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Music Quavo & Lil Baby Become "Legends" On Our New "Fire Emoji" Playlist Update Quavo, Lil Baby, Travis Scott, Sheck Wes, Tee Grizzley, Method Man, and Benny The Butcher lead this week's "Fire Emoji" update. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 12, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Has A Simple But Strong Take On Kendrick Lamar SZA's "luther" Music Video DJ Akademiks' commentary on the "luther" music video was also accompanied by jabs at Kendrick Lamar and SZA's public images. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 12, 2025
Music Drake Cheekily References His Leaked Cade Cunningham Bars Cade Cunningham still hasn't reacted to this Drake leak, but fans hope this acknowledgement from the 6ix God previews new music coming soon. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 11, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Could Break Several Impressive Records At The 2026 Grammys Kendrick Lamar already won big at the 2025 Grammys, taking home multiple awards for his single "Not Like Us." By Caroline Fisher April 11, 2025
Music Coachella 2025: How To Watch Music's Biggest Festival Coachella 2025 begins tonight. Here are some of the performers and how you can watch the festival over the next two weekends. By Devin Morton April 11, 2025
Music Ja Rule Admits He Nearly Went “Nuclear” On 50 Cent For Dissing The Late Irv Gotti During a recent appearance on "The Breakfast Club," Ja Rule opened up about his longtime feud with 50 Cent. By Caroline Fisher April 11, 2025
Music Playboi Carti Dances To The Weeknd's "Cry For Me" At Detroit Concert Playboi Carti was seen dancing to The Weeknd's "Cry For Me" during their latest tour stop in Detroit over the weekend. By Devin Morton May 26, 2025
Viral Drake Shares Passionate Praise For India Love And Fans Can't Help But Feel Bad For DDG Drake's Streamer University message for India Love clashed with her romantic link to DDG and a recent flirty interaction with Duke Dennis. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 26, 2025
Music Diddy's Lawyers Are Livid With Expert Witness' Testimony And Are Taking Immediate Action Diddy's high-profile criminal trial will continue with testimony on Tuesday, following a break for Memorial Day Weekend. By Cole Blake May 26, 2025
Music Questlove Appreciates Kendrick Lamar's Homage To Their Classic On "Squabble Up" The Roots is a eight man group that broke into hip-hop in 1996 with their debut album "Illadelph Halflife." By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 26, 2025
Music Jussie Smollett Moves On From Infamous Chicago Battle With Official Statement Jussie Smollett is best known for his role as Jamal Lyons in the hit show Empire. Smollett co-stars includes Terrence Howard. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 25, 2025
Music Kanye West Teases "Alive" Music Video As Feud With Playboi Carti Heats Up Kanye West and Playboi Carti have been beefing on social media for several months at this point. By Cole Blake May 25, 2025