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Music Chloe Bailey Claps Back At Hater Who Says She's Not A "Bad B**ch" Bailey is making it clear she can be both. By Tallie Spencer April 23, 2026
Music Lil Tjay Plays It Cool On Offset Shooting, Says He’s “Confused” During an interview with Billboard, Lil Tjay said he is "just as confused." By Tallie Spencer April 23, 2026
Music Chris Brown Gets Into It With Content Creator Blasting Him For His Past Chris Brown's viral comment underneath a girl's Instagram lit a fire underneath one content creator/hater of his. By Zachary Horvath April 23, 2026
Music Claressa Shields Claims She’d Drop 50 Cent Lawsuit If He Boxed Papoose Last month, Claressa Shields threatened to take legal action against 50 Cent because he accused her of cheating on Papoose. By Caroline Fisher April 23, 2026
Music Blueface Responds After Facing Backlash For Daughter's Explosive Mall Tantrum Blueface and his three-year-old had a rough day at the mall and fans are calling for the rapper to fix his parenting skills. By Zachary Horvath April 23, 2026
Music Chris Blake Griffith Blames Cardi B Split For Ruining Stefon Diggs’ Reputation In a lawsuit filed last year, Stefon Diggs accuses Chris Blake Griffith of damaging his reputation with sexual assault allegations. By Caroline Fisher April 23, 2026
Politics Nicki Minaj Reportedly Attending White House Correspondents' Dinner Nicki Minaj is going to continue her support of Donald Trump and his presidency this weekend at the Correspondents' Dinner. By Zachary Horvath April 23, 2026
Music AllStar JR Allegedly Left NBA Ben 10 Without Feeling In His Legs When reports of AllStar JR's arrest came out, it was unclear if it was tied to the shooting of NBA Ben 10. But more details allege otherwise. By Zachary Horvath April 23, 2026
Music Foolio Murder Suspect Spotted Laughing In Court The trial of four individuals charged in the tragic 2024 death of Jacksonville rapper Foolio began this week. By Caroline Fisher April 23, 2026
Music Feds Release Photo Showing AllStar JR Standing Over NBA Ben 10 On top of this potentially incriminating photo, more details regarding AllStar JR's arrest have come to light. By Zachary Horvath April 23, 2026
Music Jack Harlow Recalls When He Thought Drake Became The Best Rapper Alive Many hip-hop fans would call Drake as the best rapper going today but when he earned that title differs for many. By Zachary Horvath April 23, 2026
Music Brian McKnight Sues Tasha K, Marc Lamont Hill & More Over Allegations About Late Son Brian McKnight is taking legal action over the "sensational but false narrative" about his relationship with his late son, Niko. By Caroline Fisher April 23, 2026