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Music KXNG Crooked Wants A Bigger West Coast Presence In Verzuz KXNG Crooked notes that the west coast has been sorely underrepresented on the Verzuz stage, opening the floor for potential match-ups. By Mitch Findlay November 18, 2020
Music Kendrick Lamar Dominates Nominations For Upcoming AMAs With His Drake Diss Tracks Kendrick Lamar has several chances to add even more accolades following his takedown of Drake in 2024 with 10 to be exact. By Zachary Horvath April 23, 2025
Music Kevin Durant Provokes Kendrick Lamar Fans With His Shade-Filled Praise Of J Cole's New Song Kevin Durant has been going back and forth with fans on social media about his reaction to J Cole's "cLOUDs." By Cole Blake February 24, 2025
Politics Fivio Foreign Plans To Meet With Trump After Dropping Endorsement Song For what reason, we don't know. By Elias Andrews August 19, 2024
Music Kim Porter's Alleged Memoir Author Breaks Silence As Amazon Removes The Book The author alleges to have "shocking" tapes that would shut down the music industry. By Cole Blake October 02, 2024
Music Diddy Once Screamed In Chaka Khan's Face, Her Daughter Alleges According to Indira, Diddy's security also allegedly "jumped" her teenage brother. By Caroline Fisher May 22, 2024
Music Rihanna Announces "Visual Autobiography" Book With Over 1,000 Photos Rihanna fans (everyone), rejoice! By Chantilly Post October 07, 2019
Music Lil Jon Threatens To Sue Over "Lovers & Friends" Festival: Report Lil Jon is apparently unhappy with Live Nation over them using the title of his song for their festival without inviting him to perform. By Erika Marie January 31, 2023
Music Fat Joe Explains How He Almost Squashed 50 Cent & Ja Rule Beef This could've changed a part of hip-hop history... By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 20, 2024
Music LL Cool J Returning With First Album In Over A Decade, Announces New Single LL Cool J's been teasing a return for quite some time now, and with "Saturday Night Special" coming on June 14, he's finally ready. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 08, 2024
Music 21 Savage Earns Fourth Number One Album On Billboard 200 With "American Dream" 21 is building quite the catalog. By Zachary Horvath January 16, 2024
Music Kendrick Lamar Achieves Highest Peak Of Monthly Listeners On Spotify For A Rapper Following Super Bowl Performance Lamar snatches the crown. By Zachary Horvath February 11, 2025