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Music Jay-Z Strengthens Bid To Open Times Square Casino With A Trip To The State Capitol Jay-Z and Roc Nation have been working on getting a gaming license to open a casino in New York City for years. By Cole Blake June 03, 2025
Music Lil Tjay Backs Tory Lanez As He Fights Megan Thee Stallion Shooting Case According to a new post from Lil Tjay, he would have "crashed out" if he were in Tory Lanez's position right now. By Caroline Fisher May 30, 2025
Politics Kanye West Thanks Drake & Donald Trump Following Larry Hoover's Commutation President Donald Trump has commuted Larry Hoover's federal sentence and it has led to praise from Kanye West. By Alexander Cole May 29, 2025
Music 50 Cent Steps Up His Diddy Trolling Game With AI "Free Diddy" Shirt 50 Cent continues to come up with new ways to troll Diddy every other day it seems thanks to his new best friend, AI. By Zachary Horvath May 28, 2025
Music DJ Hed Reveals Ab-Soul Isn't Trying To Restart Joey Bada$$ Beef Ab-Soul dropped a surprise track to his Instagram as a means to respond to Joey Bada$$. However, DJ Hed is telling everyone to chill. By Zachary Horvath May 27, 2025
Music Wack 100 Claps Back At DJ Akademiks For Claiming Police Questioned Wack Over Big U Case Various media figures somewhat associated with the Big U case have denied claims like these from DJ Akademiks, including Wack 100 and Adam22. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 05, 2025
Music Cassie Alleges Diddy Introduced Her To Blue Dolphin Ecstasy In Shocking Trial Testimony Cassie has finally taken the stand in Diddy's criminal trial in which he faces charges of alleged sex trafficking and racketeering. By Cole Blake May 13, 2025
Relationships Internet Calls Out Young Thug For This Photo He Used To Shout-Out Mariah The Scientist Young Thug did put Mariah the Scientist through a lot directly and indirectly while he was locked up but he's making sure he shows her love. By Zachary Horvath May 10, 2025
Music Rihanna May Calm The Nerves Of Fans With This Latest Album Update Rihanna has kept music on the back burner for most of these last nine years, but we do feel she's finding more time to create again. By Zachary Horvath May 06, 2025
Music J Cole Praises "Favorite Artist" Kanye West Amidst Ongoing Feud These two haven't always gotten along. By Elias Andrews November 19, 2024
Music Erica Mena Joins Fat Joe & DJ Khaled In Mourning Death Of First Son's Father Raul Conde founded Terror Squad and, following a long battle with illness, has left a void in many people's hearts. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 23, 2023
Music Drake Roasted For Allegedly Lying About His Height In Video For "First Person Shooter" Drake is catching some heat right now. By Alexander Cole November 16, 2023