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Music Kid Cudi Cancels His Summer Tour After Breaking His Foot Fans wanting to see him perform will have to wait until he's healed. By Lavender Alexandria April 24, 2024
Music FKA twigs & Shia LeBeouf Settle $10 Million Abuse Lawsuit In 2020, FKA twigs sued Shia LeBeouf, alleging that he abused her physically and emotionally throughout their relationship. By Caroline Fisher July 22, 2025
Music Maui Police Chief Wins Vote To Keep Job Despite Allegations In Diddy Lawsuit Diddy is currently behind bars at the MDC in Brooklyn awaiting his trial, which is scheduled to begin in May. By Caroline Fisher March 20, 2025
Music Boldy James & Nicholas Craven Announce Release Date For New Album "Penalty of Leadership" will be one of the first amazing rap albums this year, especially if its singles are any solid indication. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 01, 2024
Music SXSW Hit With Class-Action Lawsuit From Buyers After Rejecting Refunds SXSW was forced to cancel their March event, but they haven't issued refunds to customers because according to them, they don't have the money. By Erika Marie April 29, 2020
Music Clipse Watch A Touching 2002 Video Of Late Parents While Discussing “The Birds Don’t Sing” With Ari Melber Clipse’s Pusha T is one of Ari Melber’s favorite rappers. He has quoted lyrics from King Push on live broadcasts for years. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 20, 2025
Music Tierra Whack Thanks Meek Mill For Calling Jay-Z & Fixing Her Beyonce Collab Philly clearly protects each other well, as this is one of the most significant and beneficial ways in which Meek could've lent Tierra a hand. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 15, 2024
Music Blueface’s Prison Release Could Be Just Weeks Away Blueface has been behind bars in California ever since turning himself in for an alleged probation violation last year. By Caroline Fisher October 16, 2025
Music Chance The Rapper Issues Open Letter To America On Its 250th Birthday Chance The Rapper released a letter to America this weekend ahead of July 4, titled "What To The 4th Of July Is Juneteenth?" By Alexander Cole July 06, 2026
Music Future Is Already Teasing His Next Album Future recently dropped off his new album, "The Real Me," but it appears as though he is already back for more. By Alexander Cole August 03, 2026
Music Tory Lanez’s Prison Stabbing Lawsuit Faces Challenge As California Seeks To Dismiss Federal Complaint California challenges the case with immunity arguments in federal court. By Aron A. July 30, 2026
Music Isaiah Rashad Drops New Freestyle Days Ahead Of Comeback Album Isaiah Rashad has been building a lot of well-deserved hype for his next album, and this freestyle is creating even more excitement. By Zachary Horvath April 27, 2026