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Relationships Anderson .Paak & Mariah Carey All But Confirm Dating Rumors After Touchy-Feely Dinner "Yes Lawd!" By Zachary Horvath December 30, 2024
Music Juvenile & Mannie Fresh Are Down To Join Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl Performance We wonder if fellow Cash Money alum Lil Wayne feels the same way. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 27, 2024
Music Tay Keith Breaks Down Creating Lil Yachty's "Who Want The Smoke" Tay Keith breaks down Lil Yachty's "Who Want The Smoke" on "Behind The Beat." By Mitch Findlay July 20, 2018
Music Drake Countersues "Hebrew Hustle" Publishing Company Over Mental Distress Religious stereotyping: Drake is over it. By Devin Ch November 29, 2018
Music Safaree Samuels Rocks Fur & Stands On Billboard To Promote "STRAITT" Project He returned to his old stomping grounds. By Erika Marie January 17, 2020
Music Kanye West’s “DONDA 2” First-Week Sales Revealed Earlier this week, Kanye West's album "Donda 2" hit streaming services for the first time, with a few changes. By Caroline Fisher May 03, 2025
Music 23 Brazy Hit With 58-Year Prison Sentence For Shooting Of A 10-Year-Old Authorities originally arrested 23 Brazy after she evaded police for 10 months between August 2023 and June 2024. By Cole Blake December 03, 2025
Music Charleston White Takes Aim At DaBaby's Kids In Wild Rant Charleston White was furious with DaBaby for recently rejecting an artist who made a painting of his two daughters. By Cole Blake April 07, 2026
Music Jeezy Makes Light Of Jeannie Mai Divorce On New Remix Of JT's "OKAY" "Summer 24, I’m single as a dollar bill / Handsome and wealthy, can’t forget the fact a n***a real," Jeezy raps on the cut. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 29, 2024
Relationships Nicki Minaj's Husband Dropped Lawsuit Against NY DCJS, Remains On Sex Offender Registry Petty previously claimed he wasn't notified of a hearing that would allow him to contest his status. By Caroline Fisher June 28, 2023
Music Usher's Professionalism Shines As Unplanned Onstage Moment Takes Center Stage Usher handled it well. By Tallie Spencer February 16, 2024
Music J. Cole Doesn't Want To Play His Favorite Hip-Hop Around His Children J. Cole recalled how his stepfather introduced him to Tupac as a kid during his new Apple Music interview with Nadeska Alexis. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 21, 2026