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Pop Culture Ari Melber Leaves Social Media In Shambles After Quoting Chief Keef On MSNBC Ari Melber recently used Chief Keef's 2012 hit "I Don't Like" to describe his feelings about Donald Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill." By Caroline Fisher July 10, 2025
Music Charlamagne Tha God Is Afraid People Won't Learn From Diddy's Case The jury in Diddy's criminal trial found him not guilty of sex trafficking and racketeering, earlier this month. By Cole Blake July 10, 2025
Music NBA YoungBoy & Mellow Rackz Link Up In Paris Amid Kodak Black Drama Kodak Black was previously engaged to Mellow Rackz, and this is seemingly fueling his beef with NBA YoungBoy. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 10, 2025
Music Kanye West's Former Assistant Accuses Him Of Sex Trafficking Lauren Pisciotta previously sued Kanye West for sexual harassment, and she now reportedly included sexual assault and other allegations. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 10, 2025
Music Kanye West Has Been Effectively Blacklisted From Performing In Europe Kanye West has given a couple of recent performances in Asia and previewed other planned concerts in Central Europe. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 10, 2025
Music Pusha T Delivers Cryptic Message About “Smear Campaigns” Against Clipse The first Clipse album in roughly 15 years, "Let God Sort Em Out," is expected to be released later this week. By Caroline Fisher July 09, 2025
Music Pop Smoke's Killer Wears His Merch In New Viral Photo Pop Smoke was shot and killed when five people broke into a home he was staying at in Los Angeles back in February 2020. By Cole Blake July 09, 2025
Music Pusha T Discusses Kendrick Lamar's Appearance On Clipse's Forthcoming Album Pusha T sat down to discuss the forthcoming Clipse album and explain exactly why Kendrick Lamar appears on it. By Devin Morton July 09, 2025
Music Diddy’s Lawyers Push For Earlier Sentencing After Securing Mixed Verdict Last week, a jury found Diddy not guilty of sex trafficking and racketeering, and guilty of transportation for prostitution. By Caroline Fisher July 08, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar & Drake Are Neck-&-Neck In Total Album Sales This Year Kendrick Lamar put out his latest album, "GNX," back in November while Drake released "Some Sexy Songs 4 U" in February. By Cole Blake July 08, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Appears To Target Beyonce During Bizarre Stationhead Rant According to Nicki Minaj, she'd have no problem kicking certain artists "right in the throat," even if she plays their music on Stationhead. By Caroline Fisher July 08, 2025
Music Lil Baby Gets Deep In His Ethereal Bag In Fresh Snippet Ahead Of New Album "Dominique" Lil Baby already dropped his album "WHAM" this year, but 2025 will hopefully be a prolific year for the Atlanta rapper. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 07, 2025