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Music Karrine Steffans Says She Can't Be Sure Whether She Had Sex With Diddy Karrine Steffans's appearance on "Piers Morgan Uncensored" comes after Diddy was found not guilty of sex trafficking and racketeering. By Cole Blake July 09, 2025
Music Lauryn Hill Breaks Silence On Essence Festival Tardiness Many fans gave up hope in seeing Lauryn Hill perform at the event as she didn't take the stage until late into the night. By Cole Blake July 09, 2025
Music Mello Buckzz’s Father Hit With Federal Gun Charges Days After Album Release Party Shooting Earlier this month, a deadly shooting outside of Mello Buckzz's album release party in River North killed four and injured 14 others. By Caroline Fisher July 09, 2025
Music Fans Think Nicki Minaj & Cardi B Are Taking Shots At Each Other Nicki Minaj and Cardi B's cryptic posts on social media have resulted in fans trying to come up with an explanation. By Cole Blake July 08, 2025
Music Doja Cat Looks Completely Unrecognizable As July's "V" Magazine Cover Star Doja Cat sat down with "V" Magazine to discuss her upcoming fourth studio album, the coincidentally named "Vie." By Devin Morton July 02, 2025
TV Adin Ross Disses Megan Thee Stallion Over "Love Island" Appearance Adin Ross is a big Tory Lanez fan, so it should come as no surprise that he has decided to take a stand against Megan Thee Stallion. By Alexander Cole June 26, 2025
Music Travis Scott Teases New Sheck Wes Collab That Blows Out Speakers Travis Scott has been locked in the studio, and he finally gave fans a preview of an upcoming song with Sheck Wes. By Elias Andrews March 31, 2025
Music Bishop Brigante Passes Away As Drake, Royce Da 5'9, & Many More Share Tributes Bishop Brigante released several popular singles over the years and even enjoyed a small acting career as well. By Cole Blake March 31, 2025
Music AZ Chike Talks Kendrick Lamar “peekaboo,” Getting Roasted By ScHoolboy Q & West Coast Unity After delivering back-to-back standout verses on ScHoolboy Q’s "Blue Lips" and Kendrick Lamar’s "GNX," AZ Chike has solidified himself as one of Los Angeles’ most exciting rap voices. He shares a hilarious story about the now-famous group photo from Kendrick’s The Pop Out, his initial fear of signing a record deal, and gaining support of West Coast legends. By Aron A. March 27, 2025
Music MIA Weighs In On Theories About Kanye & Jay-Z's Fallout MIA says that Kanye West was instrumental in the success of Jay-Z, as he provided the creativity to their relationship. By Cole Blake March 25, 2025
Music French Montana To Dish Out $400k Over His Dog's Alleged "Vicious" Attack On Landscaper French Montana plans to appeal the ruling if he can't convince the judge to change their mind on the incident with his Tibetan Mastiff. By Cole Blake March 24, 2025
Music 50 Cent Uses Old Flame Vivica A Fox To Fire Back At Abuse Allegations Shaniqua Tompkins, the mother of one of 50 Cent's children, recently alleged that he abused her and Daphne Joy emotionally and physically. By Caroline Fisher June 21, 2025