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Music Megan Thee Stallion Receives Immense Praise For Dynamic Coachella Set Megan Thee Stallion did run into some technical issues and was booted off stage, but her performance was maybe the best of the weekend. By Zachary Horvath April 14, 2025
Music YesJulz Claims A Married Super Bowl Winner Slid Into Her DMs After The Game YesJulz didn't reveal the player's name, but the Seattle Seahawks just beat the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl. By Cole Blake February 09, 2026
Politics Drake's "ICEMAN" Album Title Under Scrutiny Following ICE Shootings After an ICE agent killed Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis, some folks think Drake's "ICEMAN" sounds insensitive, whereas others defend it. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 09, 2026
Music 6ix9ine Says 21 Savage Isn’t A Gangster, Grew Up Sipping Tea With The Queen During a recent livestream with Adin Ross, 6ix9ine shared his thoughts on 21 Savage, and he didn't hold back. By Caroline Fisher November 06, 2025
Music Diddy Reveals Where He Wants To Go To Prison And The Jokes Write Themselves Diddy was convicted on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution in his high-profile criminal trial, earlier this year. By Cole Blake October 07, 2025
Music Young Thug Says Fans Will Have To “Beg” For New Album Recently, Young Thug held up a jersey that said “UY Scuti" at a Miami Heat game against the Golden State Warriors, leading to speculation. By Caroline Fisher March 27, 2025
Politics NBA YoungBoy's Oklahoma City Show Leads To Racial Bias Debate At Their Jail Rev. Derrick Scobey, a Black Oklahoma County Jail trustee, blasted their increased staffing in reaction to NBA YoungBoy's concert. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 02, 2025
Music NBA YoungBoy Receives Key To Atlanta In The Middle Of His Show NBA YoungBoy joins Ludacris as the only other rapper to receive this high honor in the city of Atlanta, with Luda doing so in 2004. By Zachary Horvath October 16, 2025
Music Kanye West Claps Back At Fans For Defending Virgil Abloh Kanye West has been targeting Virgil Abloh as his wild and controversial antics on social media continue to make headlines. By Cole Blake April 07, 2025
Music Playboi Carti Allegedly Teases Five-Year Anniversary Edition Of "Whole Lotta Red" We all know how mythical, unfulfilled, and frankly absent Playboi Carti releases can be, but the year of "MUSIC" might have more hope. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 13, 2025
Original Content Akademiks Vs. TDE Punch: Breaking Down The Feud Akademiks and Punch once again got into it on X following the spat between Nicki Minaj and SZA, but why are they beefing? By Devin Morton July 19, 2025
Music Cardi B To Drop "Imaginary Players" Single For "AM I THE DRAMA?" Sooner Than You Think Cardi B put out the lead single, "Outside," on June 20. Her sophomore LP will also feature older hits "Up" and "WAP." By Zachary Horvath August 11, 2025