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Music Yung Miami Receives Huge Standing Ovation At The BET Awards As Crowd Sings "Spend Dat" Yung Miami was at the BET Awards on Sunday night, where she received a standing ovation from her peers in attendance. By Alexander Cole June 29, 2026
Music Pharrell Fires Back Amid Backlash For Politics And DEI Comments Last month, Pharrell admitted that he hates politics, claiming that picking a side means "inadvertently supporting division." By Caroline Fisher December 04, 2025
Music Island Boys' Franky Venegas Reportedly Had Fentanyl Residue On His Debit Card The Island Boys' Franky Venegas, also known as Kodiyakredd, was reportedly arrested in Florida for alleged drug-related offenses. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 02, 2026
Music Kanye West's "Bully" Drone Show Freaks Out Texas Farmers Kanye West seems to actually be in the midst of a legitimate rollout for "Bully" and he's going all out with a wild drone show. By Zachary Horvath March 13, 2026
Music Halsey Gets Into Viral Spat With Anthony Fantano Over "The Great Impersonator" Review Anthony Fantano is no fan of Halsey's music, and now, the singer is coming out with her own thoughts on the matter. By Alexander Cole June 22, 2026
Gossip DJ Akademiks Claims To Have Spent $83K On Daphne Joy DJ Akademiks has been flaunting his date with Daphne Joy, and as he explained on his stream, he spent a bag. By Alexander Cole July 15, 2026
Pop Culture Clavicular Storms Out Of "60 Minutes" Interview After Being Asked If He's An "Incel" Clavicular was also upset about the interviewer asking him about his association with Andrew Tate and other controversial figures. By Cole Blake April 13, 2026
Music Drake Allegedly Returns To CN Tower To Continue "ICEMAN" Music Video Shoot Drake has been hyping Toronto up with presumed "ICEMAN" music video shoots, whether it's at a cemetery or a nighttime stroll on an ice truck. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 10, 2026
Music Drake Opens A Second HISTORY Venue And Co-Signs A Controversial Artist Drake has just come through with a second HISTORY location, and he is certainly proud of this crowning achievement. By Alexander Cole August 20, 2026
TV Charlamagne Tha God Demands Better Representation For Rob Markman & Wayno On Complex's Controversial Media Power Rankings List Complex's hip-hop media power rankings list continues to spark debate, with Charlamagne Tha God going to bat for Wayno and Rob Markman. By Alexander Cole May 11, 2026
Music "XXL" Reveals The 2025 Freshman Class This "XXL" Freshman Class is headlined by newly turned rapper GELO (LiAngelo Ball), Ray Vaughn of TDE, and ian based in Dallas. By Zachary Horvath June 24, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Reacts To Jay-Z’s Yankee Stadium Shows With Bold Prediction Akademiks claims that this is gonna be the "best PR wave" for Hov. By Tallie Spencer March 19, 2026