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Music Ray J Goes Off After YouTuber Alleges He Was Involved In Whitney Houston’s Death In a now-deleted Instagram post, Ray J shut down a conspiracy theory related to Whitney Houston's tragic passing. By Caroline Fisher June 07, 2025
Music Diddy Spokesperson Claims He's Being "Targeted" Amid Third Sexual Assault Lawsuit A former Syracuse University student accuses Diddy of sexually assaulting her in the 90s. By Caroline Fisher November 24, 2023
Music DJ Akademiks Doesn't Understand Why SZA "Dissed" Him On New Kendrick Lamar Collab Ak thinks that SZA and Kendrick fans are trying too hard to turn a love song into a diss against him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 22, 2024
Music Lil Durk Reveals New Prison-Themed Artwork For "Deep Thoughts" Album Lil Durk may be locked up at the moment, but he's doing all he can to drum up hype for his upcoming album. By Elias Andrews March 18, 2025
Music Terrell Hines & Vince Staples Address The Social Turmoil Of Today With "Get Up" Gearing up for the release of his upcoming project "Portal One: The Mixtape," Terrell Hines drops a remix to his powerful single "Get Up" featuring a verse by Vince Staples that speaks on the world's current social unrest. By Keenan Higgins July 06, 2020
Music Ed Sheeran Beats Drake For Most Streamed Artist Of The Year Ed Sheeran takes over Drake's two-year throne. By Chantilly Post December 05, 2017
Music Maino Says Hitmaka's Lying About His Infamous Slap Maino doesn't understand why Hitmaka would claim it never happened. By Cole Blake June 30, 2024
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
Music Taxstone Slams Joe Budden's Treatment Of Rory & Mal The former rapper blasted the media personality for "manipulating" his former cohosts. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 09, 2023
Music Yeat Allegedly Used A Young Thug Lyric As His Yearbook Quote To be fully accurate, he actually mashed up two. By Ben Mock August 12, 2023
Relationships Ariana Grande Reveals An Untold Moment She Shared With Mac Miller After Her Nickelodeon Career Ariana Grande and Mac Miller were a celebrated musical couple in the late 2010s as their love for each other remained even after their split. By Zachary Horvath January 19, 2026
Sports Travis Scott Was Praising Caitlin Clark Years Before Her National Fame, NBA Trainer Recalls Travis Scott has been a Caitlin Clark fan for years. By Cole Blake April 07, 2024