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Music Celebrities Who Have Spoken Out About Alleged Hollywood Predators Molly Ringwald has been turning heads after opening up about Hollywood predators she faced in her early career. Here we dive into seven times celebrities have spoken out about abuse in the entertainment industry. By Christopher Gorrie June 05, 2024
Music Nicki Minaj's "Pink Friday" LP Turns 13 Nicki Minaj’s debut album balanced her animated rap style with sparkly pop songs and emotional ballads that appealed to mainstream audiences. By Wyatt Westlake October 02, 2023
Music DJ Akademiks Surprisingly Gives Major Props To Kendrick Lamar For His "Grand National Tour" DJ Akademiks, who has defended Drake throughout his feud with Kendrick Lamar, took a nuanced position on the tour. By Cole Blake April 28, 2025
Society Twitter Reacts To Chief Keef's Outrageous DUI Mugshot This will go down in mugshot history. By Angus Walker April 10, 2017
TV Drake Disses Clavicular In The Most Drake Way Possible Drake is someone who is always paying attention to the streaming world, so it should come as no surprise he is aware of Clavicular. By Alexander Cole March 12, 2026
Music Live Nation & The DOJ Reach Settlement In Antitrust Case, Sort Of There's a lot of confusion and anger over the DOJ and Live Nation's agreed upon settlement and it seems this is nowhere near over yet. By Zachary Horvath March 09, 2026
Music T.I. Reveals What He Really Thinks Of King Dissing 50 Cent's Mom T.I.'s 21-year-old son, King Harris, sports a t-shirt featuring 50 Cent's late mother in the video for his latest diss track. By Caroline Fisher March 04, 2026
TV DJ Akademiks Calls Nipsey Hussle a "Gangbanger" Who Died Like A "Gangbanger" DJ Akademiks went on stream and delivered a rant about Nipsey Hussle, his legacy, and the people who idolize him. By Alexander Cole March 04, 2026
Music Renowned Record Producer Bob Power Dead At 74 Artists like Questlove, Erykah Badu, and more have shared heartfelt tributes to Bob Power following news of his passing. By Caroline Fisher March 03, 2026
Music Nicki Minaj Dumped By Lawyer Amid $10 Million Lawsuit Nicki Minaj is facing another big lawsuit from a familiar foe, but she's going to need to find new representation, adding to this headache. By Zachary Horvath February 26, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Claims Young Thug & Lil Baby Can’t Succeed Without Gunna Young Thug and Lil Baby were recently spotted together, leading to speculation about what they could be cooking up. By Caroline Fisher February 26, 2026
Sports Cardi B Reportedly Dumped Stefon Diggs Days Before The Super Bowl Stefon Diggs and the New England Patriots ended up getting blown out by the Seattle Seahawks in the Super Bowl. By Cole Blake February 25, 2026