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Music Busta Rhymes Sued By Ex Assistant For Alleged Assault & Labor Law Violations This lawsuit and its allegations come shortly after Busta Rhymes received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 07, 2025
Music Trippie Redd Fuels Cheating Rumors With Somber New Song "Pretty Rose" The rapper is in his sad bag. By Elias Andrews January 27, 2025
Music Clipse & Pharrell Preview Kendrick Lamar's "Chains & Whips" Verse In New Snippet Kendrick Lamar's feature on the upcoming Clipse album "Let God Sort Em Out" supposedly caused label drama with Def Jam and UMG. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 23, 2025
Music Dame Dash & Fiancée Join The Hipsters To Promote His New Album, Perform A TikTok Routine Dame Dash began his rock music career after a split from Jay-Z and their Roc-A-Fella Records. 365 is the latest album. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 22, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar & SZA's Last "Grand National" Show In North America Was As Great As You'd Expect Before hitting Europe later this summer, Kendrick Lamar, SZA, and Mustard ended their North American leg with a wondrous display of balance. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 19, 2025
Music Ja Rule Relentlessly Trolls 50 Cent With Diddy Trial Speculation Ja Rule has found another excuse to take aim at his longtime rival, 50 Cent, as Diddy's trial continues i New York City. By Cole Blake June 17, 2025
Music Former Diddy Bodyguard Roger Bonds Claims He Waited Outside Kim Porter's Home For Six Hours Diddy's trial has revealed that the mogul allegedly assaulted ex-girlfriends and Bad Boy staff on multiple occasions for various reasons. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 14, 2025
Music Kevin McCall Says Patti Labelle Can’t Sing Kevin McCall has been back in the headlines this week after placing blame on Chris Brown for his financial issues. By Zachary Horvath October 23, 2025
Viral Who Was Summer Walker's Alien Date To The Atlanta Hawks Game? Summer Walker made similar headlines at the VMAs this year after bringing an older, unidentified gentleman as her date. By Zachary Horvath October 23, 2025
Music Brandy Explains Abrupt Ending To Chicago Concert With Monica Brandy walked offstage in the middle of her performance at her and Monica's "The Boy Is Mine" tour stop in Chicago. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 19, 2025
Music French Montana Skates By On A Technicality In Multi-Year Sampling Lawsuit French Montana had been locked into a copyright lawsuit with producer Eddie Lee Richardson over an instrumental. By Zachary Horvath October 17, 2025
Music Eminem’s Daughter, Alaina Scott, Announces Pregnancy In Heartfelt Instagram Post Alaina Scott and her husband Matt Moeller are expecting Eminem's second grandchild, and they "can't wait" to meet them. By Caroline Fisher October 13, 2025