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Fabolous and fellow cohosts of the Let’s Rap About It podcast made light of 50 Cent‘s recent diss. In a new freestyle called “Squatters,” he addresses 50’s past relationship with ex Daphne Joy, who has been referenced in a lawsuit involving Diddy. Rapping over G-Unit‘s “Rider, Pt. 2,” Fab takes jabs at 50, rapping, in part, […]

“Don’t call it a comeback, I been here for years.” That’s what LL Cool J famously declared on his hit “Mama Said Knock You Out.” The lyric feels fitting in 2025, a year marked by quite a few musical returns. – After 15 years away, Keri Hilson returned with “Bae,” the lead single from We Need to […]

NFL Christmas Gameday (Netflix) Who needs Santa on Christmas when you have a performance from Snoop Dogg? Snoop entertained fans Thursday with his Holiday Halftime Party, part of Netflix‘s NFL Christmas Day telecast. The performance took place at halftime of the matchup between the Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings and began with an introduction from […]

‘The Year: 2025’ poster (ABC) Good morning, America — and good bye to 2025. As the year draws to a close, Robin Roberts is once again inviting viewers to pause and reflect with her 15th annual year-end special. The Year: 2025 finds Robin revisiting the moments that defined the past 12 months, alongside a lineup of ABC News voices, including David Muir, Michael […]

Out with the old and in with the new didn’t apply in 2025. While rising stars like Leon Thomas, Doechii and Mariah the Scientist continued to break through, a wave of legacy artists launched tours that celebrated decades of music and brought together fans across generations. – For the first time in years, all living members of Wu-Tang Clan reunited for […]

Nelly performs at IHEARTRADIO JINGLE BALL 2025 (Disney/Ben Hider) “It’s Christmas time again/ Can’t wait to hear those sleigh bells ringing,” sings Ashanti on her 2003 holiday song “Christmas Time Again.” With the holiday falling on Thursday, her husband, Nelly, says the couple is simply looking forward to spending time together, noting that they don’t really have […]

Jill Scott has had her share of hardships, some of which have cost her lots of money. While on Million Dollaz Worth of Game, she said those tough times helped make her the person she is today. “It’s like all the lessons that you get, all the things that deter you are really the impetus for your greatness,” she […]

Grand National Tour poster (Andre D. Wagner) Coldplay may have had the highest-grossing tour of 2025 overall, but when broken down by genre, Kendrick Lamar and SZA claimed the #1 spot in rap. Billboard released its list of the top 10 tours from Oct. 1, 2024, through Sept. 30, 2025, based on Boxscore data. K.Dot […]

Cardi B went viral for her courtroom drama in 2025, but she wasn’t the only major figure forced to face a judge. One of the most defining legal moments of the year came when Sean “Diddy” Combs stood trial in a high-profile federal case involving charges of racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in […]