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Music Diddy Defense Alleges Sex Trafficking Case Comes Down To Money Diddy's defense made their closing argument in the mogul's federal sex trafficking and racketeering trial today. By Caroline Fisher June 27, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Claims That Kanye West Is Working On Something Massive In Spain DJ Akademiks told DJ Vlad that he heard this directly from some people in Kanye West's close circle, but didn't reveal many details. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 18, 2025
Music Charlamagne Tha God Tells Drake To "Shut Up" After Seeing Kendrick Lamar's MetLife Show Charlamagne Tha God and The Breakfast Club also discussed Kendrick Lamar's various Drake diss tracks in their "Grand National" review. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 09, 2025
Music LiAngelo Ball Gets "Legend" Lil Wayne To Hop On Remix Of "Tweaker" The highly-anticipated remix will be dropping at midnight. By Cole Blake February 06, 2025
Music Marc Lamont Hill Reveals The NFL Is Giving Kendrick Lamar The Green Light At The Super Bowl Will Kendrick keep things civil or go all out? By Zachary Horvath January 29, 2025
Viral Drake Hilariously Shocks Adin Ross By Calling Him "Daddy" On Stream Drake and Adin Ross linked up with the Stake CEO, PARTYNEXTDOOR, xQc, and Train for the 6ix God's Kick stream. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 10, 2025
Music Big Sean Wholesomely Laughs Off Tweet Poking Fun At His Punchlines Earlier in his career, Big Sean was known for some of the cheesier one-liners in modern rap, but looking back, he's able to laugh at them. By Zachary Horvath August 09, 2025
Music Boosie Badazz Accepts Plea Deal As Gun Case Drags On Boosie Badazz was hit with a gun charge in 2023, and while it was later dismissed, he was indicted on the same charge the following year. By Caroline Fisher August 04, 2025
Music Beyonce Fans Run Wild With “Act III” Theories Thanks To New Levi’s Ad Beyonce fans speculate that "Act III" could be a rock album after she drove a motorcycle in a new Levi's ad. By Caroline Fisher August 04, 2025
Music Tyler, The Creator's "DON'T TAP THE GLASS" Becomes His Fourth No. 1 Billboard Album Debut Tyler, The Creator is still on tour for his last album "CHROMAKOPIA," but all that hard work didn't stop his most recent musical expression. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 27, 2025
Music Kanye West Lists His Calabasas Condo For $3 Million Amid Rumors Of Financial Woes The decision to sell his Calabasas condo comes amid rumors that Kanye West has been struggling financially in recent years. By Cole Blake July 23, 2025
Music Lupe Fiasco & Kid Cudi Beef: Unpacking Their Feud Over the last ten years, two amazing artists who hold each other in high regard have clashed over fake love, exploitation, and fanbases. What happened to cause this rift? By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 22, 2024