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Music DJ Akademiks Goes Scorched Earth On Marc Lamont Hill DJ Akademiks says he'll speak with Marc Lamont Hill once the former CNN commentator gets his hip-hop credentials up. By Cole Blake May 07, 2025
Music Chris Brown Files Emergency Motion To Protect Personal Information In $90 Million Dog Attack Lawsuit Chris Brown has been battling this lawsuit involving his two ex-housekeepers since they filed back in 2021. By Zachary Horvath May 07, 2025
Music Bebe Rexha Makes Heartbreaking Admission After Azealia Banks Body Shames Her Azealia Banks had a lot to say about Bebe Rexha's Met Gala look, and unfortunately, none of it was positive. By Caroline Fisher May 07, 2025
Music Man Who Claimed To Be Diddy's Sex Slave After Donald Trump Golf Course Shooting Has An Alleged NDA With The Rapper The alleged NDA surfaced on Wednesday, just days into jury selection for Diddy's ongoing criminal trial in New York. By Cole Blake May 07, 2025
Music Finesse2tymes’ Lawyers Quit Days After His Arrest Over Alleged Lack Of Payment Finesse2tymes is accused of violating the terms of his supervised release, and turned himself in last week. By Caroline Fisher May 07, 2025
Music YNW Melly Could Get Out Of Jail Ahead Of Double Murder Retrial YNW Melly is currently behind bars at the Broward County Jail in Fort Lauderdale, facing two first-degree murder charges. By Caroline Fisher May 07, 2025
Pop Culture Sabrina Carpenter Participates In Usher's Seductive Cherry Feeding Tradition At The Met Gala The Met Gala this year was not as classy with several attendees breaking rules such as Usher and Sabrina Carpenter. By Zachary Horvath May 07, 2025
Pop Culture ASAP Rocky Recalls His "Trash" Audition For "Star Wars" Role That Went To Donald Glover ASAP Rocky's acting career is still doing well, however, as he has a role in Spike Lee's new film, "Highest 2 Lowest." By Cole Blake May 07, 2025
Music SZA & Kendrick Lamar Tie With Diddy & Faith Evans As “Luther” Continues To Top Charts Kendrick Lamar and SZA's have some celebrating to do, as "Luther" recently spent its 11th week on top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart. By Caroline Fisher May 07, 2025
Music Sean Kingston In Trouble As Judge Denies Concert Opportunity Ahead Of Wire Fraud Sentencing Sean Kingston had a shot to make some money to pay off his debt, but the judge wasn't moved by him and his attorney's argument. By Zachary Horvath May 07, 2025
Music Justin Combs & Cuba Gooding Jr. Finally Get Out Of Lil Rod's Lawsuit Against Diddy The update on Lil Rod's lawsuit comes as Diddy's criminal trial kicked off in New York City on Monday morning. By Cole Blake May 07, 2025
Music Lil Wayne Unveils The "New Generation" Of Young Money Artists Ahead Of "Tha Carter VI" Since completely taking over Young Money back in 2018, Lil Wayne has steadily been making changes, and this is maybe his biggest revision. By Zachary Horvath May 07, 2025