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Music Rihanna May Calm The Nerves Of Fans With This Latest Album Update Rihanna has kept music on the back burner for most of these last nine years, but we do feel she's finding more time to create again. By Zachary Horvath May 06, 2025
Music Diddy's First Day On Trial Has A Massive Crowd Of People Lining Up Outside The Courtroom Jury selection in Diddy's trial kicked off today, a process that the defense predicts will be difficult due to the inevitability of bias. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 05, 2025
Music Kanye West Makes Controversial Lewd Remarks About His Female Employees & Friends This follows various sexual misconduct allegations against Kanye West from various women, which remain unresolved at press time. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 04, 2025
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
Music Nicki Minaj Goes After Megan Thee Stallion As Cameraman’s Harassment Lawsuit Moves Forward Recently, a judge denied Megan Thee Stallion's request to dismiss a lawsuit, sparking a response from Nicki Minaj. By Caroline Fisher July 08, 2025
Sports Master P Explains Why He's Officially Retiring From Music Master P is shifting his focus to the University of New Orleans following his performance at Essence on Sunday. By Cole Blake July 07, 2025
Music Diddy's Former Bodyguard, Gene Deal, Slams King Combs For Early Celebration After Diddy Verdict Gene Deal has frequently discussed Diddy’s sons in interviews. The former bodyguard says he helped raise them into grown men. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 06, 2025
Music A$AP Rocky's New Single "pray4dagang" Reportedly Fails To Land On Apple Music Charts A$AP Rocky's new single "pray4dagang" reportedly failed to chart on Apple Music despite being exclusive to the platform for its first day. By Devin Morton July 06, 2025
Politics Flavor Flav Calls For The United States To Ban Guns In Heart-Wrenching Op-Ed Piece Flavor Flav's op-ed comes shortly after he and Chuck D brought Public Enemy back for the new single "March Madness." By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 03, 2025
Music Diddy’s Attorney Calls Mixed Verdict “A Great Victory” Despite Denied Bail Yesterday, a jury found Diddy not guilty of three out of the five counts he was facing, including sex trafficking and racketeering. By Caroline Fisher July 03, 2025
Music Diddy Proposes $1 Million Bond Package With Strict Travel Conditions After Trial's Verdict We still have no idea what Diddy's sentence will be after his trial's jury acquitted him on some charges and convicted him on others. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 02, 2025
Music John Legend Reacts To Kanye West Saying He Smells Like "Mashed Potatoes" John Legend discussed his former collaborator, Kanye West, during a recent appearance on "Ebro in the Morning." By Cole Blake July 01, 2025