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Relationships Brian McKnight Has Allegedly Made No Effort To Contact His Family After His Son Niko's Death Brian McKnight's son, Niko, passed away at the age of 32, last week, following a lengthy battle with cancer. By Cole Blake June 02, 2025
Music Kanye West Confirms Release Date For New Album "Bully" Kanye West has a few other projects he's announced, although it's unclear if "WW3" and "CUCK" are the same record. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 24, 2025
Music Justin Bieber Addresses Diddy Abuse Rumors Amid Mogul’s Sex Trafficking Trial Footage of Diddy hanging out with a then-15-year-old Justin Bieber recently resurfaced, fueling ongoing speculation about their relationship. By Caroline Fisher May 16, 2025
Music Daylyt Shares Ominous Picture Of Capital STEEZ Amid Joey Badass Beef Capital STEEZ is the late Pro Era rap partner of Joey Badass, who is currently in a lyrical war with Daylyt and Ray Vaughn. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 15, 2025
Music Kanye West & Playboi Carti's Beef May Be Ending Soon Overall, this has been a one-sided beef, with Kanye West mostly being the one initiating a lot of the tension. By Zachary Horvath May 14, 2025
Music Playboi Carti Reveals He Was Banned From The Met Gala While Playboi Carti wasn't in attendance, countless celebrities showed up to the Met Gala in New York City. By Cole Blake May 06, 2025
Music Staunch Kendrick Lamar Fan Tries To Disrespect DDG For Championing Drake Drake and Kendrick Lamar have two of the most passionate fan bases in rap and sometimes, things have gone a little too far between them. By Zachary Horvath May 05, 2025
Music Kanye West Tries To Play Matchmaker And Get Top5 A Date With Sexyy Red Kanye West's Drake fandom is one commonality with Sexyy Red, and we presume Top5 might've met her at some point, too. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 03, 2025
Music Kanye West Admits He Wants To Reconcile With Producers Amid “Donda 2” Drama Kanye West recently took to X to vent about the issues he's run into since his album "Donda 2" hit streaming services. By Caroline Fisher April 30, 2025
Music Kanye West Buys Into The Doechii Industry Plant Allegations As usual, Kanye West used his conspiracy rhetoric and fascist leanings to speak on the industry plant allegations against Doechii. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 26, 2025
Music Doja Cat Teases Tracklist For New Album And Fans Are Furious About Some Major Omissions Doja Cat has been hyping up her highly-anticipated fifth studio album, "Vie," for a number of months at this point. By Cole Blake April 14, 2025
Music Travis Scott Shows Love To Drake's "NOKIA" With Electrifying Mashup At Coachella Many folks have speculated on Travis Scott's relationship with Drake amid the Kendrick Lamar battle, but it seems like they're still in sync. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 13, 2025