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Music Drake Wins Five 2023 Billboard Music Awards Well, who's surprised? By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 20, 2023
Music Diddy's Bail Request Shut Down By Judge Ahead Of Sentencing Last month, Diddy was found not guilty of sex trafficking and racketeering and guilty of transportation for prostitution. By Caroline Fisher August 04, 2025
Music A$AP Rocky Gives Playboi Carti His Flowers Amid Rumors Of AWGE Tension A$AP Rocky's still tight with Playboi Carti, even amid missing features and claims from other folks alleging problems with these AWGE MCs. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 25, 2026
Pop Culture Jack Harlow Details Friendship With Pete Davidson, Calls Him "Daring, Thoughtful" The rapper shares the story of first meeting Davidson on FaceTime & reveals that it was Davidson who "pushed" for Harlow's "SNL" appearance. By Erika Marie May 23, 2022
Music Solange Drops Two Shows In Sydney, Australia Due To "Health Reasons" Get well soon, Solange. By Chantilly Post January 18, 2020
Music Quavo Hopes To Become The Greatest Rapper-Turned-Actor Of All Time It's unclear if Quavo means to leave his rapper role behind for a full actor transformation, as unlikely as that sounds. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 24, 2025
Music J Cole Pauses NYC Bike Ride To Take Photos With Fans J Cole is looking unbothered these days. By Caroline Fisher June 26, 2024
Pop Culture 50 Cent Honored With His Own Day In Shreveport After Blockbuster Deal 50 Cent has extended his business empire to Louisiana. By Elias Andrews April 19, 2024
Music Lil Baby, Justin Bieber Headline Jay-Z's Made In America Festival Bobby Shmurda, Lil Durk, Megan Thee Stallion, Freddie Gibbs, and more will also be performing at Made In America. By Aron A. June 14, 2021
Music Birdman Says He Wants To Make A Cash Money Documentary With DJ Akademiks Birdman and his brother, Ronald "Slim" Williams, launched the now-iconic label, Cash Money Records. back in 1991. By Cole Blake August 06, 2025
Music Travis Scott Wants To Do A 24-Hour Stream With Kai Cenat Amid Streamer's "JACKBOYS 2" Hype Kai Cenat gave "JACKBOYS 2" a glowing review, and this isn't be the first time he and Travis Scott have tried to set something up together. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 13, 2025
Music Meek Mill Takes Major Win In Wrongful Death Lawsuit: Report The family of the victim dropped the case against Meek. By Aron A. January 15, 2020