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Music XXXTENTACION Autopsy Report Surfaces Online, Fans React While some fans appreciate the availability of information around this case, others felt invasive while doing so. Reader discretion is advised. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 14, 2024
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
Music Candace Owens Calls For A Constitutional Change So She Can Sample Kanye West Candace Owens has an "amazing new intro" she wants to use for her show but to sample Kanye West she has to pay an outrageous price for it. By Zachary Horvath January 12, 2026
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
Relationships Young Thug Proposes To Mariah The Scientist During Beautiful Moment At His Atlanta Show Young Thug stopped his Atlanta benefit concert on Tuesday night so that he could propose to his long-time girlfriend, Mariah The Scientist. By Alexander Cole December 17, 2025
Music Drake Is Taking Drastic Measures After Losing $1 Million On The Super Bowl Drake placed a $1 million bet on the New England Patriots defeating the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday, which didn't work out in his favor. By Caroline Fisher February 12, 2026
Music Farm Owner Claims Kendrick Lamar Almost Sued Him Over "Kendrick Llama" Name Texas-based farm owner Ronnie Semler told a story on his Instagram about how Kendrick Lamar's team almost took him to court over a llama. By Devin Morton June 26, 2025
Music The Tragic Murder Of Lil Durk’s Brother DThang Remains A Mystery After Four Years Lil Durk's brother Dontay "DThang" Banks Jr. was fatally shot outside of a Harvey, Il strip club back in 2021. By Caroline Fisher October 09, 2025
Music Joe Budden Questions T-Pain's Divisive Comments About Drake's Possible Retirement While "The Joe Budden Podcast" thinks Drake is here to stay, they also think he doesn't need to respond to folks like T-Pain and many others. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 28, 2025
Music Offset Is Cheering On Cardi B To Have A Successful Rollout For "AM I THE DRAMA?" Despite the divorce and a new man being in Cardi B's life, Offset doesn't want anything more but for her to win with her next album. By Zachary Horvath September 10, 2025
Music Dame Dash Refuses To "Tear Down" Diddy While Blasting 50 Cent Docuseries Dame Dash previously suggested that 50 Cent was going after Diddy in order to gain favor among white audiences. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 12, 2025
Music Rihanna To Release Special Anniversary Box Set With All Eight Albums Rihanna's hasn't dropped a new album since 2016, but we have to imagine fans are going to flock to this exclusive vinyl bundle. By Zachary Horvath August 29, 2025