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Music Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" Spikes Up Charts After Drake Loses Lawsuit Many iTunes, Apple Music, and Spotify users ran "Not Like Us" back as Drake prepares to appeal this decision over Kendrick Lamar's diss. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 12, 2025
Music Adam22 & Sneako Have Hot Takes On Diddy's Sentence & Perceived Guilt Diddy's 50-month prison sentence for transportation to engage in prostitution have Adam22 and Sneako feeling skeptical. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 04, 2025
Music Young Thug Reveals His Surprising Atlanta Hip-Hop Mount Rushmore Considering Young Thug's recent praise and pettiness towards several Atlanta rap OGs and peers, this Mount Rushmore is quite interesting. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 02, 2025
Music Young Thug Joins "The Pivot" Podcast To Speak On Exiting Street Life Young Thug addressed advice from Drake, the YSL RICO trial, his new album "UY SCUTI," and a lot more on "The Pivot" podcast. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 26, 2025
Music Social Media Argues If Big Sean Had The Best Verse On Lil Wayne's "Tha Carter VI" With Most Claiming It Big Sean released his latest album, Better Me Than You, in 2024 with hit song "Who You Are (Superstar)" and "Together Forever." By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 07, 2025
Music "Jane" Allegedly Promised Diddy An "All Star Party" With Alleged Male Sex Workers This anonymous alleged sex trafficking victim made various allegations during the Diddy trial about his alleged sexual preferences. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 06, 2025
Music Pastor Jamal Bryant Calls Out Cardi B For Shopping At Target During Viral Boycott Shoppers have been avoiding Target as a way to boycott its decision to drop its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. By Cole Blake June 05, 2025
Music Diddy’s Defense Asks Cassie’s Friend If She’s Lying During Intense Testimony Today, Cassie's friend fashion designer Bryana "Bana" Bongolan took the stand during Diddy's federal trial. By Caroline Fisher June 04, 2025
Music Utah State Representative Says State Should Still Pursue NBA YoungBoy Despite Trump Pardon NBA YoungBoy had all of his most recent federal charges pardoned by Donald Trump at the end of May after his release in March. By Zachary Horvath June 03, 2025
Music Rob Markman Reveals Contents Of Kendrick Lamar's Clipse Feature Def Jam and UMG lost Pusha T and No Malice when the label asked to ax Kendrick Lamar's feature verse from the upcoming Clipse comeback album. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 02, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar & SZA Fans Gather Outside San Francisco Stadium To Watch Concert For Free Kendrick Lamar, SZA, and Mustard have a few more "Grand National" shows in North America this month before heading to Europe in July. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 01, 2025
Music Beyonce Wins Top Country Music Honors At 2025 AMAs Beyonce's big year continues with even more industry awards to add to what is already a ridiculously long list of awards. By Devin Morton May 27, 2025