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Music Questlove Apologizes To Roots Picnic Attendees Following Their Frustrations Over Lengthy Day 1 Delay Thankfully, The Roots were able to carry out this year's festival which has been going now for an astounding 18 years. By Zachary Horvath June 02, 2025
Sports LeBron James Is Already Quoting Kendrick Lamar's Upcoming Clipse Feature LeBron James was one of the most surprising talking points among fans during the Kendrick Lamar and Drake beef, so this should inspire debate. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 02, 2025
Music Bill Maher Catches Heat For Suggesting Cassie's Responsible If Diddy Is Acquitted In Trial Bill Maher believes Cassie's text messages to Diddy might lead him to avoid a conviction in his federal sex trafficking trial. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 01, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Disses Ab-Soul And Tells Him He'll Never Be Loved Like Nipsey Hussle DJ Akademiks did not take kindly to having his name mentioned by Ab-Soul on Soulo's long-awaited response to the East Coast. By Devin Morton May 27, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Thinks Hip-Hop Should Reevaluate Nicki Minaj & Remy Ma Beef DJ Akademiks thinks Papoose's ghostwriting allegations against Remy Ma change the perception of her Nicki Minaj beef. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 23, 2025
Music 50 Cent Clowns Kid Cudi Ahead Of Diddy Trial Testimony 50 Cent has had a lot to say about Diddy's trial since it began, and recently shared his predictions for Kid Cudi's testimony. By Caroline Fisher May 21, 2025
Music Clipse’s Manager Reveals How Swizz Beatz Saved “So Be It” With A Trip To Saudi Arabia During a recent interview, Steven Victor reflected on one of the obstacles Clipse faced ahead of the release of "Let God Sort Em Out." By Caroline Fisher July 23, 2025
Music Ozzy Osbourne Dies At 76 Just Weeks After His Farewell Concert Ozzy Osbourne's death comes just weeks after he reunited with his original Black Sabbath bandmates for a farewell concert. By Cole Blake July 22, 2025
Music Raekwon Blames His Landlord After His Dispensary Gets Shut Down Over $500K Rent Dispute The news comes after Raekwon dropped his new album through Mass Appeal, "The Emperor's New Clothes," last week. By Cole Blake July 21, 2025
Music Cam'ron Posts Hilarious Rap Battle Loss To ChatGPT On Instagram Cam'ron took to Instagram to reveal that he lost a rap battle to ChatGPT in an admittedly humorous fashion. By Devin Morton July 18, 2025
Music Drake Kicks Off Day 3 of Wireless Festival With The Preview Of A New Central Cee Collab Dropping Friday Drake announced that Central Cee will be apart of the upcoming OVO Fest at the UK rappers Toronto concert in April 2025. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 13, 2025
Music Drake Goes The Extra Thousand Miles To Bring Vanessa Carlton Out At Wireless Festival Other special guests at night two of Drake's Wireless Festival takeover included fakemink, 21 Savage, Latto, and Sexyy Red. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 13, 2025