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Music Lauryn Hill Breaks Silence On Essence Festival Tardiness Many fans gave up hope in seeing Lauryn Hill perform at the event as she didn't take the stage until late into the night. By Cole Blake July 09, 2025 1188 Views
Music Pop Smoke's Killer Wears His Merch In New Viral Photo Pop Smoke was shot and killed when five people broke into a home he was staying at in Los Angeles back in February 2020. By Cole Blake July 09, 2025 4.2K Views
Music Pusha T Discusses Kendrick Lamar's Appearance On Clipse's Forthcoming Album Pusha T sat down to discuss the forthcoming Clipse album and explain exactly why Kendrick Lamar appears on it. By Devin Morton July 09, 2025 2.2K Views
Music T.I. & Tiny's $71M OMG Girlz Lawsuit Heads For A Retrial T.I. and Tiny were previously awarded $71 million in their copyright lawsuit against MGA and its "O.M.G." dolls. By Cole Blake July 09, 2025 3.7K Views
Music Mello Buckzz’s Father Hit With Federal Gun Charges Days After Album Release Party Shooting Earlier this month, a deadly shooting outside of Mello Buckzz's album release party in River North killed four and injured 14 others. By Caroline Fisher July 09, 2025 1425 Views
Music Lil Uzi Vert Sued A Second Time For Alleged Assault Lil Uzi Vert was recently sued again after his entourage allegedly assaulted a Queens man for looking at his car in June 2023. By Devin Morton July 09, 2025 783 Views
Music Rihanna & ASAP Rocky Honor Her Late Father Ronald Fenty At Funeral In Barbados This May, Rihanna's father Ronald Fenty died in Los Angeles at the age of 71, surrounded by his loved ones. By Caroline Fisher July 09, 2025 1.8K Views
Music Diddy Earns Another Legal Win After Judge Dismisses Accuser's Rape Allegations The update comes after Diddy was found not guilty of sex trafficking and racketeering in his criminal trial, earlier this month. By Cole Blake July 09, 2025 2.4K Views
TV Adin Ross Offers Nicki Minaj Equity In Kick Amid Jay-Z & Megan Thee Stallion Beef Nicki Minaj wants to know which platform she should stream on, and Adin Ross is jumping in with an offer she can't refuse. By Alexander Cole July 09, 2025 5.0K Views
Music Young Thug Claps Back At DJ Akademiks' Snitching Criticisms Young Thug is going to be dropping a new album soon, although DJ Akademiks has some criticism for the artist. By Alexander Cole July 09, 2025 6.4K Views
TV Drake Shows Love To Charleston White During Unlikely FaceTime Call Adin Ross is well-connected, and this allowed for a meeting between internet personality Charleston White and megastar, Drake. By Alexander Cole July 09, 2025 6.0K Views
Streetwear Pharrell And A$AP Rocky’s Louis Vuitton Collaboration Reportedly Scrapped The rumored Pharrell Williams and A$AP Rocky Louis Vuitton collaboration may be off, but the story behind its cancellation reveals more. By Ben Atkinson July 08, 2025 2.4K Views