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Music DJ Akademiks Calls Out Kendrick Lamar While Refusing To Cover Joey Bada$$ Vs. The West Coast DJ Akademiks has been quite critical of Kendrick Lamar as of late and that continues to be the case amid beef with Joey Bada$$. By Alexander Cole May 21, 2025
Music Diddy's Former Assistant Alleges The Mogul Called Cassie "Young And Moldable" The latest witness in the Diddy trial, David James, alleged that Cassie felt like the Bad Boy executive "controlled her life." By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 19, 2025
Music Mariah Carey Gracefully Leads Our New "R&B Season" Playlist Update Our latest "R&B Season" update covers new releases from Mariah Carey, Syd, Tiara Thomas, Ari Lennox, and Daniel Caesar. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 28, 2025
Music Hip-Hop Seeing Its Lowest Number Of Entries On The Daily Spotify Global Chart Hip-hop has seen its fair share of standout albums in 2025, but there has been a lack of steady commercial hits. By Zachary Horvath September 17, 2025
Pop Culture Ray J Wants To Shower With IShowSpeed After Getting Rejected By Kai Cenat Earlier this month, Ray J tried to hop in the shower with Kai Cenat during his “Mafiathon 3” event, prompting the streamer to run out. By Caroline Fisher September 15, 2025
Music Could Kendrick Lamar Beat Eminem In A Rap Battle? Fans Debate After Drake Beef After Kendrick Lamar's couple of victory laps over the Drake battle, many rap fans are obsessed with this hypothetical showdown. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 07, 2024
Music Jay-Z Sexual Assault Accuser Begs To Keep Identity Secret, Citing Potential "Psychological Harm" Jay-Z is continuing his defamation lawsuit after a sexual assault allegation against him in late 2024. His accuser hopes to stay anonymous. By Devin Morton September 07, 2025
TV "Baddies" Fans Petition To Boot Rollie Off The Show This seems a bit extreme for the reality TV show, but we know that even fans think her fights are doing a bit too much. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 06, 2024
Music Kanye West & Ty Dolla Sign Track "Unlock" Stuns Fans With Bizarre "Fortnite" Reference Shout out Jonesy in Salty Springs. By Alexander Cole December 29, 2023
Music Meek Mill Shares Frightening New Footage Of Car Crash Aftermath According to Meek, his brand-new car "almost killed" him the first day he drove it. By Caroline Fisher April 20, 2024
Music Young Nudy Reveals Crazy Metro Boomin Track, Producer Hints At Collaboration Project In The Works Metro has so much heat in the vault. By Zachary Horvath January 17, 2024
Relationships Rihanna On ASAP Rocky Butt Grab At 2012 MTV VMAs: "My Team Was Worried" 12 years later and the artists now share two beautiful baby boys. By Hayley Hynes April 09, 2024