off "The Documentary 3" Spoiler: It sounds fire. By Alexander Cole August 20, 2026
TV Joe & Donell Jones Set For Next Verzuz R&B Matchup Two staples of late ’90s and early 2000s R&B are heading to Verzuz as Joe and Donell Jones prepare for their August event. By Erika Marie August 12, 2026
Music Rihanna Celebrates Barbados’ Crop Over In Massive Costume A towering feathered costume helped Rihanna steal the spotlight during Barbados’ Grand Kadooment celebration. By Erika Marie August 04, 2026
Music 50 Cent Eviscerates Rick Ross For A Second Time Over Low Album Sales 50 Cent cannot stop clowning on Rick Ross, and on Tuesday morning, he took aim at the rapper's low album sales. By Alexander Cole August 04, 2026
Music Officer Shocked By Playboi Carti's Fame In Traffic Stop Footage This traffic stop footage seems to be from Playboi Carti's Utah detainment over an alleged assault incident. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 31, 2026
Music Drake Ends 2025 As The Most-Streamed Artist On Apple Music Listeners on Apple Music can access their "Replay '25" to see what they've been playing most throughout the last year. By Cole Blake December 02, 2025
Music 50 Cent Taunts Diddy's PR While Claiming They Are Labeling Him An "Adversary" 50 Cent is just hours away from dropping "Sean Combs" The Reckoning" and seems that Diddy's PR has a big problem with it. By Zachary Horvath December 01, 2025
Streetwear Kanye West Drops New Black Friday Yeezy Items For $100 Or Less Amid Kanye West's apologies and acceptances of accountability, he's still working hard on giving Yeezy customers new pieces. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 30, 2025
Music Chicken P Hit With Multiple Rape Charges: What We Know So Far Chicken P rejected the allegations as false, stating, "I have always carried myself with respect toward women and toward everyone I interact with, both inside and outside of music." By Aron A. November 28, 2025
Music Eminem Pushes Back Against “Real Housewives” Stars’ Deposition Demands Eminem is currently wrapped up in a legal battle with Robyn Dixon and Gizelle Bryant over the name of their "Reasonably Shady" podcast. By Caroline Fisher November 27, 2025
Music MAF Teeski Arrested For Battery In Alleged Domestic Violence Incident Police are charging MAF Teeski with domestic battery by bodily waste committed in the presence of a child less than 16 years old. By Cole Blake November 26, 2025