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Music Kendrick Lamar & Drake Are In A Tight Race For The Best Selling Album Of 2025 The update comes as Drake is still gearing up to release his highly-anticipated solo album, "Iceman," at some point this year. By Cole Blake August 25, 2025
Music Young Thug Calls Kid Cudi A "Rat" In Lightning Fast Tweet-And-Delete Young Thug does not seem to be the biggest fan of Kid Cudi these days following the artist's testimony at the Diddy Trial. By Alexander Cole May 23, 2025
Music Diddy & Baby Oil-Themed Parade Float Shocks Mardi Gras Attendees Considering the controversies around previous baby oil appropriation, this Diddy-themed Mardi Gras float will surely cause commotion. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 28, 2025
Music 50 Cent's Request To Block Release Of Upcoming Film "Skill House" Denied By Federal Judge 50 Cent and his son Sire allege that they did not sign a contract for their scenes in the upcoming film "Skillhouse," but the film will still release as planned. By Devin Morton July 04, 2025
Music Playboi Carti Confirms The Release Date For “I AM MUSIC” After Years Of Torment Playboi Carti has been trolling and teasing for years, but the rapper has finally blessed fans with album details. By Elias Andrews March 12, 2025
Music Justin Bieber Sparks Concern With Lil Wayne FaceTime Reunion Justin Bieber's fans have had concerns about his wellbeing for months, and they've been reignited by a post about his check-in with Lil Wayne. By Caroline Fisher June 06, 2025
Viral New Lil Nas X Footage Shows Him Completely Nude Prior To Hospitalization & Arrest Lil Nas X was hospitalized and then promptly arrested early Thursday morning (Aug. 21) after taking a nearly nude stroll through Los Angeles. By Zachary Horvath August 23, 2025
Music Playboi Carti Reveals "I AM MUSIC" Features After Briefly Delaying Album Playboi Carti continues to keep fans on the ropes, but we'd be lying if the new details didn't get us excited for "I AM MUSIC." By Elias Andrews March 14, 2025
Music Kai Cenat Claps Back At Drake For Posting His Forehead On Instagram Drake appeared to be unhappy with Kai Cenat's recent comments on his latest "Iceman" single, "Dog House," featuring Yeat and Julia Wolf. By Cole Blake September 10, 2025
Wrestling Westside Gunn Blasts WWE For Alleged "RAW" Kick-Out & Threats To His Music Westside Gunn's wrestling fandom has been evident for years, but the WWE is allegedly not happy with it at all. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 09, 2025
Reviews Lil Wayne "Tha Carter VI" Review Lil Wayne is trying to keep up when both the industry and the genre are moving on without him—and the result is a confusing album caught between eras, audiences, and expectations. By Aron A. June 11, 2025
Pop Culture Marc Lamont Hill Addresses Melyssa Ford's Exit From "The Joe Budden Podcast" Melyssa Ford has been off of "The Joe Budden Podcast" since late August and still no one really knows why she's been absent or kicked off. By Zachary Horvath October 30, 2025