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Music Lil Nas X Breaks Silence On Shocking Felony Arrest Lil Nas X spent the weekend behind bars before he was able to post a $75,000 bail on Monday for his viral arrest. By Cole Blake August 26, 2025
Music Kanye West Addresses Nitrous Relapse Allegations Amid Latest Twitter Rant Kanye West recently took to Twitter to comment on the new allegations that he's abusing nitrous gas again. By Caroline Fisher February 21, 2025
Music Peter Rosenberg Declares Nicki Minaj's "Monster" Verse As The Most Overrated Ever Peter Rosenberg and Nicki Minaj have exchanged words in the past, but it seems this tweet from Peter is inspired by more recent events. By Zachary Horvath December 23, 2025
Music Charlamagne Tha God Roasts Drake For Cryptic Hint At His Next Chapter Drake hinted that fans may be "uneasy" with the direction of his next solo album, which will be his first since beefing with Kendrick Lamar. By Cole Blake March 11, 2025
Music D4vd Slammed For Allegedly “Messing With” 13-Year-Old In Eerie Resurfaced TikTok Comment Social media sleuths continue to question the nature of D4vd's alleged relationship with Celeste Rivas, the deceased teen found in his Tesla. By Caroline Fisher September 22, 2025
Pop Culture How Many Kids Does Nas Have? Explore Nas' life as a father, performer, and family man. By TeeJay Small December 07, 2023
Music A$AP Rocky Says He's Done Giving Release Dates For "Don't Be Dumb" A$AP Rocky's long-awaited project, "Don't Be Dumb," will be his first album since dropping "Testing" back in 2018. By Cole Blake October 14, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Claims Playboi Carti's Label Is "Confused" By Album Rollout Playboi Carti promised fans that an album would drop before March 12, 2025. We're one week out without any updates. By Elias Andrews March 05, 2025
Reviews Central Cee "Can't Rush Greatness" Review Doubling down on his strengths while testing new waters, "Can't Rush Greatness" hones in on Central Cee's ability to bridge UK drill with global appeal. By Aron A. January 29, 2025
Music Diddy Brought To Tears As King Combs Calls His Dad The Greatest Ever Six of Diddy's seven kids spoke during his sentencing today, with Quincy and King Combs' words particularly moving him to tears. By Zachary Horvath October 03, 2025
Music Internet Lets Fivio Foreign Hear It After Downplaying The Success Of Streamers Fivio Foreign claims to have no issues with streamers, but his comments are eye raising considering what happened with PlaqueBoyMax. By Zachary Horvath August 18, 2025
Music Drake Recalls Michael Jordan Ping-Pong Bets & $40 Million Dave & Buster's Gambling Win Drake spoke on Michael Jordan and Dave & Buster's via a new ad for Stake, in which he broke down in-person gambling versus online bets. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 21, 2025