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Music Utah State Representative Says State Should Still Pursue NBA YoungBoy Despite Trump Pardon NBA YoungBoy had all of his most recent federal charges pardoned by Donald Trump at the end of May after his release in March. By Zachary Horvath June 03, 2025
Relationships Brian McKnight Has Allegedly Made No Effort To Contact His Family After His Son Niko's Death Brian McKnight's son, Niko, passed away at the age of 32, last week, following a lengthy battle with cancer. By Cole Blake June 02, 2025
Music Playboi Carti Drops Deluxe Version Of "Music" With Several New Songs Playboi Carti is back with more songs as his "Music" album continues to dominate on the charts since its release, earlier this month. By Cole Blake March 25, 2025
Relationships Nelly Reveals He Rushed To Marry Ashanti To Prevent Her From Becoming A "Baby Mama" Nelly and Ashanti rekindled their romance nearly a decade after they initially ended their first relationship together. By Cole Blake March 25, 2025
Music Another One! Kendrick Lamar & SZA Snag Fifth No. 1 Week For "luther" On Billboard Hot 100 Kendrick Lamar and SZA are catching flack and praise everywhere they go, whether for "luther," the Grand National tour, or other collabs. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 24, 2025
Music Drake Takes A Break From UMG Lawsuit To Celebrate Toronto MC TVGUCCI's Birthday Drake is proud to call Houston his second home, so of course he treated TVGUCCI to a fun birthday celebration in the city. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 23, 2025
Music Kanye West Drags "Pawn" Kendrick Lamar And Cuts Playboi Carti & Ty Dolla $ign From "Bully" Despite his previous collaborations with these artists and many more, Kanye West continues to blast their "betrayal" over his behavior. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 21, 2025
Music Big U Makes His First Federal Court Appearance After RICO Arrest Big U's RICO Case drew a lot of controversy for how it roped in hip-hop media such as Wack 100 and No Jumper. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 21, 2025
Music Drake's Lawyer Claims UMG Secretly Paid A "Popular Podcast" To Promote Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" While Drake continues to fight UMG in court over "Not Like Us," Kanye West is trying to provoke him and a whole lot of other artists. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 21, 2025
Music Loren LoRosa Confronts Jess Hilarious Live On The Breakfast Club According to Jess Hilarious, she feels like none of her co-hosts on "The Breakfast Club" really have her back. By Caroline Fisher March 19, 2025
Music Kanye West Cruelly Responds To Iggy Azalea's Plea To Leave Her Son Out Of The Playboi Carti Drama Kanye West is not taking any prisoners in his newest Twitter onslaught, and that includes Iggy Azalea despite how she's handling him. By Zachary Horvath March 18, 2025
Music Iggy Azalea Tells Kanye West To Leave Her Son Out Of Playboi Carti Drama According to Iggy Azalea, Kanye West's latest rant is only creating an unfortunate "digital legacy" for her son. By Caroline Fisher March 18, 2025