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Sports Drake Erupts In Cheers As The Toronto Blue Jays Advance To The World Series Drake's Toronto Blue Jays will be taking on the Los Angeles Dodgers when the World Series kicks off on Friday. By Cole Blake October 21, 2025
Music Travis Scott's Gargantuan Johannesburg Show Breaks Record For South African Rap Concerts Travis Scott performed for over 75,000 people in Johannesburg on Saturday, a part of his still ongoing "Circus Maximus" tour. By Zachary Horvath October 13, 2025
Music Cardi B Delays "Pretty & Petty" Video Because She Doesn't Want To "Bully" BIA On Her Release Day Cardi B reignited her issues with BIA on "AM I THE DRAMA?" with the brutal diss track "Pretty & Petty." But she's laying off, for now. By Zachary Horvath October 10, 2025
Music Kid Cudi's New Book, "Cudi: The Memoir," Gets August Release Date Kid Cudi's signature sound has birthed a generation of superstars that includes Travis Scott and Don Toliver. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 12, 2025
Music Diddy's Twins Attend Beyonce's "Cowboy Carter" Tour As His Trial Begins Opening statements in Diddy's criminal trial will be kicking off on Monday morning after jury selection ends. By Cole Blake May 11, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Celebrates Lefty Gunplay's "Can't Get Right," The First Album By A "GNX" Featured Rapper Last December, Kendrick Lamar and TDE brought out Lefty Gunplay at their annual Christmas event in the Nickerson Garden neighborhood in L.A. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 10, 2025
Music 50 Cent Can't Stop Laughing Over Ja Rule's Cheesy Greek Restaurant Commercial It feels like 50 Cent is going to troll Ja Rule until he's six feet under as it feels like he's got unlimited dirt on his mortal enemy. By Zachary Horvath May 06, 2025
Music Candace Owens Reveals Dark Reason She’ll “Always Defend” Kanye West During a recent interview, Candace Owens shared her chilling theory about Kanye West's former trainer, Harley Pasternak. By Caroline Fisher May 04, 2025
Music Summer Walker Is Ready To "Spend It" On Our New "R&B Season" Playlist Update This week's "R&B Season" playlist update boasts new releases from Summer Walker, Mariah the Scientist, and Jorja Smith. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 04, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Surprisingly Gives Major Props To Kendrick Lamar For His "Grand National Tour" DJ Akademiks, who has defended Drake throughout his feud with Kendrick Lamar, took a nuanced position on the tour. By Cole Blake April 28, 2025
Music Drake's "ICEMAN" Intro Receives A Major Update From An Unlikely Source Drake is looking to drop "ICEMAN" in the coming months, and a new update suggests he is closer than ever to completing his mission. By Alexander Cole January 02, 2026
Music Tory Lanez Accuses Megan Thee Stallion Of Committing $118K Insurance Fraud Tory Lanez says there were many issues with the evidence presented at his trial for the shooting of Megan Thee Stallion. By Cole Blake December 23, 2025