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Music Ray J Reveals Reasoning Behind His Infamous Fight With Diddy's Children Ray J discussed Diddy's highly-publicized upcoming criminal trial during an appearance on VladTV, earlier this week. By Cole Blake March 05, 2025
Music Diddy Accused Of Fleeing L.A. In The Trunk Of A Police Car While Panicking After Biggie Smalls' Death The allegation was made in one of many lawsuits Diddy is facing as he remains behind bars in Brooklyn on charges of alleged sex trafficking. By Cole Blake March 04, 2025
Music Kanye West Mocks "Positivity" While Defending Swastika Shirt Design Kanye West wore a Swastika shirt out in public, and now he is defending his decision with a series of threats and taunts. By Elias Andrews February 28, 2025
Music ASAP Rocky Delivers Massive Update On New Album “Don’t Be Dumb” During a recent interview with "GQ," ASAP Rocky provided his fans with yet another update on his upcoming album. By Caroline Fisher February 28, 2025
Music Drake Throws Shade At Fake Friends During Last "Anita Max Win Tour" Stop Drake shared a fiery message for his former collaborators during the latest stop on his since-postponed tour of Australia. By Cole Blake February 27, 2025
Music PartyNextDoor Admits Scathing Tory Lanez Diss Track Was A Mistake Last night, PartyNextDoor previewed a fiery diss track directed at Tory Lanez, but he quickly took it back. By Caroline Fisher February 27, 2025
Music BigXthaPlug Arrested In Texas For Alleged Marijuana Possession According to "TMZ," BigXthaPlug was taken into custody in Arlington, Texas early this morning for alleged marijuana possession. By Caroline Fisher February 26, 2025
Music Drake Cancels Remaining “Anita Max Win” Tour Dates Amid Low Ticket Sales Rumors Recently, a rep for Drake confirmed that the remaining dates of his "Anita Max Win" tour in Australia and New Zealand have been canceled. By Caroline Fisher February 26, 2025
Music Gotcha! Lil Nas X Expertly Claps Back At Haters Saying His Next Song Will Be "Too Gay For Mainstream" Lil Nas X has always been a controversial musician, so it's no surprise his new song snippet is ruffling feathers. By Zachary Horvath February 24, 2025
Music Kanye West Is Now Launching An Antisemitic Cryptocurrency Called "Swasticoin" Kanye West is getting involved in cryptocurrency and has an antisemitic memecoin called the "Swasticoin" in the works. By Cole Blake February 23, 2025
Sports Toosii Now On LSU's Roster After Fall Out With Syracuse Rapper and singer Toosii has been searching for a home on the collegiate level, and it appears he has found one for now with LSU. By Zachary Horvath March 27, 2026
Music J. Cole's Latest Comments About Drake's "ICEMAN" Will Turn Some Heads J. Cole was on "Talk With Flee," where he discussed Drake, and had some interesting comments about the new album, "ICEMAN." By Alexander Cole March 23, 2026