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Music Kanye West Reveals His Parents Used To Beat Him Kanye West already made shocking statements about his mother, and this is just another private matter that could've been left alone. By Zachary Horvath April 15, 2025
Music Diddy Makes Last Minute Push To Hire A Black Female Attorney The move comes as jury selection in Diddy's highly-publicized alleged sex trafficking trial will begin on May 5th By Cole Blake April 15, 2025
Music Lawyer Bradford Cohen Weighs In On Ja Rule's Paperwork That Allegedly Proves 50 Cent Filed Order Of Protection 50 Cent reignited the feud with Ja Rule with his disrespectful remarks about Irv Gotti's death, causing the latter to go off. By Zachary Horvath April 15, 2025
Music Sean Kingston Finally Posts $100k Bond After Brief Stint In Jail Sean Kingston will remain in home detention until his sentencing hearing in July after his recent conviction. By Cole Blake April 15, 2025
Music Gordo Jokes About Mustard’s Ego After Being Mercilessly Unfollowed On Social Media Mustard and Gordo have been at odds due to their position in the viral beef between Kendrick Lamar and Drake. By Cole Blake April 15, 2025
Music Kanye West Claims He & Dave Blunts Are "Almost Finished" With "WW3" Album Dave Blunts also played the lead single for Kanye West's "WW3" at a recent show, so maybe its really dropping? By Zachary Horvath April 15, 2025
Music Will Smith's "Based On A True Story" Is Being Absolutely Torn Apart By Critics Will Smith finally released his first full-length album since 2005, "Based on a True Story," last month. By Cole Blake April 15, 2025
Music Ice Cube Announces First Tour In 10 Years Following Release Of "Man Down" Album Ice Cube is hitting the road domestically for the first time in a long time and it's to accompany his 2024 album release. By Zachary Horvath April 15, 2025
Music Five Things We Want From Drake's Next Solo Album Everyone knows Drake's next solo album will be a massive event. The question is this: will it coast off legacy or change his career's course? By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 15, 2025
Music Chris Rock's Brother Goes Off On Will Smith's “Trash” New Album Will Smith references his infamous altercation with Chris Rock at several points on his new album, "Based on a True Story." By Cole Blake April 15, 2025
Music OMB Peezy Reportedly Target Of Nightclub Shooting In Raleigh Unfortunately, this is not the first time that OMB Peezy has been shot at surrounding a performance. The last time he was a victim was 2019. By Zachary Horvath April 15, 2025
Music Summer Walker Pleads With Rico Recklezz To Stop Going After Kanye West Kanye West has been going after Jay-Z and Beyonce, among countless other celebrities, in various posts over the last several months. By Cole Blake April 15, 2025