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Music Keith Sweat Stands On His Today's Women Entitlement Comments After Viral Backlash Keith Sweat achieved superstardom in the 80s with his early hits, "Make It Last Forever," "I Want Her," and "In The Rain." By Bryson "Boom" Paul 4 hrs ago 98 Views
Music Drake Fans' OVO Takeover At Kendrick Lamar's Toronto Concert Canceled By Police Drake's OVO fanbase include the rap star's most devoted fans. OVO stands for October's Very Own. OVO's mascot is an owl. By Bryson "Boom" Paul 5 hrs ago 1498 Views
Music Kendrick Lamar's GNX Toronto Show Sees Spike In Ticket Sells As Drake & Kai Cenat Postpone Livestream Kendrick Lamar won several BET Awards this week, including Album of the Year and Music Video of the Year for GNX. By Bryson "Boom" Paul 6 hrs ago 2.0K Views
Music Kai Cenat & Drake Postpone Their Stream Together Much To The Chagrin Of Fans Kai Cenat bumped into Kendrick Lamar, Drake's rival, and SZA at this year's BET Award 2025 with Druski. Lamar shook Cenat's hand. By Bryson "Boom" Paul 7 hrs ago 1.5K Views
Music K Michelle Checks Journalist Over Lack Of Knowledge On Singer's Country Roots K. Michelle has been releasing country albums since 2023. She signed a deal with BRB/BMG Nashville in 2024. By Bryson "Boom" Paul 8 hrs ago 299 Views
Music Fetty Wap Clemency Petition Gains Traction As Fans Demand Prison Release Fetty Wap was sentenced to six years in prison shortly after pleading guilty to federal drug charges in 2023. By Caroline Fisher 9 hrs ago 478 Views
Music Kendrick Lamar Lets A Young Fan Join Him On A Run In Detroit Kendrick Lamar was in Detroit for a performance on his and SZA's ongoing "Grand National Tour," earlier this week. By Cole Blake 9 hrs ago 822 Views
Music Diddy’s Ex-Girlfriend Alleges She Witnessed Another Rapper’s Freak-Off Diddy's ex-girlfriend took the stand in his federal trial again today, recalling a trip she allegedly took to Las Vegas with another rapper. By Caroline Fisher 9 hrs ago 2.0K Views
Sports Shannon Sharpe Claps Back At Nicki Minaj Diss With An Explanation Shannon Sharpe had previously feigned ignorance when it comes to Nicki Minaj, which he says he did not intend as any disrespect. By Gabriel Bras Nevares 9 hrs ago 1402 Views
Music Deitrick Haddon Admits He’s Disappointed GloRilla Won BET Gospel Award According to Deitrick Haddon, GloRilla's latest win indicates that the gospel industry needs "a complete reset.” By Caroline Fisher 10 hrs ago 980 Views
Music Bow Wow Reveals Why Ciara Didn't Perform "Like You" With Him At The BET Awards Bow Wow performed the song at the BET Awards during a star-studded reunion for the popular BET series, "106 & Park." By Cole Blake 10 hrs ago 1343 Views
Music Kendrick Lamar Cosigns Emerging New Orleans Rapper La Reezy Some fans read very deeply into this Kendrick Lamar cosign of La Reezy thanks to another New Orleans rapper, Lil Wayne. By Gabriel Bras Nevares 11 hrs ago 1291 Views
Music Doechii Hints At Bringing "Swamp Sessions" Back While Celebrating Her Grammy Win Doechii used her YouTube "Swamp Sessions" to build up to "Alligator Bites Never Heal." Will she run it back for her debut studio album? By Gabriel Bras Nevares 11 hrs ago 277 Views
Music Grammys Make Major Change To Country Category After Beyoncé's Historic Win Beyoncé became the first Black artist ever to win Best Country Album with her project, "Cowboy Carter." earlier this year. By Cole Blake 11 hrs ago 1316 Views
Music The Grammys Announce New Best Album Cover Category For 2026 Ceremony The Recording Academy also announced key dates for the 2026 Grammys, such as the nominations announcement occurring on November 7 this year. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 12, 2025 530 Views
Music Diddy’s Ex-Girlfriend “Jane” Recalls Unnamed Woman Having Sex In Front Of Group At Party One of Diddy's ex-girlfriends is testifying anonymously under the pseudonym "Jane" amid his federal trial. By Caroline Fisher June 12, 2025 3.3K Views
Music Dr. Khalid Muhammad’s Estate Goes After Public Enemy, Ice Cube & More Over Unlicensed Samples Several iconic hip-hop songs have sampled the words of the late activist, Khalid Muhammad, and his estate wants compensation. By Cole Blake June 12, 2025 513 Views
Music Snoop Dogg Gives Jonathan Daviss His Flowers For Portraying The Rapper In Upcoming Biopic The upcoming Snoop Dogg biopic is currently in development under direction from Craig Brewer and Death Row Pictures' production. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 12, 2025 627 Views
Music Silento Breaks Silence After Getting Sentenced To 30 Years In Prison For Killing His Cousin Silento, best known for his song “Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)," pleaded guilty to charges related to the killing on Wednesday. By Cole Blake June 12, 2025 1140 Views
Music Women Suing Top Dawg Entertainment Can Proceed With Doxxing Allegations In January, two anonymous women filed a lawsuit against Top Dawg Entertainment for alleged sexual harassment, assault, and more. By Caroline Fisher June 12, 2025 773 Views
Music Sexyy Red Reveals She's Got A New Album Dropping Soon The upcoming project will mark Sexyy Red's first full-length release since dropping "In Sexyy We Trust" in 2024. By Cole Blake June 12, 2025 382 Views

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