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Music LeBron James Shows Love To Nas During Las Vegas Show LeBron James decided to shake Nas' hand in the middle of his set at Wynn Las Vegas yesterday, earning mixed reactions. By Caroline Fisher July 14, 2025
Music UK Rapper Ratlin Calls Top5 A "Police Bwoy" After Top's Stabbing Top5 was in London for his friend Drake's Wireless Festival takeover, and he narrowly escaped an attempt on his life. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 14, 2025
Music Drake's Wireless Festival Performances Featured Lauryn Hill, 21 Savage, Skepta & Countless More Guests Drake's star-studded Wireless Festival performances came as he continues to work on his new album, "Iceman." By Cole Blake July 14, 2025
Music Young Thug Wants To Modify His Sentence From The YSL RICO Case Young Thug accepted a plea deal in the YSL RICO case, last October, to completely avoid further prison time. By Cole Blake July 14, 2025
Music GIVĒON & Justin Bieber Bless Our New "R&B Season" Playlist Update Our "R&B Season" playlist this week comes courtesy of GIVĒON, Justin Bieber, Dijon, Syd, FLO, and KAYTRANADA. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 13, 2025
Music Drake’s Day 2 Wireless Festival Setlist Revealed Drake’s three-night Wireless Festival sets have paid homage to various musical landscapes. Day 1 was R&B and Day 2 honored London hip-hop. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 13, 2025
Music Rakim Thanks Kendrick Lamar For Shoutout On New Clipse Album Kendrick Lamar rapped about half his profits going to Rakim on the Clipse "Let God Sort Em Out" cut, "Chains & Whips." By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 12, 2025
Music Fat Joe’s Ex-Hypeman Alleges Rapper Pocketed His Per Diem To Pay Down Tax Debt Terrance "T.A." Dixon recently made some new allegations against Fat Joe in a motion filed in federal court. By Caroline Fisher July 11, 2025
Music What Time Does Clipse's "Let God Sort Em Out" Come Out On Streaming Services? We are only a few hours away from what hip-hop culture is hyping up as an album of the year contender. Let's see if Clipse deliver. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 10, 2025
Music Pusha T Goes In Depth On The Reason For His Falling Out With Kanye West Pusha T's interview with Apple Music comes as he and No Malice gear up to release the new Clipse album, "Let God Sort Em Out." By Cole Blake July 10, 2025
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