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Music 6ix9ine Seemingly Justifies Paying For Nicki Minaj Collab To Go Number One 6ix9ine didn't explicitly confirm this claim about the 2020 Nicki Minaj collab "Trollz," but he didn't explicitly deny it either. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 11, 2025
Music Judge In Kanye West's Mansion Trial Demands Compliance With Dress Code Given Kanye West and his wife Bianca Censori's controversial fashion choices in the past, the judge in Ye's mansion trial might be wary. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 21, 2026
Music Pretty Ricky's Slick Em Misses Final "Millennium Tour" Show Due To Exhaustion He told fans he's still in the hospital. By Erika Marie May 27, 2019
Music A$AP Rocky Reveals What "Don't Be Dumb" Will Sound Like A$AP Rocky rose to popularity for his engaging album experiences and it sounds like "Don't Be Dumb" will be just that and then some. By Zachary Horvath December 29, 2025
Music Diddy's Ex Lawyer Mark Geragos Believes In "Potential" Early Release Contrary to what prosecutors are trying to maintain, Mark Geragos believes Diddy has a strong case to secure immediate release in his appeal. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 28, 2025
Music Blueface Calls Kai Cenat A "Cry Baby" Over Gigi Breakup & Cheating Rumors Gabrielle "Gigi" Alayah denied rumors that she cheated on Kai Cenat with NBA YoungBoy, and folks like Blueface are mocking this drama. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 28, 2025
Music Keefe D Wants Court To Throw Out Evidence In Tupac Murder Case Duane "Keefe D" Davis, also referred to as Keffe D, recently had his trial for Tupac Shakur's murder delayed due to overwhelming evidence. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 26, 2025
Music Drake Cosigns Timothée Chalamet's EsDeeKid Remix Despite Kendrick Lamar Support Many other artists have shouted out Timothee Chalamet and EsDeeKid's new collab, and maybe Drake didn't see that Kendrick Lamar interview. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 21, 2025
Original Content SZA & Nicki Minaj Twitter Beef, Explained Nicki Minaj and SZA unexpectedly got into a back and forth on X, but why did it start? By Devin Morton July 17, 2025
Music Mother Of XXXTENTACION's Son Gekyume Posts Adorable Photo Of Him Starting 1st Grade Fans have been highly supportive and kind towards XXXTENTACION's son online and the same is going on here as he starts grade school. By Zachary Horvath August 12, 2025
Music Sex Worker Suing Diddy Has Medical Diagnoses Publicized Despite Pleas To Seal Documents Clayton Howard is suing Diddy and Cassie for an alleged pattern of abuse and coercion, and he recently had a herpes diagnosis made public after motioning for privacy. By Devin Morton July 27, 2025
Music Ja Rule Reflects On Viral Airplane Confrontation With Uncle Murda & Tony Yayo During a recent appearance on the "TODAY" show, Ja Rule said that he has a responsibility to set a good example. By Caroline Fisher February 17, 2026