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Music Drake Beats Out Kendrick Lamar On Top Spotify Artists List Drake and Kendrick Lamar have been going back and forth since 2024, and the Spotify Wrapped numbers tell an interesting story. By Alexander Cole December 03, 2025
Music MBNel Targeted In Deadly Mass Shooting At Children’s Birthday Party Stockton Mayor Christina Fugazi has already addressed the violent incident, blaming it on gang violence in a statement. By Cole Blake December 02, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Accuses Netflix Of Obtaining Diddy Docuseries Footage Unethically 50 Cent has been teasing "Sean Combs: The Reckoning" for a while now, but according to DJ Akademiks, there might be more to the story. By Caroline Fisher December 02, 2025
Sports NFL Linebacker Goes Viral For Invoking YNW Melly After Beating Former Team The Houston Texans and E.J. Speed took down their division rivals in the Indianapolis Colts, which also happens to be Speed's former team. By Zachary Horvath December 01, 2025
Music Yak Gotti Issues A Heartfelt Apology To Lil Duke And Shouts Out Gunna Yak Gotti labeled Lil Duke his "broski" while apologizing to his former collaborator for ever having wronged him. By Cole Blake December 01, 2025
Sports Toosii Announces Official Commitment To Play Division I Football At Syracuse Toosii is heading back to his hometown to play for the Syracuse Orange. He has been working out and had received D-I offers elsewhere. By Zachary Horvath December 01, 2025
Music Florida Rapper POORSTACY Dead At 26 POORSTACY was nominated for a Grammy for his work on the "Bill & Ted Face the Music" soundtrack and also collaborated with Travis Barker. By Cole Blake December 01, 2025
TV 50 Cent Shows Off Never-Before-Seen Diddy Footage In Trailer For New Docuseries 50 Cent's executive-produced, "Sean Combs: The Reckoning," is dropping this week. But before it does, he's teasing it with a new trailer. By Zachary Horvath December 01, 2025
Music The Game Says He Wants To Decapitate Celeste Rivas' Killer The Game discussed the death of Celeste Rivas as authorities continue to investigate the case months after finding her body. By Cole Blake December 01, 2025
Music Max B Performs Jim Jones Diss Track And Draws Split Reactions Although Max B did perform his Jim Jones diss track "We Sip Grand Cru," neither artist has really confirmed they're still beefing right now. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 29, 2025
Music Anthony Fantano Rap Verse Has Some Saying He Had Bar of the Year Anthony Fantano’s verse on Yuno Miles’ “Bobos Chicken” has fans joking he delivered Bar of the Year. By Tallie Spencer November 28, 2025
Music TDE Affiliates Claim The Game Is Lying About Wanting To Sign Kendrick Lamar Kendrick Lamar and The Game's relationship has been under quite the scrutiny in the aftermath of the Drake battle. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 28, 2025