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Music SZA & Keke Palmer's R-Rated Buddy Comedy Gets Official Release Date Maude Apatow, Katt Williams, Lil Rel Howery, Janelle James, and more will also appear in the film. By Caroline Fisher September 20, 2024
Music Kanye West Posts Cryptic Instagram Message As Fans In China Get Hyped For Concert What in the world is Ye talking about? By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 14, 2024
Music The Weeknd Admits He Suffered A Panic Attack Before Interview Discussing Mental Health Struggles The Weeknd spoke candidly about his challenges with mental health. By Cole Blake September 08, 2024
Music Playboi Carti's Security Allegedly Smashes Photographer's Camera At Rolling Loud Playboi Carti was performing at Rolling Loud this weekend, and according to Kurrco, his security got into a dust-up. By Alexander Cole May 11, 2026
Music Wu-Tang Clan Bring Their Final Tour To A Close With All The Stars In Philadelphia Wu-Tang Clan finished up their final tour as a group on July 18, with a performance that paid tribute to their legacy and brought out the stars By Devin Morton July 20, 2025
Music Eminem Fans Shocked At Writing Credit On Justin Bieber's New Album "SWAG" Eminem has a writing credit on Justin Bieber's new "SWAG" album cut, "YUKON," which features background vocals from 2 Chainz. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 11, 2025
Music The Clipse’s Comeback Is Impeccably Executed: How Pusha T & Malice Mastered Luxury, Legacy & The Long Game The Clipse reclaim authorship in an era of disposability. Pusha T and Malice executed a rollout for "Let God Sort Em Out" that honors transformation, defies algorithms, and restores narrative integrity. By Aron A. July 10, 2025
Music Faith Evans Hit With Major Lawsuit Over The Notorious B.I.G.'s Mother’s Estate The Notorious B.I.G.'s mother, Voletta Wallace, passed away back in February at the age of 72. By Cole Blake July 10, 2025
Music Benzino Explains Why 50 Cent Is Ruining His Own Legacy By Disrespecting Big Meech & Irv Gotti 50 Cent turned his back on his "BMF" ties after Big Meech's release and mocked the death of Irv Gotti decades after their feud's peak. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 03, 2025
Music Diddy Hit With Seven-Plaintiff Lawsuit Accusing Him Of Assaulting Minor At Biggie Smalls Video Shoot Other plaintiffs in this new Diddy lawsuit allege various instances of sexual assault ranging from 1994 to 2014. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 02, 2025
Music Kanye West Is As Confusing As Ever In His Latest Twitter Rant About Swastikas Kanye West is repeating many of his Twitter talking points about his embrace of the swastika emblem and pushback from the industry. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 28, 2025
Music Chopper Alleges He Saw Diddy Kissing A “Powerful” White Man During a recent interview, former Da Band member Chopper recalled some of the things he allegedly experienced while spending time with Diddy. By Caroline Fisher February 28, 2025