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Music Kendrick Lamar Makes History On The Top Rap Albums Chart With "GNX" Despite "GNX" only being a seven-month-old album, Kendrick Lamar has been setting numerous records and reaching impressive milestones. By Zachary Horvath June 30, 2025
Music Kanye West Adds Second Mexico City Show After First Sells Out In Hours Kanye West will take on the Monumental Plaza De Toros Mexico in Mexico City on January 30 and January 31 of next year. By Caroline Fisher November 18, 2025
Music ASAP Rocky Promises He's About To Drop A "Classic" In New "Don't Be Dumb" Song Snippet Some fans are already tired of more ASAP Rocky snippets, but others are happy to extend the seven-year wait for the new album "Don't Be Dumb." By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 07, 2025
Pop Culture Diddy Escort Alleges He Got Cassie Pregnant Clayton Howard, who went by "Dave" while working with Diddy, testified that the mogul allegedly watched her and Cassie have sex. By Zachary Horvath June 28, 2025
Music Kanye West Takes The Next Step Towards Releasing "Bully" Kanye West recently confirmed a tracklist for "Bully," featuring a total of 13 songs that will be spread across two sides. By Cole Blake January 06, 2026
Music Lauryn Hill Reunites With Wyclef Jean At The Grammys During D'Angelo & Roberta Flack Tribute Lauryn Hill took to the stage tonight at the Grammy Awards for a special tribute to D'Angelo and Roberta Flack. By Alexander Cole February 01, 2026
Music DMX's Ex Wife Alleges That His Girlfriend Sent A Warlock To Her House To Stop Her Prayers DMX's ex wife Tashera Simmons made these comments about the late rapper's then-girlfriend on the Hardly Initiated podcast. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 11, 2025
Music "The Joe Budden Podcast" Questions Jay-Z's Relationship With Meek Mill Jay-Z and Meek Mill are connected not just via music, but also via their REFORM Alliance with Roc Nation for criminal justice reform. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 27, 2026
Music Gunna Reportedly Has A New Documentary Coming To Netflix The billboard comes after Gunna reportedly hosted a private screening for the documentary in New York City, last year. By Cole Blake February 17, 2026
Music Drake's "Not Like Us" Lawsuit Against UMG Has Officially Been Dismissed Drake was suing UMG for defamation following Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" diss track, and now, the lawsuit has been dismissed. By Alexander Cole October 09, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar's Family Photo After Super Bowl Resurfaces Kendrick Lamar has been performing nonstop this year, but at least he finds pockets of quality time in between the ruckus. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 03, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Takes Aim At SZA Once Again In More Scathing Posts Nicki Minaj's latest post comes in response to SZA leaking a text message of her asking for a feature back in 2020. By Cole Blake July 17, 2025