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Music Nelly Reveals Why He Had To Move Following MTV Cribs Appearance Nelly was on top of the world in 2002, but he revealed a bit too much about himself during his infamous Cribs episode. By Elias Andrews March 24, 2025
Music Lizzo Joins Hollywood Via Her First Lead Role In Sister Rosetta Tharpe Biopic Lizzo will release her new album "Love In Real Life" at some point this year, if new singles are anything to go off of. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 24, 2025
Music Drake Celebrates Bun B's Birthday With Touching Instagram Tribute To A "True Mentor" Drake and Bun B go way back, as the Houston legend was one of the first hip-hop icons to embrace the Toronto superstar's rise. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 20, 2025
Pop Culture The Game Gets Lit Up Over Interesting Caption Used While Celebrating Birth Of Son The Game inadvertently got a lot of folks upset over how he decided to express his happiness about having another child. By Zachary Horvath March 11, 2025
Music Diddy's Twins Attend Beyonce's "Cowboy Carter" Tour As His Trial Begins Opening statements in Diddy's criminal trial will be kicking off on Monday morning after jury selection ends. By Cole Blake May 11, 2025
Music Rick Ross Reveals What It Would Take To End Drake Feud According to Rick Ross, his beef with Drake was really never that serious, and he'd be willing to squash it. By Caroline Fisher May 08, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Warns West Coast Artists After Dody6 & Kendrick Lamar Debacle Dody6 called Kendrick Lamar out while revealing he became homeless after the success of "hey now," and then apologized for his remarks. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 28, 2025
Music Kanye West Uses Painting From Adolf Hitler’s Bedroom As “Cousins” Artwork Recently, Kanye West opened up about allegedly having sexual relations with one of his cousins as a child. By Caroline Fisher April 25, 2025
Music Mass Appeal Launches Fan-Driven Collab Generator "Imagine That" Nas' Mass Appeal is back with another engaging campaign called "Imagine That," a fan-focused platform that let's imaginations run wild. By Zachary Horvath January 29, 2026
Music Lil Tecca Hospitalized After Allegedly Saving His Manager From A Group Of Robbers Lil Tecca was in France to attend Paris Fashion Week, having recently been spotted by fans at an event for Rick Owens. By Cole Blake January 27, 2026
Music YSL Mondo Details Lil Wayne's "Standoffish" Behavior Around Young Thug YSL Mondo shared why he thinks Lil Wayne wasn't friendly with Young Thug. By Cole Blake December 30, 2024
Music Drake Reportedly Unfollows Timbaland After Producer Addresses UMG & Spotify Petition More petty moves? By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 30, 2024