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Music Cassie Testifies That She Was Extremely Reluctant To Say No To Diddy It's long been purported that Diddy had a firm grip over what Cassie could and could not do during their ever-so-complex relationship. By Zachary Horvath May 13, 2025
Music Vybz Kartel's Homecoming: From Prison Release To The Grammys & Beyond After his release in July 2024, Vybz Kartel returned home to a warm embrace. Now, he's plotting on his highly-anticipated homecoming performance, entrepreneurial ventures, and celebrating the 10-year anniversary of his seminal album, "Viking (Vybz Is King)." By Aron A. December 17, 2024
Music Lil Wayne's AI Kendrick Lamar Diss Track Goes Viral And Causes Confusion There are actually multiple fake Weezy disses towards K.Dot floating around. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 16, 2024
Music Teenage NBA YoungBoy Fan Hit With Felony Assault Charge After Mauling Usher NBA YoungBoy's concert in Kansas City got incredibly violent when a teenager pounced on an usher working the show and whaled on him. By Zachary Horvath October 01, 2025
Music Lil Yachty Labels Drake The "Biggest Rapper Of All Time" Lil Yachty had some major praise for Drake, who he has been friends with in the public eye for a number of years. By Cole Blake August 04, 2025
Music Lil Yachty Admits He Was A “Sh*t Person” To Mariah The Scientist When They Dated Lil Yachty discussed Mariah The Scientist during his recent appearance on "Club Shay Shay." By Caroline Fisher January 29, 2025
Politics Rihanna's "Lewd" Super Bowl Performance Slammed By Louisiana Republicans Worried About Kendrick Lamar's Set Louisiana Republicans want the event to remain "family friendly." By Cole Blake January 29, 2025
Music Central Cee Announces Worldwide Arena Tour For "CAN'T RUSH GREATNESS" Cench is hitting the global road this spring. By Zachary Horvath January 28, 2025
Music NFL/Apple Music's New Kendrick Lamar "Not Like Us" Super Bowl Ad Has Fans Convinced He Will Perform Drake Diss At Halftime Even Apple wanna get up in this. By Bryson "Boom" Paul January 26, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Accuses Kendrick Lamar Affiliate Hitta J3 Of Being Behind Top5’s Arrest Top5 was arrested in Toronto on Friday. By Caroline Fisher January 26, 2025
Music Rick Ross’ Tax Debt Continues To Grow After Donald Trump Inauguration Party Performance Rick Ross is accused of owing over $60K in back taxes. By Caroline Fisher January 25, 2025
Politics Ashanti's Fan Page Shuts Down In Protest Of Her & Nelly's Donald Trump Support Fans are not happy with Nelly and Ashanti. By Cole Blake January 20, 2025