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Sports Kendrick Lamar Allegedly Spotted Laying Low At USC Basketball Game Kendrick Lamar isn't always seen in public like this, so it's no surprise that this latest spotting is drawing some attention. By Zachary Horvath December 18, 2025
Music London Police Apply For Court Order To Ban U.K. Rap Group From Making Music London's war on it's burgeoning drill scene continues to escalate. By Matthew Parizot June 12, 2018
Music Blueface Chokes Zendaya's Wax Figure And Creeps Up On Kylie Jenner's Blueface uploaded some bizarre videos of him interacting with wax figures of Zendaya and Kylie Jenner while at Madame Tussauds Hollywood. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 13, 2026
Music YNW Melly Loses Lawsuit Over Harsh Jail Conditions YNW Melly has been in jail since 2019, when authorities charged him with two counts of first-degree murder. By Cole Blake August 27, 2025
Pop Culture 50 Cent Claims To Still "Run New York," Celebrates 50 Cent Day Hartford, CT recently declared August 11 "50 Cent Day." By Caroline Fisher August 12, 2023
Pop Culture Lil Uzi Vert Reveals What It's Going To Take For Second Album Drop Lil Uzi Vert will drop a sneaky second album on one condition... By Jake Lyda July 04, 2023
Music Wifisfuneral Announces "Ethernet Vol. 1" Release Date It's one of four volumes. By Trevor Smith May 19, 2018
Music Nicki Minaj Congratulates Lil Wayne For His BMI Icon Award: "Genius & Leader" "Thank you for all of the inspiring things you've said to me personally to make me want to go super duper hard," the Queen dedicated to Weezy. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 07, 2023
Music A$AP Rocky Shuts Down AMA After Getting Into It With His Reddit Mods A$AP Rocky will finally be releasing his long-awaited fourth studio album, "Don’t Be Dumb," on Friday, January 16. By Cole Blake January 13, 2026
Music Boosie Badazz Doubles Down On Banning Trans People From Topless Party Boosie Badazz has never been supportive of the LGTBQ+ community, so this pool party situation should come as no surprise. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 07, 2026
Music Jaden Smith Celebrates Will Smith's 51st B-Day With "Fresh Prince" Sing-A-Long In Philly Jaden might be a Calabassas kid but his dad is still West Philadelphia, born and raised. By Aron A. September 26, 2019
Music Cardi B Drops Courtroom Editions Of "AM I THE DRAMA?" Cardi B won her civil lawsuit against Emani Ellis, a former security guard who worked at a medical facility in Beverly Hills. By Zachary Horvath September 03, 2025