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Music LeBron James Reflects On Infamous 2 Chainz Deluxe Album Meme Many people joked that LeBron James "invented" the deluxe album while executive producing 2 Chainz's "Rap Or Go To The League" from 2019. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 18, 2025
Music Tems Reveals Release Date For New Album "Born In The Wild" Tems is keeping her foot on the gas. By Elias Andrews May 10, 2024
Music Nicki Minaj Trolls Jay-Z With Bizarre AI Wig Image After Her Instagram Vanishes Earlier this week, Nicki Minaj's Instagram profile mysteriously disappeared, prompting her and the Barbz to speculate. By Caroline Fisher October 21, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Thinks "ICEMAN" Isn't Drake's Last UMG Album After Lawsuit During an interview with DJ Vlad, DJ Akademiks addressed the rumor that UMG will let Drake go after "ICEMAN" and the defamation suit. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 12, 2025
Music 2Pac's Family Reportedly Heated Over AI Imagery On Social Media If you haven't seen, there are a lot of AI-generated videos and images of 2Pac across platforms such as X and it's getting out of hand. By Zachary Horvath October 10, 2025
Music Chris Brown Proposes To A Fan During Meet & Greet She is one lucky woman. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 08, 2024
Music Lil Durk Shatters Record For Most RIAA Certifications Of Any Rapper In 2025 The achievement comes as Lil Durk gears up to release his new album titled, "Deep Thoughts," on Friday, March 28. By Cole Blake March 27, 2025
Music Playboi Carti Drops Deluxe Version Of "Music" With Several New Songs Playboi Carti is back with more songs as his "Music" album continues to dominate on the charts since its release, earlier this month. By Cole Blake March 25, 2025
Viral Kevin Gates Goes Viral For His Hilarious Change Of Demeanor In Bobbi Althoff Interview Kevin Gates has some truly wild interview moments, such as a recent conversation with PlaqueBoyMax about... Let's just call it self-love. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 23, 2025
Music Lil Wayne Reunites With Drake & Nicki Minaj On "Tha Carter VI" Lil Wayne's "Tha Carter VI" will be dropping at midnight and it's set to feature several high-profile collaborations. By Cole Blake June 05, 2025
Music Outlawz's Young Noble Believes Tupac Shakur Could've Survived Las Vegas Shooting 2Pac has been rumored to have survived the shooting and fled to Cuba since 1996. By Bryson "Boom" Paul December 15, 2024
Music Future "MIXTAPE PLUTO" Production Credits Revealed An extensive number of producers and some frequent collaborators appear on Future's third release of 2024. By Devin Morton September 20, 2024