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Music YG Leads Peace Walk With Rival Gang Members YG is hoping to spread peace and unity. By Cole Blake August 19, 2024
Music Lizzo Fans Defend Her From Trolls Amid Viral Before-And-After Fitness Comparison Many folks accused Lizzo of getting more fit because of cyberbullying or betraying her "unhealthy standards," which fans quickly dispelled. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 18, 2024
Music Pharrell Previews New Songs With Lil Baby, NBA YoungBoy, & Quavo During Louis Vuitton Show Pharrell was at Louis Vuitton's Spring/Summer 2027 show at Paris Fashion Week, and he previewed some new music at the same time. By Alexander Cole June 24, 2026
Music Pooh Shiesty's Gucci Mane Kidnapping Trial Hit With Significant Delay Pooh Shiesty was set to go on trial July 6 for the alleged kidnapping of Gucci Mane, but that has since been delayed. By Alexander Cole June 09, 2026
Music Cam'ron Explains Why He Wouldn't Participate In Dipset Reunion Cam'ron has recently been beefing with Jim Jones, so it makes sense why he would not be as interested in a Dipset reunion. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 07, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Claims Drake's First Three Albums Are Worth More Than Jay-Z's Entire Discography DJ Akademiks knows how to get people riled up, and his latest take on Drake and Jay-Z is certainly going to do just that. By Alexander Cole June 04, 2026
Music Benny The Butcher Roasted For Complaining That Twitter Nerds Control The Culture Many fans on social media clapped back at Benny The Butcher by suggesting that the "nerds" in question make up his fanbase. By Cole Blake October 06, 2025
Music Drake's "What Did I Miss?" Surpasses 100 Million Spotify Streams The "ICEMAN" hype is real. Drake's "Which One" is about to reach this same milestone, one of almost 300 tracks in his catalog to do so. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 05, 2025
Music Yella Beezy Wants Informants' Names Before Mo3 Murder Trial Yella Beezy will stand trial for allegedly hiring a hitman to murder Mo3 in 2020 on February 2 of next year. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 29, 2025
Music Young Thug Raises Eyebrows With Emotional Snitching Bars On “UY Scuti” Young Thug just unleashed his fourth studio album, "UY Scuti," with features from Future, Travis Scott, 21 Savage, YFN Lucci, and more. By Caroline Fisher September 26, 2025
Music Jay-Z Dissed After Nas’ $5 Billion Casino Project Gets Approved Earlier this month, Jay-Z's bid to build a casino in Times Square was shot down by a community advisory committee. By Caroline Fisher September 25, 2025
Pop Culture Ray J Warns That A RICO "Worse Than Diddy" Is Allegedly Coming For The Kardashians Ray J also recently took aim at Kim Kardashian for not donating to Kai Cenat's livestream after making an appearance. By Cole Blake September 24, 2025