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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
Music Kanye West Alleges "They" Want Him Hospitalized After Twitter Outbursts Kanye West has been tweeting nonstop all week, and now he is claiming those close to him are taking action against him. By Elias Andrews March 20, 2025
Music Azealia Banks Asserts "Pitiful" Kanye West Has No More "Tricks" Amidst Rant Azealia Banks has been watching Kanye West melt down like the rest of us, and she was brutally honest about the rapper. By Elias Andrews March 19, 2025
Music Kanye West Bizarrely Claims Jay-Z Wants To Kill Him Before Reflecting On Their Relationship The comments on Jay-Z come as Kanye West has been targeting all sorts of celebrities with rants on social media. By Cole Blake March 19, 2025
Music Bricc Baby & Others Reportedly Arrested In Gang Takedown As Authorities Search For Big U According to U.S. Attorney Joseph T. McNally, Bricc Baby and others were arrested in an attempt “to make our communities safer." By Caroline Fisher March 19, 2025
Music BG Finally Explains Viral Video Of Birdman Appearing To Fall Asleep On Stage In the video, BG broke into laughter before seemingly nudging Birdman to get him back on track. By Cole Blake March 19, 2025
Music Kanye West Drops "BULLY V1" Album And Short Film Amidst Twitter Meltdown Kanye West has made surprising fans his number one priority and he did just that by dropping a new album unannounced. By Elias Andrews March 19, 2025
Music Jess Hilarious Crashes Out On Breakfast Club Co-Hosts In Seething IG Rant The Breakfast Club has had its share of controversies, but Jess Hilarious upped the ante with her aggressive comments. By Elias Andrews March 18, 2025
Music Snoop Dogg And Suge Knight Sued Over Death Row Defrauding Allegations Snoop Dogg and Suge Knight may be beefing, but now they're on the same side of a legal battle. By Elias Andrews March 18, 2025
Music Diddy Prosecutors Give His Defense Team Alleged Victims’ Names Ahead Of Trial Diddy is currently behind bars at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn awaiting his trial, which is scheduled to begin in May. By Caroline Fisher March 18, 2025
Music Kanye West Accuses Future & Metro Boomin Of Ghosting Him Over "Like That" Remix Kanye West ended up releasing his own remix of Metro Boomin and Future's song with Kendrick Lamar, "Like That," back in 2024. By Cole Blake March 18, 2025
Music Soulja Boy Tears Down "Dummy" Plies After Rapper Drops Sample Lawsuit Soulja Boy is always on the lookout for beef, and found one when Plies decided to reverse a suit involving a Soulja Boy track. By Elias Andrews March 17, 2025