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Music Kanye West Pledges To Never Diss Drake Again After Latest Development In UMG Lawsuit Kanye West has shared mixed reactions about the beef between Kendrick Lamar and Drake, bashed both artists separately in diss tracks. By Bryson "Boom" Paul 4 hrs ago 586 Views
Music JID Recalls Taking Control Of His Sound To Create Upcoming "WRK" After The Forever Story's Disappointment JID recently appeared on TDE's Ab-Soul's new album, Soul Burger, on the lyrically-driven lead single "Crazier." By Bryson "Boom" Paul 4 hrs ago 189 Views
Music Kai Cenat Shares New Look But Fans Skeptical About The Authenticity Of Fresh Haircut Kai Cenat is one of the most influential people in today's pop culture behind the popularity of his Twitch streaming platform. By Bryson "Boom" Paul 5 hrs ago 641 Views
Music Tommy Richman Can't Escape Controversy With Mixed Reactions To Snippet Of New Sexyy Red-Featured Song Although "Million Dollar Baby" was Grammy nominated, Tommy Richman's debut album didn't make the Billboard 200 after it's debut release. By Bryson "Boom" Paul 6 hrs ago 585 Views
Music Drake Wants Some Luther Vandross With His "Nokia," Using Kanye West's "Slow Jamz" Sample Drake's "Nokia" has raced to the top of the Billboard charts. Dueling against Kendrick Lamar's "luther," the hit sits at #2 this week. By Bryson "Boom" Paul 6 hrs ago 893 Views
Music Ashanti Shows Off Her Bootylicious Dance Moves At U.K. Show Ashanti is set to hit the road with her husband, Nelly, on his upcoming Where The Party At? Tour. Ashanti and Nelly were married in 2024. By Bryson "Boom" Paul 6 hrs ago 381 Views
Music Wiz Khalifa Admits It Took An Infinite Amount Of Weed To Create "Kush & OJ 2" Wiz Khalifa's Kush & OJ mixtape was his breakout moment in hip-hop as it earned him a spot on the XXL Freshmen Class of 2010. By Bryson "Boom" Paul 6 hrs ago 669 Views
Music Bobby Brown Picks Chris Brown Over Usher As The Closet R&B Singer To Today's Michael Jackson Bobby Brown was acknowledged as the "King of R&B" in the 90s for his massive R&B classics "Rock Wit'cha," "Every Little Step," and "Roni." By Bryson "Boom" Paul 7 hrs ago 424 Views
Music SZA Launches "No Beauty" Cosmetics Ahead Of Kendrick Lamar's The Grand National Tour SZA and Kendrick Lamar's "luther" has held the top spot on the Billboard charts for 8 weeks in a row. Their tour begins this week. By Bryson "Boom" Paul 8 hrs ago 288 Views
Music GloRilla Can't Contain Her Emotions While Receiving Gold & Platinum Plaques Onstage GloRilla thanked her fans for her sky-rocketed success and praised her label CMG for the constant support and dedication. By Gabriel Bras Nevares 9 hrs ago 694 Views
Music Too Short Explains Why He Avoided Hanging Out With 2Pac Too Short's currently gearing up to release his first album in five years, "Sir Too Short, Vol 1," on Friday. By Cole Blake 9 hrs ago 2.0K Views
Music 50 Cent Turns Joe Budden's Own Words Against Him In Latest Instagram Troll This recent flare-up of the 50 Cent and Joe Budden beef stems from the latter's comments about the former's disrespect of Irv Gotti. By Gabriel Bras Nevares 11 hrs ago 1462 Views
Music Akon Plans To Re-Record His Whole Catalog As Country Music With Star-Studded Collaborators Akon says fans will be able to hear the ambitious country music remix idea much sooner than they may think. By Cole Blake 11 hrs ago 709 Views
Music Kanye West Faced His Demons On "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy"—And Searched For Peace On "The Life Of Pablo" From the triumphant return from cultural exile on "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" to the chaotic but inspired rollout of "The Life of Pablo," Kanye weathered storm after storm to arrive at a fleeting sense of peace—which may be why he now sees "TLOP" as the superior album, even over what many consider his magnum opus. By Aron A. 11 hrs ago 989 Views
Politics Azealia Banks Explains Why She Regrets Voting For Donald Trump This is not the first time Azealia Banks flip-flopped on Donald Trump, as she initially supported Kamala Harris in the 2024 U.S. election. By Gabriel Bras Nevares 11 hrs ago 764 Views
Music The Weeknd Debuts New Snippet Ahead Of "Hurry Up Tomorrow" Film And Fans Are Elated The Weeknd appears to have new music on the way ahead of an apparent appearance at Coachella, later this week. By Cole Blake April 17, 2025 662 Views
Music Lil Wayne Acts Oblivious When Asked About COVID Relief Fraud Allegations According to "Business Insider," Lil Wayne received a staggering $8.9 million from a pandemic relief program. By Caroline Fisher April 17, 2025 1207 Views
Music Lil Wayne Reveals The NFL Apologized To Him After Super Bowl Halftime Show Snub While Lil Wayne reflected on how this decision hurt him, he made it clear he holds no ill will towards the league, Jay-Z, or Kendrick Lamar. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 17, 2025 758 Views
Music Drake's UMG Lawsuit Amendment Attempts To Use "The Joe Budden Podcast" As Evidence Against Kendrick Lamar Drake updated his UMG lawsuit to claim Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl and Grammys appearances also defamed his character. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 17, 2025 1.9K Views
Music Forensic Video Technician Alleges Diddy & Cassie Assault Footage Shows “Significant Distortion” Diddy is currently behind bars at the MDC in Brooklyn awaiting his trial, which is scheduled to begin next month. By Caroline Fisher April 17, 2025 873 Views
Music Ja Rule Leads Moving Irv Gotti Tribute Weeks After His Passing Ja Rule recently admitted that Irv Gotti's death has been painful for him, as it seems like it all happened so fast. By Caroline Fisher April 17, 2025 370 Views

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