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Pop Culture Halle Bailey Dresses Like Halle Berry's James Bond Character For Halloween Berry showed love in return. By Elias Andrews October 30, 2024
Music Lil Durk Reportedly Intends To Plead Not Guilty To Murder-For-Hire Conspiracy Lil Durk remains behind bars in Miami. By Caroline Fisher October 30, 2024
Music Ashanti Delivers Impressive National Anthem Performance At The World Series In New York Ashanti's vocals never fail to impress. By Caroline Fisher October 30, 2024
Politics Nicki Minaj's Proud Support Of Donald Trump Is Dividing The Barbz Nicki Minaj's unapologetic backing of Donald Trump in recent months is putting her loyal fan base in a weird predicament. By Zachary Horvath January 29, 2026
Music J. Cole Calls Out Rappers Who Use Beef To Sell Records J. Cole recently dropped off a new batch of freestyles in honor of his 41st birthday, and he didn't hold back. By Caroline Fisher January 28, 2026
Music Doechii's Appearance On A$AP Rocky's "Robbery" Is Facing Harsh Backlash Doechii's popularity and success has been controversial, to put it simply, and it's muddying the responses to her guest spot on "Robbery." By Zachary Horvath January 16, 2026
Music J. Cole Announces Exclusive Vinyl Release For "The Fall-Off" J. Cole began taking pre-orders for the vinyl release after sharing a trailer for his upcoming album, "The Fall-Off." By Cole Blake January 14, 2026
Politics Ludacris & Nelly To Headline Country Music Festival Featuring Kid Rock Fans aren't happy to see Ludacris and Nelly performing at a festival celebrating America’s 250th anniversary. By Cole Blake January 13, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Has A Warning For J. Cole Ahead Of "The Fall Off" DJ Akademiks is already scoffing at the idea of J. Cole's "The Fall Off," and ahead of the release, he has come through with a warning. By Alexander Cole January 08, 2026
Music Cassie Recalls Being Suicidal After Diddy Allegedly Raped Her Following Their Breakup Cassie will be returning to the stand on Thursday to face cross-examination in Diddy's ongoing criminal trial. By Cole Blake May 15, 2025
Music Cassie Alleges Diddy Demanded She Call Him By Her Grandfather's Nickname In Trial Testimony Cassie spent the majority of the day, Tuesday, on the stand testifying in Diddy's criminal trial and the process will continue tomorrow. By Cole Blake May 13, 2025
Music Wack 100 Puts An End To The Debate Around Floyd Mayweather's Alleged Bankruptcy Floyd Mayweather is in the process of suing "Business Insider" for shutting down a claim he made about investing in real estate. By Cole Blake May 13, 2025