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Streetwear Kanye West Prepares For The Met Gala With KKK-Inspired Outfit That Will Surely Get Him Kicked Out Kanye West has always sought to be provocative and his Met Gala plans are yet another example of his desire for attention. By Alexander Cole April 29, 2025
Music 50 Cent Trolls Beyonce Amid Reports Of Low Ticket Sales On The "Cowboy Carter Tour" Beyonce's "Cowboy Carter Tour" is kicking off at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles on Monday night and there's still tickets available. By Cole Blake April 28, 2025
Music Lil Durk Admits He Hasn't Listened To His New Album, "Deep Thoughts" Lil Durk is currently residing behind bars in California while awaiting trial in his murder-for-hire case. By Cole Blake April 28, 2025
Music Kanye West Claims Playboi Carti Told Him He’s “The Worst Enemy To Have” Kanye West also recently accused Playboi Carti of coming to the hotel he was staying at, the Chateau Marmont, with a gun. By Caroline Fisher April 26, 2025
Music Chris Brown Accused Of Depicting Superfan As A Stalker In New Lawsuit Angela Reliford, AKA chrisbrownzwife777, speculates that Chris Brown has secretly been sending her messages through his music videos. By Caroline Fisher April 24, 2025
Music Boosie Badazz Goes Off After R Kelly Gets Snubbed For "R&B Mount Rushmore" Boosie Badazz reacted to a "Mount Rushmore" for R&B featuring Michael Jackson, Ne-Yo, Chris Brown, and Usher. By Cole Blake April 17, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Calls Out Serena Williams For Backpedaling On Drake Beef After Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl Serena Williams said she's "never had negative feelings" towards Drake after dancing to "Not Like Us" at the Super Bowl. By Cole Blake April 17, 2025
Music JT & Random Man Draws Huge Laughs During Unexpected Instagram Live JT had a breakout 2024 with her solo debut, City Cinderella, which included hit songs "Okay" and "Sideways." By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 13, 2025
Music Kanye West Reveals The Only Thing That Would Make Him Stop His Bigoted Twitter Rants Kanye West's Twitter rants have also eviscerated multiple artists and fueled his war against his former in-laws, the Kardashians. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 04, 2025
Music Elliott Wilson Scolds Conan O'Brien's Kendrick Lamar & Drake Joke As "Corny" Pandering Elliott Wilson had previously taken Kendrick Lamar's side in the Drake battle, but draws the line at cultural outsiders joining in on the fun. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 09, 2025
Music Drake Gets Legal Win Over UMG After Attempting To Adjourn Discovery Motion It's a small victory for Drake right now, but it will have to do for now until things get more serious in court in the next couple of weeks. By Zachary Horvath March 04, 2025
Music Diddy's Legal Team Reportedly Blasts Aubrey O'Day For "The Masked Singer" Shade Aubrey O'Day was vocal about some of Diddy's alleged misdeeds and shady business moves before his scandal really took off. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 03, 2025