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Music Teenage NBA YoungBoy Fan Hit With Felony Assault Charge After Mauling Usher NBA YoungBoy's concert in Kansas City got incredibly violent when a teenager pounced on an usher working the show and whaled on him. By Zachary Horvath October 01, 2025
Music Doja Cat To Keep Impressive Charting Streak Alive With "Vie" Compared to her last couple of albums, there is a dip in sales, but Doja Cat is still slated to debut high on the Hot 200 with "Vie." By Zachary Horvath October 01, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Gets Up Close To Chrisean Rock And Fans Can't Believe It DJ Akademiks added fuel to the fire by making reference to Blueface amid this seemingly cozy Chrisean Rock link-up. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 29, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Posts Footage Of His Roc Nation Deposition Over Tory Lanez & Megan Thee Stallion Roc Nation lawyers asked DJ Akademiks about his alleged ties to Tory Lanez and his coverage of the Megan Thee Stallion case. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 23, 2025
Music BigXthaPlug Arrested In Dallas For Alleged Drug And Gun Possession It looks like BigXthaPlug ran into more legal issues while in Texas for his "I Hope You're Happy" release party. By Caroline Fisher August 22, 2025
Music Offset Opens Up About Takeoff’s Tragic Death In Emotional New “KIARI” Track Today, Offset unleashed his third studio album "KIARI," which features Gunna, JID, Key Glock, John Legend, and more. By Caroline Fisher August 22, 2025
Music Drake & Adin Ross Will Cover Funeral Costs Of French Streamer Who Died During Marathon Livestream The move comes as Drake continues to prepare for the release of his highly-anticipated ninth studio album, "Iceman." By Cole Blake August 20, 2025
Music Earl Sweatshirt Confirms Release Date For New Album, "Live Laugh Love" Earl Sweatshirt has a new album on the way titled, "Live Laugh Love," and it's dropping much sooner than fans may realize. By Cole Blake August 18, 2025
Music Chance The Rapper Announces 15-City Tour Accompanying Comeback Album "Star Line" It's been a long journey from Chance The Rapper's the last album to "Star Line," so he's feeding fans properly with a tour as well. By Zachary Horvath August 11, 2025
Sports Megan Thee Stallion Joins Klay Thompson At The Sandlot Classic Baseball Game Megan Thee Stallion and Klay Thompson have made several public appearances since they started dating, earlier this year. By Cole Blake August 08, 2025
Pop Culture Omar Gooding Claps Back At Cam'ron For Trolling Him On Instagram On Tuesday, Cam'ron reignited his beef with Omar Gooding, which stems from comments he made on "It Is What It Is." By Cole Blake August 06, 2025
Music A$AP Rocky Continues His Acting Streak In Trailer For New Film, "If I Had Legs I’d Kick You" The film will hit theaters just months after the arrival of A$AP Rocky's film with Spike Lee, "Highest 2 Lowest." By Cole Blake August 06, 2025