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Music Kehlani Is Not Alone As Vic Mensa Comes To Her Aid In Protest Backlash Kehlani was removed from Cornell University's upcoming concert over her anti-genocide comments. She supported Gaza during Tiny Desk. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 09, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Defends Doechii After Viral Met Gala Outburst Doechii recently addressed her tense interaction with her team on TikTok, claiming the evening was "overstimulating." By Caroline Fisher May 08, 2025
Music Smokey Robinson's Lawyer Staunchly Responds To Sexual Assault Lawsuit Four former housekeepers filed a sexual harassment and assault lawsuit against Smokey Robinson accusing him of years of misconduct. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 08, 2025
Music Drake Fuels Speculation That Another Yeat Collaboration Is Inbound Drake and Yeat have made some splashy collabs already but if this is what we think it is then it will top the rest. By Zachary Horvath April 30, 2025
Music Travis Scott Teases "JACKBOYS 2" Yet Again And Confirms That Is In Fact "Brazy" Travis Scott has been doing everything but giving us a release date for "JACKBOYS 2" so hopefully that domino is the next to fall. By Zachary Horvath April 26, 2025
Music Megan Thee Stallion Called Out By Houston Rapper For Allegedly Stealing Her Song Houston femcee Ivy K's complaints are specifically about the brand new Megan Thee Stallion single, "Whenever." By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 25, 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 Young Thug Raises Fans' Eyebrows By Calling Out Mystery "Rat Representer" Fans have many theories as to who Young Thug may be referring to here, whether it's related to his YSL RICO case or to hip-hop media. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 15, 2025
Music RZA Suggests Rihanna & ASAP Rocky Name Their Third Child After Ol’ Dirty Bastard When asked why he thinks Rihanna and ASAP Rocky should name their child after Ol' Dirty Bastard, RZA said "the legend must live on." By Caroline Fisher August 14, 2025
Music Diddy Reportedly Earning Millions By Renting Out Private Jet Amid Prison Stay Diddy's trial is set to resume this Tuesday (May 27), and his former assistant Capricorn Clark will take the stand. By Caroline Fisher May 25, 2025
Music Cardi B To Receive ASCAP's Voice Of The Culture Award As Fans Continue Waiting For Her Sophomore Album Cardi B's latest award win comes as she continues to face delays regarding the release of her next album. By Cole Blake May 25, 2025
Music Fabolous Apologizes For His Accidentally Shady Instagram Caption About Remy Ma Fabolous found out the hard way about all the present drama surrounding Remy Ma and Papoose's nasty breakup. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 23, 2025