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Music Cardi B Implies That Jay-Z Approved Of Her New Single "Imaginary Players" Cardi B will be dropping "Imaginary Players" as the second single from her upcoming sophomore album, "Am I the Drama?" By Cole Blake August 13, 2025
Music Cassie's Lawyer Blasts Diddy's Plans To Be A Domestic Violence Counselor Diddy also wants to do other things once he receives his sentence or make it out of prison, such as a Madison Square Garden concert. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 10, 2025
Music Jim Jones Delivers A Harsh Reality About The Drake & Kendrick Lamar Beef Jim Jones has shared some bold takes about the Drake and Kendrick Lamar beef before, but this one may make folks the most uncomfortable. By Zachary Horvath December 29, 2025
Politics Nicki Minaj Calls JD Vance An "Assassin" In Front Of Charlie Kirk's Widow Erika Nicki Minaj recently spoke with Erika Kirk at Turning Point USA's AmericaFest this Sunday. Erika's husband Charlie Kirk was killed this year. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 21, 2025
Music 21 Savage’s “What Happened To The Streets?” Receives Disappointing First-Week Sales Projections Last week, 21 Savage dropped his fourth studio album "What Happened To The Streets?" just days after announcing it. By Caroline Fisher December 17, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Posts Video Of Himself Partying With Maino As Feud Intensifies DJ Akademiks and Maino have been trading shots over the last week following Ak's jokes about Fabolous' fashion choices. By Cole Blake December 16, 2025
Music Aubrey O'Day Claims 50 Cent's Diddy Doc Sent Her To The Hospital Aubrey O'Day reflected on the 50 Cent documentary about Diddy and explained why she had to miss a Danity Kane reunion tour stop. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 13, 2025
Music 50 Cent's Former Abuse Accuser Speaks Out Amid Ja Rule Beef Ja Rule brought up 50 Cent's abuse allegations from various women in response to his Diddy doc, also clowning his new "Street Fighter" look. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 13, 2025
Music President Of D4vd’s Touring Company Questioned Before Grand Jury Celeste Rivas' loved ones continue to demand answers months after her remains were found in the trunk of D4vd's abandoned Tesla. By Caroline Fisher December 09, 2025
Music Prosecutors Push For Kay Flock To Receive 50-Year Prison Sentence Beyond his legal situation, Kay Flock also recently generated headlines for dissing Young Thug from behind bars. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 06, 2025
Music The Game's Fans Question Kendrick Lamar Diss Rumors From New Mixtape While some may be quick to pit The Game against Kendrick Lamar, it's clearly a lot more complicated (and vague) than that. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 06, 2025
Pop Culture Jussie Smollett Finally Addresses Viral Kendrick Lamar Deepfake Kendrick Lamar infamously morphed into the likes of Kobe Bryant and Jussie Smollett for his iconic "Heart Part 5" visual back in May 2022. By Zachary Horvath December 01, 2025