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Music Kanye West Laments Kid Cudi Testifying Against Diddy During Trial Kanye West has staunchly supported Diddy amid his federal trial, but it's unclear where he and Kid Cudi are at right now. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 24, 2025
Music Lil Baby Smacks Adin Ross For Airing Out His Business On Stream Adin Ross and N3on's livestream was quite eventful, as they even ran into Young Thug during their recent Lil Baby hangout with many more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 13, 2025
Sports DJ Akademiks Thirsts Over Photos Of The Chef Stefon Diggs Allegedly Assaulted New England Patriots star Stefon Diggs is facing several charges of the alleged incident involving his former chef. By Cole Blake December 31, 2025
Music J. Cole Falls Short Of A$AP Rocky With First Day Streaming Numbers Although J. Cole was not close enough to beating A$AP Rocky in this Spotify metric for "The Fall-Off," he still found much success elsewhere. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 07, 2026
Music 50 Cent Reacts To Chris Brown’s Arrest Over Alleged Nightclub Assault Chris Brown was arrested in the United Kingdom earlier this week, and will remain in custody at least until his next hearing in June. By Caroline Fisher May 16, 2025
Music Chicago Rapper Bloodhound Q50 Taunts His Haters After Reportedly Being Shot Bloodhound Q50, an emerging voice in Chicago's drill scene, is at the center of a chaotic situation as he was reportedly shot at. By Zachary Horvath August 18, 2025
Music 600Breezy Arrested In Wisconsin Over An Active Warrant Further details on the reason for 600Breezy's warrant remain unclear and he has yet to comment on the situation. By Cole Blake August 28, 2025
Music Drake Confirms That "Iceman" Is Dropping This Year A title that was once speculated by fans is now becoming reality as Drake has just said that "Iceman" is coming in 2025. By Zachary Horvath June 28, 2025
Music "The Breakfast Club" Weighs In On Kendrick Lamar's Anticipated Verse For Clipse Album This upcoming Clipse album will be a massive moment overall, but this Kendrick Lamar has been billed to be something special. By Zachary Horvath June 24, 2025
Music Cardi B Receives Strong Final Sales Figures For "AM I THE DRAMA?" Cardi B, despite some middling reviews, has done well with "AM I THE DRAMA?" and its being rewarded with an impressive opening week. By Zachary Horvath September 27, 2025
Music Young Thug Calls GloRilla Ugly And Undesirable During Mean-Spirited Leaked Jail Call Young Thug has been facing tons of backlash on social media due to various leaked audio clips over the last week. By Cole Blake September 04, 2025
Pop Culture Ray J Warns That A RICO "Worse Than Diddy" Is Allegedly Coming For The Kardashians Ray J also recently took aim at Kim Kardashian for not donating to Kai Cenat's livestream after making an appearance. By Cole Blake September 24, 2025