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Music Justin Bieber Dances To Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” At Coachella Amid Fan Concerns Fans suspect Drake no longer wants to collaborate with Justin Bieber after his festival shenanigans, despite his previous offer. By Caroline Fisher April 20, 2025
Music Kanye West Claims His Mother Was A Lesbian And Used To Hook Up With His Babysitter Kanye West's comment about his mother is far from the first bizarre and controversial post he's made on social media lately. By Cole Blake April 14, 2025
Music Diddy's Prison Release Date Pushed Back Following Fight That Landed Him In Solitary Diddy had received some good news last week concerning his prison release date, but the news has actually gotten worse for him. By Alexander Cole August 05, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Explains Why His Brittany Renner Criticism Doesn't Apply To Cardi B Responding to fan questions, Akademiks explained why he believes Cardi B occupies a different lane than Brittany Renner. By Erika Marie July 30, 2026
Music YNW Bortlen’s New Mugshot Surfaces As He Begins 10-Year Sentence In YNW Melly Case Last month, YNW Bortlen accepted a plea deal in his double murder case just a day before his trial was set to begin. By Caroline Fisher October 09, 2025
Music Rick Ross Pushes Back Release Date For "Set In Stone" The album was supposed to drop this Friday. By Aron A. June 10, 2026
Music Kanye West Shouts Out Michael Jackson During Netherlands Show Kanye West was facing protests from the Jewish community in the Netherlands ahead of his two concerts in the country. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 07, 2026
Music Mal Reveals Drake's Initial Reaction To Jay-Z's Roots Picnic Freestyle Jay-Z took some big shots at Drake during his Roots Picnic freestyle, and we now know how the artist reacted. By Alexander Cole June 02, 2026
Music Jay-Z Takes Shots At Kanye West During Roots Picnic Freestyle Kanye West previously spoke on the children of Jay-Z and Beyoncé via critical allegations, and this Roots Picnic Freestyle addressed that. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 31, 2026
Politics Donald Trump Avoids Naming Kanye West While Discussing Nick Fuentes Dinner Donald Trump decided to refer to Kanye West merely as "somebody" while discussing one of their meetings in 2022. By Cole Blake November 17, 2025
Music Ray Vaughn Reveals Kanye West Ghosted Him When He Was Trying To Make It Big Ray Vaughn and Kanye West were able to meet face to face, but the universe and TDE had different plans for the Long Beach native. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 28, 2025
Music B.G. Is Fighting The Same Battle As N.W.A & 2 Live Crew: On “Freedom Of Speech,” Censorship & Hot Boys Reunion EXCLUSIVE: B.G. reflects on censorship, mental health, his album "Freedom Of Speech," and how hip-hop has been on trial since the 90s. By Aron A. April 28, 2025