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Music Nicki Minaj Commends Kanye West For Seeking Forgiveness From Jewish Community This week, Kanye West met with prominent rabbi, Yoshiyahu Yosef Pinto, to express how sorry he feels for his past acts towards the Jews. By Zachary Horvath November 07, 2025
Music Yeat Brings Don Toliver, Sexyy Red, Lil Yachty & More To ComplexCon Set Yeat's 30-track set also included special appearances from BNYX, Che, xaviersobased, Quavo, and Sheck Wes. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 26, 2025
Music Wu-Tang Clan Tap Ernie Johnson Jr. To Narrate Stunning "The Final Chamber" Tour Trailer Wu-Tang Clan's last group tour, "Wu-Tang Forever: The Final Chamber" with Run The Jewels, begins June 6 in Baltimore. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 03, 2025
Music RZA Likens Kendrick Lamar & Drake Beef To This Hollywood Blockbuster While Addressing The Battle Much like the rest of the hip-hop world, RZA thinks that the Kendrick Lamar and Drake battle represents an important lyrical tradition. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 01, 2025
Wrestling Dwayne Johnson Puts WWE Spin On Lil Wayne Classic During Smackdown He's been a fan for decades. By Elias Andrews February 24, 2025
Music Kevin Durant Provokes Kendrick Lamar Fans With His Shade-Filled Praise Of J Cole's New Song Kevin Durant has been going back and forth with fans on social media about his reaction to J Cole's "cLOUDs." By Cole Blake February 24, 2025
Music 50 Cent Ruthlessly Goes After Big Meech's Money By Sharing GoFundMe Page For Former Crime Boss 50 Cent is still gloating about the obstacles in Big Meech's way, which is why this GoFundMe shoutout feels particularly disrespectful. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 21, 2025
Music Drake Gives Fan's Sign Insulting Kendrick Lamar The Stamp Of Approval: "That's Facts" Even Drake fans across the globe are backing him in his ongoing beef. By Zachary Horvath February 19, 2025
Relationships Kodak Black's Ex Maranda Johnson Is Looking For More Child Support Money Following Alleged Brawl Kodak's team believes the baby mama fight is causing this. By Zachary Horvath February 18, 2025
Music Diddy Prosecutors Give His Defense Team Alleged Victims’ Names Ahead Of Trial Diddy is currently behind bars at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn awaiting his trial, which is scheduled to begin in May. By Caroline Fisher March 18, 2025
Music Ja Rule Couldn't Believe His Ears When He Heard Billy McFarland Is Planning Fyre Festival 2 Ja Rule, who distanced himself from the disastrous Fyre Festival, went on Fox 5 New York to promote his upcoming tour with Nelly and more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 17, 2025
Music Jim Jones Reveals If He’d Squash Cam’ron Beef Privately Jim Jones and Cam'ron's feud has been heating up ever since 50 Cent appeared on "Talk With Flee" in December. By Caroline Fisher March 08, 2025