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Music KOTA The Friend Drops His Latest Weekly Single "California" KOTA The Friend keeps his weekly rollout of loosies coming with a bouncy new banger titled "California." By Keenan Higgins February 22, 2020
Music Lil Wayne Jokes About Being A "Lil Sensitive" In Cetaphil Super Bowl Ad A clever move on Weezy's part. By Elias Andrews February 06, 2025
Music Busta Rhymes Airs Out Fraudulent Ex-Affiliate Who Stole $400K Busta Rhymes clears the air. By Mitch Findlay December 17, 2018
Music Travis Scott Gets Fans Excited After Showing Off "Breezy Bowl" Shirt Signed By Chris Brown Travis Scott and Chris Brown don't have a lot of work together throughout their careers, but they have some deep reverence for one another. By Zachary Horvath September 01, 2025
Music North Carolina Officials Reveal Dreamville Fest Will Come Back Under A New Banner Raleigh City Manager Marchell Adams-David also assured fans that J. Cole and the team will be a big part of this evolution of Dreamville Fest. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 05, 2025
Music Migos Return To "Culture 3" Grind After Super Bowl Field Trip Following a quick field trip to catch the Super Bowl, Migos have officially returned to the compound to resume work on "Culture 3." By Mitch Findlay February 09, 2021
Music YBN Cordae & Anderson .Paak Light Up Jimmy Fallon With "RNP" Performance YBN Cordae brings his J. Cole-produced single to late-night TV. By Aron A. July 24, 2019
TV James Gandolfini Was Hung Over During Classic "Sopranos" Fight Scene "The Sopranos" actor Robert Patrick says his big scene with James Gandolfini was shot in one take. By Joshua Robinson August 18, 2021
Sneakers Lil Yachty Goes Off On Critics Of His Air Force 1 Collaboration During Fiery ComplexCon Rant Lil Yachty went after Bimma Williams at the event. By Cole Blake November 17, 2024
Music Lil Baby's Friend Allegedly Scams BenDaDonn & Jay Cinco Out Of $5K Over Gambling Session Lil Baby, Adin Ross, BenDaDonn, and many other folks had a hectic livestream, and the rapper also had his complaints about the session. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 13, 2025
Music Drake Allegedly Tried To Fly Out Summer Walker After Hearing Someone Else Liked Her DJ Akademiks mentioned Drake while speaking about how dating drama has caused issues for a number of rappers. By Cole Blake September 16, 2025
Music North West Shares New Song Snippet Produced By Kanye West Amid North West's various new songs and snippets, plus her dad Kanye West's upcoming album "BULLY," the West family's very artistically busy. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 16, 2026