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Music Young Thug Fares Better In Updated "UY SCUTI" First Week Sales Projections Although Young Thug might surpass initial projections, his new album "UY SCUTI" is still critically divisive and meager performance-wise. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 04, 2025
Music Social Media Has A Field Day As Diddy's Courtroom Sketches From Sentencing Go Viral There have been sketches from Diddy's trial that generated some attention, but the batch from yesterday is going even crazier. By Zachary Horvath October 04, 2025
Pop Culture Drake Bets $1 Million On The New England Patriots To Win Super Bowl LX Fans of the Seattle Seahawks hope the "Drake curse" comes into play against the New England Patriots at Super Bowl LX. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 08, 2026
Sneakers Air Jordan 4 "Lakeshow" Receives Detailed In-Hand Look New unboxing footage reveals the Air Jordan 4 "Lakeshow" in full purple and gold Lakers glory with NBA All-Star Week early release. By Ben Atkinson February 07, 2026
Music “Billboard” Names Bad Bunny The Greatest Pop Star Of 2025 Bad Bunny has come in ahead of Taylor Swift, Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga, and more on Billboard's list of the 10 Greatest Pop Stars of 2025. By Caroline Fisher January 30, 2026
Music Ice-T Explains Why He Changed Lyrics To Call Out ICE Ice-T is standing on his decision. By Tallie Spencer January 29, 2026
Music Foolio Murder Case Judge Removed Over Alleged Bias Judge Michelle Sisco is accused of making "hostile comments" and having "obvious bias" throughout the Foolio murder case. By Caroline Fisher January 29, 2026
Sneakers Nike & LAPD Sued By Project Blitz Owner Project Blitz owner Andre Ljustina is suing Nike and the LAPD over a 2024 warehouse raid that he claims destroyed his business. By Ben Atkinson January 28, 2026
Music J. Cole Calls Out Rappers Who Use Beef To Sell Records J. Cole recently dropped off a new batch of freestyles in honor of his 41st birthday, and he didn't hold back. By Caroline Fisher January 28, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Defends Rod Wave During His Fiery Takedown Of Lil Baby DJ Akademiks has been going off on Lil Baby, alleging that the rapper had someone from his team slap him in Miami. By Cole Blake January 26, 2026
Music 50 Cent Won't Leave Jim Jones Alone After More Surprising Studio Footage Folks online think 50 Cent has a direct line to Jim Jones and people running his studio space, because the diabolical trolls keep emerging. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 24, 2026
Music Trey Songz Hits Kansas City Police Department With Lawsuit Over 2021 Arrest Back in 2021, Trey Songz was arrested at the AFC Championship Game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Buffalo Bills. By Caroline Fisher January 22, 2026