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Music Suspect Arrested In Sayso P & Sauce Walka Shooting Police previously identified Jayden Dandridge as another suspect in the attack, but he was shot and killed in Houston. By Cole Blake October 22, 2025
Music Tyler The Creator Mourns D'Angelo In Heartfelt Tribute D'Angelo's family confirmed that the 51-year-old singer passed away after a private battle with cancer on Tuesday. By Cole Blake October 14, 2025
Music Doechii's DJ Puts Joe Budden On Blast For His Claims About Her Lack Of Work Despite not dropping much solo material in 2025, Doechii has been having another astounding year with shows and awards. By Zachary Horvath October 13, 2025
Music BIA Explains Why She Isn't Responding To Cardi B Anytime Soon BIA recently stopped by "The Breakfast Club" to talk about her new album "BIANCA" and Cardi B's recent diss track against her. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 13, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Thinks "ICEMAN" Isn't Drake's Last UMG Album After Lawsuit During an interview with DJ Vlad, DJ Akademiks addressed the rumor that UMG will let Drake go after "ICEMAN" and the defamation suit. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 12, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" Spikes Up Charts After Drake Loses Lawsuit Many iTunes, Apple Music, and Spotify users ran "Not Like Us" back as Drake prepares to appeal this decision over Kendrick Lamar's diss. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 12, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Admits Drake's UMG Lawsuit Was "Weak" From The Jump Although Drake's legal pursuit over Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" was shut down, the debate it represents will sadly live on forever. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 10, 2025
TV Vince Staples Shares Chaotic Teaser Trailer For Season Two Of His Netflix Show Vince Staples' eponymous Netflix series was renewed for its second season last May, but we didn't a release date for it until this August. By Zachary Horvath October 09, 2025
Music Cardi B Hit With Copyright Lawsuit For Posting A Photo Of Herself Cardi B is facing another legal battle before year's end. This one revolves around her posting a photo of herself without permission. By Zachary Horvath October 09, 2025
Music Diddy Remains Entangled In Almost 70 Lawsuits Following Sentencing Last week, Diddy was sentenced to 50 months in prison and ordered to pay a $500K fine for violating the Mann Act. By Caroline Fisher October 07, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Fans Go Ballistic At Argentinian "Grand National" Show Kendrick Lamar's South American "Grand National" tour has by no means ran perfectly, but you wouldn't be able to tell by the fans who went. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 05, 2025
Music Alleged Diddy Sex Worker & Dancer "The Punisher" React To Jail Sentence Diddy's 50-month prison sentence was very controversial, but even the folks that were tied to the case had initially differing views. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 04, 2025