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Music Samuel L. Jackson Didn't Know Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl Message Until They Rehearsed It Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl halftime show alluded to the American Dream, the rap game, and his hometown of Compton. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 06, 2025
Music Fans Are Giving Up On A$AP Rocky Following His Latest Comments On "DON'T BE DUMB" Fans have been feeling this way about A$AP Rocky for the last year, so this now begs the question, "Will he scrap the album?" By Zachary Horvath October 30, 2025
Music Travis Scott & Tyla Music Video Shoot In London Reportedly Threatened By Man With A Knife A crew member on set of Travis Scott and Tyla's video shoot was reportedly threatened by a man who allegedly had a knife in his hand. By Zachary Horvath August 30, 2025
Music Rick Ross' Oldest Daughter Puts Him On Blast For Not Acting His Age In just about a month, Rick Ross will be turning 50, a major life achievement. However, his daughter Toie has some harsh words for her pops. By Zachary Horvath December 18, 2025
Music Chris Brown Addresses Fans' Massive Ticket Issues For "Breezy Bowl" Tour Chris Brown fans have reportedly gotten their tickets invalidated for unexplained reasons, which led to some backlash. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 04, 2025
Music Tory Lanez Accuses Megan Thee Stallion Of Committing $118K Insurance Fraud Tory Lanez says there were many issues with the evidence presented at his trial for the shooting of Megan Thee Stallion. By Cole Blake December 23, 2025
Music NLE Choppa Channels Tupac To Reveal Shocking New Look NLE Choppa not only debuted a new look seemingly inspired by Tupac, but he also announced a diss track coming out later today. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 07, 2025
Music Diddy Accuses NBC Of Knowingly Rushing Documentary About Him In Defamation Case "Diddy: The Making Of A Bad Boy" resulted in his $100 million defamation lawsuit against NBCUniversal and Peacock ahead of his sentencing. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 13, 2025
Music Waka Flocka Flame Says He Won't Trust Celebrities After 50 Cent Diddy Doc Waka Flocka Flame's comments on the 50 Cent-executive-produced Diddy docuseries "Sean Combs: The Reckoning" are ironic given his Trump views. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 07, 2025
Music Young Buck Pops Off On 50 Cent For His Endless Trolling 50 Cent has already responded to Young Buck, labeling him a "punk" and a "broke boy" in a post on Instagram. By Cole Blake March 16, 2026
Music Doechii's "Anxiety" Has Reportedly Led To A Major Pay Day For Gotye Doechii's popular single, "Anxiety," famously samples Gotye's iconic 2011 song, "Somebody That I Used to Know." By Cole Blake June 10, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Claims He Has The Release Date For Drake's "ICEMAN" Drake has been teasing "ICEMAN" for months and months now, and the hype from DJ Akademiks and the wider OVO fanbase is reaching peak levels. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 25, 2026