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Music Usher Pulls Out Of Anticipated Australian Concerts After Staggering Demand Usher has not been back to perform in Australia since almost 14 years ago, and fans hoped that would change this winter. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 04, 2025
Sports Carmelo Anthony Defends Jay-Z As Kazeem Claims He Can't Carry A Super Bowl On "7 PM In Brooklyn," Carmelo Anthony, Monica McNutt, and Kazeem Famuyide had a debate about Jay-Z and the Super Bowl. By Alexander Cole October 22, 2026
Viral Tems' Lollapalooza Performance Gets Heaps Of Praise On Twitter The Nigerian singer-songwriter continues to captivate audiences. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 05, 2023
Music Ray J Calls Sexyy Red "One Of The Best Rappers He's Ever Heard," Moniece Slaughter Disagrees Do you agree? By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 12, 2024
Music Megan Thee Stallion Producer Disses Spotify For Paying Artists "The Least" More Spotify bashing. By Elias Andrews December 05, 2024
Music A$AP Rocky On His Return To Sweden: "They Want Us To Be Scared To Go Back" This is inspired. By Arielle London November 20, 2019
Pop Culture REASON & Logic Beef: TDE Artist Clears Up Issues With Fellow Rapper Ahead of his "PORCHES" LP's arrival later this month, REASON has been speaking with the press about some of his most recent career highlights. By Hayley Hynes August 04, 2023
Music Joe Budden Reacts To Latto Disproving His Drake Ghostwriting Claims "The Joe Budden Podcast" discussed musical influence, artistic camaraderie, and creative processes in relation to Latto and Drake. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 05, 2026
Streetwear GloRilla's Polaris Halloween Costume Proves She "Can't Save These H*es" "Halloween ain’t over till I say so," GloRilla claims. By Caroline Fisher November 02, 2023
Music Outkast Takes Ovrkast To Court Over Rap Name Dispute A federal lawsuit claims Ovrkast failed to complete an agreed name change after Outkast raised trademark concerns. By Erika Marie September 22, 2026
Music Universal Hip Hop Museum Commemorates Inaugural Hip Hop History Month With "Know Ya Hip Hop" Campaign The United States just started its inaugural National Hip Hop History Month. By Taylor McCloud November 03, 2021
Music Kid Cudi Shares The Love On 10-Year Anniversary Of "A Kid Named Cudi" Kid Cudi thanks the Big 3 that gave him shelter, love and support. By Devin Ch July 18, 2018