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Music Kendrick Lamar & SZA's "luther" Officially Snags No. 1 Spot On Billboard Hot 100 "luther" marks Kendrick Lamar's sixth Billboard Hot 100 number one and SZA's third, adding to their incredible run individually and as a duo. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 24, 2025
Music Diddy To Enjoy Memorial Day Festivities Behind Bars Amid Federal Trial Next week, Diddy's longtime assistant Capricorn Clark is expected to take the stand in his sex trafficking trial. By Caroline Fisher May 24, 2025
Music 6ix9ine & Lil Tjay Roast Each Other In Wild New DMs 6ix9ine and Lil Tjay have been beefing for years now, mocking each other over legal woes, injuries, and more. By Caroline Fisher September 30, 2025
Music 50 Cent Roasts T.I. For Bombing During His Comedy Special T.I. finally put out his first stand-up special, "Cheaper Than Therapy," last month after focusing on his comedy career in recent years. By Cole Blake January 07, 2026
Music Snoop Dogg & Dr. Dre Are Rollin Down To Nashville To Open Still G.I.N. Cocktail Lounge Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg have created countless classics since the 90s. They reunited in 2024 to release their latest collab, Missionary. By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 29, 2025
Music Big U Finally Gets A Trial Date As Prosecutors Plead For More Time To Review Evidence Big U is facing a litany of alleged crimes stemming from a massive indictment that authorities unsealed, earlier this year. By Cole Blake May 14, 2025
Music Kanye West Labels Dave Blunts His Favorite Rapper And Offers To Get Him A Trainer Kanye West also clarified that while he loves Dave Blunts, Playboi Carti is his favorite "musician" overall. By Cole Blake March 10, 2025
Pop Culture 50 Cent Offers To Make Tia Kemp The Next Wendy Williams Amid Rick Ross Beef It looks like 50 Cent sees some serious potential in the mother of one of his foe Rick Ross' children, Tia Kemp. By Caroline Fisher June 25, 2025
Music The Alchemist Taunts The Internet Over Their Heated Reactions To His & Erykah Badu's AI Cover Art Fans of The Alchemist were wildly disappointed in the producer after it was learned that the artwork for "Next To You" wasn't authentic. By Zachary Horvath June 21, 2025
Music 50 Cent Adds Some Shade For Lil Meech To His Celebration Of Michael Rainey Jr.'s NAACP Image Award Even 50 Cent's congratulatory message for Michael Rainey Jr. on Instagram included a diss for Lil Meech. By Cole Blake February 23, 2025
Music Hallelujah! Kanye West & The Sunday Service Choir Makes Its Return On March 16 Kanye West and Sunday Service are no longer at odds as they reconcile for an unknown cause after the choir worked with Will Smith. By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 09, 2025
Music Boosie Badazz Shares Footage Of His Cane Corso Scaring Off A Burglar Boosie Badazz says he was in Dallas when he learned that someone had allegedly attempted to break into his house. By Cole Blake October 29, 2025