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Music Ludacris Reveals He Still Has His Car From The '90s Ludacris' 1993 Acura Legend is still his "favorite car." By Caroline Fisher August 11, 2023
Pop Culture Ray J Clowned Over Bizarre Comments During Nightclub Appearance Ray J admitted that he was looking for love, but also was on a strict financial budget for the late night out. By Cole Blake March 18, 2025
Music Cassie Voices Fear Of Diddy Retaliation In Powerful Victim Impact Statement Diddy faces up to 20 years in prison for two counts of transportation for prostitution, and he'll learn his fate on October 3. By Caroline Fisher September 30, 2025
Music DJ Vlad Responds To Conspiracy Theory About AllStar JR's VladTV Interview Reports emerged claiming AllStar JR was arrested on his way to a VladTV interview, which DJ Vlad has cleared the air around. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 25, 2026
Music Future & BlocBoy JB Deliver Heartfelt Tributes To Tay Keith Tay Keith's funeral was held earlier this week, and it led to some nice tributes from Future and BlocBoy JB. By Alexander Cole July 02, 2026
Music Janet Jackson Sued By Ex-Tour Manager For 300K: Report Janet and Randy Jackson's ex-tour manager says the two owe him $300k. By Alexander Cole December 20, 2018
Music King Harris Arrested On Failure To Appear Warrant In Georgia More legal troubles for the rapper. By Elias Andrews October 17, 2024
Music Travis Scott's Rep Slams Astroworld Victim's Lawyer Over NYC Show Criticism The attorney for 10-year-old Ezra Blount's family criticized Travis Scott after the rapper stopped an NYC concert to ensure a fan's safety. By Aron A. July 07, 2022
Music Twitch Shamelessly Replaces Audio Of Metallica's BlizzCon Show To Avoid DMCA Twitch replaced the audio from Metallica's performance during BlizzCon 2021 with non-copyrighted music in order to avoid a DMCA strike. By Cole Blake February 20, 2021
Music DJ Akademiks Claims Drake's House Was Swatted This Week During his most recent live stream, DJ Akademiks spoke out about his recent swatting, while also stating that it happened to Drake. By Alexander Cole August 19, 2026
Music XXL Launches Ten-Year Anniversary Project For 2016 Freshman Class XXL will drop a documentary, unreleased interviews with DJ Drama, and more to celebrate ten years since their iconic 2016 Freshman Class. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 01, 2026
Music The Weeknd Didn't Think He Had The Right Look For R&B The singer didn't think his look was right. By Noah Grant April 25, 2023