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Music Lil Baby Throws Carnival-Themed 1st Back-To-School Event By His The Jones Project Non-Profit Lil Baby is on the WHAM World Tour in support of his latest album, featuring Young Thug, Future, and Travis Scott. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 31, 2025
Politics Chance The Rapper Calls Larry Hoover A "Political Prisoner" While Addressing Commutation Chance The Rapper and Larry Hoover both rep the city of Chicago, and the former took to social media to address the latter's commutation. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 29, 2025
Sports Drake Drops Insane Cash On NBA Finals Bet Drake is betting big this summer. By Alexander Cole June 02, 2023
Music Phonte Of Little Brother Asks Fans To Boycott Their ABB Record Releases Phonte of Little Brother reveals that his group isn't making any money off their ABB vinyl album re-releases. By Mitch Findlay September 22, 2021
Music Kanye West's "2024" Tweet Rekindles Presidential Rumors Kanye West is once again stirring the political pot. By Mitch Findlay April 25, 2018
Music Playboi Carti, Lil Wayne, GloRilla & More Announced As 2025 BET Awards Performers Leon Thomas and Teyana Taylor also join GloRilla, Lil Wayne, and Playboi Carti as 2025 BET Awards performers. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 15, 2025
Music French Montana Gives Nicki Minaj Her Flowers: "Shout Out To Her" French Montana not only praised Nicki, but he listed other artists who have been dragged through the mud, including Drake and Jay-Z. By Erika Marie May 27, 2026
Music Cardi B Hits BIA With Shocking Ghostwriter Allegations Amid Messy Beef Cardi B's feud with BIA is showing no signs of slowing down after she dragged the femcee on her new album, "Am I The Drama?" By Caroline Fisher October 09, 2025
Music Doja Cat Ignores Kai Cenat's Gift Of 50 Twitch Subs Doja Cat was playing the first-person shooter game, "Overwatch," during the stream when Kai Cenat showed up. By Cole Blake April 22, 2026
Pop Culture Cardi B's Birthday Shenanigans Included Previewing New Music & Smoking Cigarettes The mother of two wasn't here for people criticizing her decision to indulge in a cigarette. By Hayley Hynes October 13, 2023
Music Kanye West Reportedly Returning To Italy For Standalone Concert Kanye West hasn't had the best history with Italy over the last couple of years, but he's reportedly set to perform there soon. By Zachary Horvath December 19, 2025
Music Yung Miami Goes On Fiery Twitter Rant After Being Served Lawsuit Papers At A Party Miami wasn't happy with the way she was served some legal papers. By Lavender Alexandria April 08, 2024