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Music Kanye West Rips Playboi Carti's "MUSIC" And Rages At Travis Scott Kanye West once again takes aim at Playboi Carti after Carti left him off of MUSIC, also taking a shot at Travis Scott in the process. By Devin Morton April 25, 2025
Music Drake Is Taking Drastic Measures After Losing $1 Million On The Super Bowl Drake placed a $1 million bet on the New England Patriots defeating the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday, which didn't work out in his favor. By Caroline Fisher February 12, 2026
Music 50 Cent Mocks Diddy Over Delayed Prison Release Date Recently, it was reported that Diddy will have to spend even more time behind bars due to multiple violations at Fort Dix. By Caroline Fisher November 13, 2025
Pop Culture Lil Yachty Talks About New Album & Being "Taken Serious As An Artist" The Atlanta native said he wants to be taken seriously as an artist and expressed his deep love for music. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 28, 2023
Music Tory Lanez Applauds Drake For Going Against The Industry Haters During Interview From Prison Tory Lanez spoke on his own independent grind in the music industry while commenting on the Drake discourse on the "Full Send" podcast. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 28, 2025
Pop Culture French Montana Goes Behind The Scenes Of Michael Rubin Party French Montana shows off the latest photos from the Hampton party. By Jake Lyda July 04, 2023
Music Federal Prosecutors Allege That Rapper's "IRS" Song Confesses To $650 Million Fraud Scheme The feds don't want to let these lyrics slide. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 24, 2025
Music Drake Announces Apollo Theater Concert Drake will be performing at the iconic Apollo Theater in Harlem, next month. By Cole Blake October 05, 2022
TV Rory & Mal Respond To Tasha K's Report That Jay-Z Kicked Them Out Of The Roots Picnic Tasha K leveled an interesting report about Jay-Z and Rory & Mal, although, as it turns out, none of it was true. By Alexander Cole June 02, 2026
Music R. Kelly Supporters Clash With Protesters Outside His Chicago Studio The demonstration played a part in the State's decision to reject his Spring Break concert. By Zaynab January 14, 2019
Music Nas' "Illmatic" Turns 27 Today Twenty-seven years ago, Nas delivered "Illmatic," an album still widely regarded as one of the greatest of all time. By Mitch Findlay April 19, 2021
Pop Culture Lizzo's "About Damn Time" Becomes Her Second No. 1 Song The Detroit native earned her first No. 1 with "Truth Hurts" back in 2019. By Hayley Hynes July 26, 2022