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Music The Weeknd Announces New “Nightmare Trilogy” Haunted House At Universal Studios Hollywood The Weeknd's spooky new attraction will arrive just in time for Halloween Horror Nights. By Caroline Fisher August 07, 2024
Pop Culture Quavo Threatened With Lawsuit After Allegedly Scamming Vitaly Out Of $50K The Migos star pulled a no-show. By Elias Andrews August 02, 2024
Music Amber Rose Blames Kanye West’s Erratic Behavior On “Enablers” Around Him According to Amber Rose, she was able to help Kanye West grieve the loss of his mother since her mother lost a parent at a young age. By Caroline Fisher March 06, 2025
Music Roy Ayers, Godfather Of Neo Soul And Hip Hop Inspiration, Dies At 84 Roy Ayers pioneered multiple genres, but his impact on the sounds of hip hop continues to be felt today. By Elias Andrews March 05, 2025
Music Jim Jones Calls Out Swizz Beatz For Allegedly Backdooring Him During his recent appearance on "The Breakfast Club," Jim Jones looked back on Dipset's famous Verzuz battle against The Lox. By Caroline Fisher March 01, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Suspects UMG Is Allegedly Suppressing Drake’s Song “Nokia” Recently, DJ Akademiks theorized that if Drake's song "Nokia" drops out of the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100, UMG is suppressing it. By Caroline Fisher February 26, 2025
Streetwear "I'm Feeling Myself": Nicki Minaj & Beyonce Fans Come To Blows Over New Cécred Ad The Beyhive and the Barbz continue to debate over the state of Beyonce and Nicki Minaj's relationship, as this Cécred ad sparked a fire. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 21, 2025
Music Diddy Seeks To Block Doctor Who Sided With Amber Heard From Testifying In His Trial Dr. Dawn Hughes is a forensic clinical psychologist, and the state wants her to testify in the Diddy trial concerning patterns of abuse. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 03, 2025
Music Sauce Walka Seemingly Reacts To The Death Of Sayso P Murder Suspect The first suspect was found dead in Sauce Walka's hometown of Houston yesterday (March 31) and the MC's post is stirring up debate. By Zachary Horvath April 01, 2025
Music Drake Quietly Sneaks Back Into The Top 10 Of The Hot 100 With "NOKIA" Drake currently has four placements from his PARTYNEXTDOOR collab album on the Hot 100 chart, so can we really say numbers are suppressed? By Zachary Horvath March 31, 2025
Music Tyler The Creator Slams Critics Of His “Hey Now” Freestyle For Needing A Hip-Hop History Lesson During his latest interview with Nardwuar, Tyler The Creator also threw some serious shade at a few of his peers. By Caroline Fisher March 28, 2025
Music Snoop Dogg And Suge Knight Sued Over Death Row Defrauding Allegations Snoop Dogg and Suge Knight may be beefing, but now they're on the same side of a legal battle. By Elias Andrews March 18, 2025