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Music DDG Admits He Hasn't Moved On From Halle Bailey Since Their Split He doesn't want to date other people. By Elias Andrews November 12, 2024
Music Janet Jackson Raises Fans' Eyebrows By Posing With A Michael Jackson Impersonator Many folks speculated on what Janet Jackson's reaction was to seeing someone pretend to be her brother, the late King of Pop. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 27, 2024
Music Orlando Brown Makes Wild Claims About "Making Love" To Drake, Usher, And More Brown made the claims in a bizarre new video posted online. By Lavender Alexandria February 22, 2024
Music DJ Akademiks Alleges Dave Free Asked Him If Drake Was Paying Him According to DJ Akademiks, he was incredibly offended by a question he was asked at Kendrick Lamar and SZA's show. By Caroline Fisher June 11, 2025
Music Chris Brown Extends Staggering Record At The BET Awards Chris Brown is the most victorious and nominated artist in this BET Awards category's history, something he already boasted before 2025. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 10, 2025
Pop Culture Keyshia Cole Apologizes After Boldly Announcing That Ashanti Was Allegedly Pregnant Again Keyshia Cole thought she dropped one heck of a bombshell on "The Breakfast Club," but she fell for the Ashanti rumors that have been spread. By Zachary Horvath June 02, 2025
Viral DDG's Brother DuB Fights Troll At Dream Con Who Called The Streamer "Doo Doo Garbage" The man who called DDG "Doo Doo Garbage" at Dream Con said he wants to take legal action due to this fight with DuB. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 01, 2025
Original Content What Happened To Pill? Almost ten years after his abrupt departure from Maybach Music Group, we track the meteoric rise and sudden fall of Atlanta's Pill. By Robert Blair July 07, 2021
Original Content Nechie Just Wants To Make A Hit: Meet Gunna's Childhood Friend EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Atlanta rapper Nechie speaks on his new project "Shady Baby", growing up with Gunna, the legacy he wants to leave behind, and more. By Alex Zidel January 29, 2021
Music Lil Tjay Reportedly In Custody Following Offset Shooting After Offset was shot in Hollywood, Florida, it is now being reported by DJ Akademiks that Lil Tjay is in custody. By Alexander Cole April 06, 2026
Music Drake Weighs In On "Iceman" Conspiracy Theories With New Insight Drake still hasn't confirmed a release date for "Iceman," which he's already released several singles for in recent months. By Cole Blake November 18, 2025
Music T.I. Previews Final Album "Kill The King" With New Pharrell-Produced Single After teasing retirement to focus on movies and standup comedy, fans are glad to hear that T.I. at least still has "Kill The King" loaded up. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 18, 2026