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Music Kanye West Claims 50 Cent As "One Of My Favorite People" Amid His Latest Twitter Tirade Amid his handful of explosions on Twitter lately, Kanye West has taken time to give certain figures their props if he feels they deserve it. By Zachary Horvath March 17, 2025
Music Ashanti Says "Never Say Never" When Explaining Rekindling Romance With Husband Nelly Ashanti and Nelly first met in 2003 at the Grammy Awards press conference where Nelly announced Ashanti's R&B nomination for "Foolish." By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 16, 2025
Music Playboi Carti’s “MUSIC” Racks Up Impressive First Day Streaming Numbers Playboi Carti's new album "MUSIC" boasts features from the likes of Kendrick Lamar, Future, Travis Scott, and more. By Caroline Fisher March 15, 2025
Music Childish Gambino Scores Legal Win As “This Is America” Lawsuit Backfires The case ultimately fell apart in court. By Tallie Spencer March 20, 2026
Music Dame Dash Fires Back After Joe Budden Insists He Wasn’t A Roc-A-Fella Artist According to Joe Budden, he "didn't get a Roc-A-Fella penny," despite whatever Dame Dash has to say about it. By Caroline Fisher October 15, 2025
Music Tyler The Creator Mourns D'Angelo In Heartfelt Tribute D'Angelo's family confirmed that the 51-year-old singer passed away after a private battle with cancer on Tuesday. By Cole Blake October 14, 2025
Music Doechii's DJ Puts Joe Budden On Blast For His Claims About Her Lack Of Work Despite not dropping much solo material in 2025, Doechii has been having another astounding year with shows and awards. By Zachary Horvath October 13, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Admits Drake's UMG Lawsuit Was "Weak" From The Jump Although Drake's legal pursuit over Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" was shut down, the debate it represents will sadly live on forever. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 10, 2025
Music Diddy Remains Entangled In Almost 70 Lawsuits Following Sentencing Last week, Diddy was sentenced to 50 months in prison and ordered to pay a $500K fine for violating the Mann Act. By Caroline Fisher October 07, 2025
Music Mark Geragos Believes Diddy's At Serious Risk Of Prison Assault Mark's daughter Teny Geragos is a part of Diddy's defense team amid his federal case, and Mark himself has known Puff for a while. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 05, 2025
Music Everything To Know About Diddy's Sentencing Today Diddy was acquitted on sex trafficking and racketeering charges, but was convicted for transportation to engage in prostitution. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 03, 2025
Music Cardi B Asked Her Mother For A Special Prayer To Warn Off The “Dark Energy” Around Her Cardi B’s Am I The Drama includes guest appearances by Selena Gomez, Latto, Janet Jackson, and Megan Thee Stallion. By Bryson "Boom" Paul September 27, 2025