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Music Common Recalls Kanye West Writing “Heard ‘Em Say” In Ten Minutes According to Common, he passed on several Kanye West beats back in the day, and some of them ended up becoming hits. By Caroline Fisher June 27, 2025
Music Playboi Carti Firmly Doubles Down On Plans To Drop "BABY BOI" Album This Year Playboi Carti and "MUSIC" collaborator DJ Swamp Izzo have been constantly talking about this project since the rapper returned. By Zachary Horvath May 10, 2025
Music Snoop Dogg's Team Reportedly Claims His Apology For LGBTQIA+ Criticism Is Fake This controversy stems from Snoop Dogg's comments on a lesbian couple featured in the 2022 Pixar film "Lightyear." By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 01, 2025
Music 50 Cent Mocks Diddy Over Delayed Prison Release Date Recently, it was reported that Diddy will have to spend even more time behind bars due to multiple violations at Fort Dix. By Caroline Fisher November 13, 2025
Music Ice Spice & Wendy's Tease Collaboration Following McDonald's Brawl It appears that Ebro may have been onto something when he said Ice Spice's fight at McDonald's was for promo because she has a collab coming. By Zachary Horvath April 24, 2026
Music Ray J Reveals NSFW Details Of His Prison Stay Following Princess Love Altercation Ray J also revealed he's been permanently banned on Twitch after streaming his nasty fight with Princess Love. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 28, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Claims That Kanye West Is Working On Something Massive In Spain DJ Akademiks told DJ Vlad that he heard this directly from some people in Kanye West's close circle, but didn't reveal many details. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 18, 2025
Music Finesse2Tymes Gets Roasted For Admitting To Not Brushing His Teeth Before Getting Veneers Finesse2Tymes admitted that he didn't brush his teeth before getting veneers, and unsurprisingly, he's getting roasted for it. By Devin Morton June 29, 2025
Sports Blueface & Nick Young Giggle Throughout Their Face Off As Boxing Match Approaches After a cancellation a few years ago, Blueface and Nick Young are finally all set to square off in the boxing ring sooner than later. By Zachary Horvath February 13, 2026
Music Lil Durk Offered Strict Security Plan To The Court Before His Judge Denied Bond Lil Durk's proposed bail release in his murder-for-hire case included 24/7 private security, $2 million, and direct reports to the court. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 08, 2025
Music 50 Cent Taunts “Molotov Diddy” As Kid Cudi Car Fire Photos Go Viral Unsurprisingly, 50 Cent has been hard at work trolling his longtime foe Diddy amid his sex trafficking trial. By Caroline Fisher May 23, 2025
Music Dr. Dre Attends Opening Of New $200M Compton High School Campus Dr. Dre attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Compton High School campus, which officially opens in the fall. By Devin Morton May 26, 2025