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Music Ray J Hospitalized After Experiencing Extreme Chest Pain Ray J has been through a lot emotionally and mentally lately, but unfortunately things are not getting any easier for the 44-year-old. By Zachary Horvath January 08, 2026
Music TraxNYC Threatens To Fight 6ix9ine On Livestream With Adin Ross TraxNYC has been going viral on social media since he posted a video of himself confronting another jeweler in New York City. By Cole Blake January 05, 2026
Pop Culture Benzino Claims His Ex Just Got Out Of A Mental Facility Benzino also warned Althea Heart that he's considering filing a defamation lawsuit against her over the posts. By Cole Blake December 29, 2025
Music Pharrell Gifts Pusha T A Murdered-Out Rolls-Royce Spectre Black Badge Pharrell decided to cop the best of the best for his brother Pusha T after an incredible year with their work on "LGSEO." By Zachary Horvath December 23, 2025
Politics Nicki Minaj Leaves Fans In Disbelief After Joining Erika Kirk At TPUSA’s America Fest Nicki Minaj has been making tons of headlines for voicing her support for President Donald Trump in recent months. By Cole Blake December 22, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Clears 21 Savage Of Botting Rumors But Says "WHTTS?" Isn't Totally Off The Hook 21 Savage returned with his fourth studio album, "What Happened to the Streets?," back on Friday, December 12. By Cole Blake December 22, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Continues Roasting Ebro Over Canceled Hot 97 Show Ebro confirmed that Hot 97 canceled his long-running radio show, "Ebro in the Morning.," in a post online, last week. By Cole Blake December 15, 2025
Music Marlon Wayans Clarifies He Never Defended Diddy During His 50 Cent Rant 50 Cent started calling out Marlon Wayans on Instagram after he criticized his new documentary, "Sean Combs: The Reckoning." By Cole Blake December 10, 2025
TV Blueface Locks Women Up In Jail For Hectic New Dating Show Blueface's new dating show comes after he got out of prison, last month, having spent nearly two years behind bars. By Cole Blake December 08, 2025
Music Netflix Fires Back At Diddy’s Stolen Footage Allegations Diddy was furious with Netflix for putting out 50 Cent's new documentary, "Sean Combs: The Reckoning," on Tuesday. By Cole Blake December 03, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl Performance Earns FCC Complaints From Drake Fans & More The FCC got 125 complaints about Kendrick Lamar's Halftime Show, over 100 about Rihanna's, and over 1300 about Jennifer Lopez and Shakira's. By Caroline Fisher March 26, 2025
Music Erykah Badu Reveals She's Preparing An Album Entirely Produced By The Alchemist The highly-anticipated project will be Erykah Badu's first studio album in 15 years. By Cole Blake March 20, 2025