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Music Nicki Minaj Keeps Hyping Up New Album And Claims Her Ideas Were Stolen Nicki Minaj previously threatened to scrap her next LP amid her beef with Jay-Z, but now, she might drop even more material. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 19, 2025
Music Faith Evans Says She Used To Eat Notorious B.I.G.'s Derriere The diva did not hold back. By Zaynab July 18, 2018
Music Kash Doll Admits To Having Gotten Plastic Surgery: "I'm Not Ashamed" Kash Doll has no shame in her cosmetic enhancement game. By Chantilly Post September 24, 2019
Music DJ Akademiks Advises Drake To Push "Iceman" Back Amid Industry Struggles With the developments revolving around botting and YouTube/Billboard's disagreement, DJ Akademiks doesn't think Drake should drop yet. By Zachary Horvath December 18, 2025
Music Ray J Allegedly Bleeds From Eyes & Wears Heart Monitor During Performance Ray J is in the midst of a serious health crisis, but it seems he wasn't going to cancel his special Valentine's Day show. By Zachary Horvath February 16, 2026
Music Freddie Gibbs Breaks His Silence On Recent Run-In With Benny The Butcher Amid Beef Westside Gunn suggested Benny The Butcher and Freddie Gibbs tried to bury the hatchet, whereas others weren't as optimistic. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 29, 2025
Music BabyChiefDoIt Angrily Responds To Intense Backlash He's Received For His ChatGPT Comments BabyChiefDoIt sparked disappointment from fans after an interview went viral of him saying he's used ChatGPT to help write his songs. By Zachary Horvath August 19, 2025
Music KARRAHBOOO Angrily Responds To Viral Bodycam Footage From Her June Battery Arrest KARRAHBOOO was arrested and released on a $1,000 bond in Georgia following her performance on Key Glock's tour. By Zachary Horvath August 16, 2025
Relationships A$AP Rocky Reveals If He Wants More Kids With Rihanna A$AP Rocky and Rihanna welcomed their third child in September 2025, baby girl Rocki. She has two older brothers in RZA and Riot. By Zachary Horvath January 22, 2026
Music Megan Thee Stallion Dismisses Nicki Minaj's "Big Foot" During Milagro Gramz Testimony Megan Thee Stallion also discussed Drake's song, "Circo Loco," on which he appears to reference her as well. By Cole Blake November 25, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Commends Kanye West For Seeking Forgiveness From Jewish Community This week, Kanye West met with prominent rabbi, Yoshiyahu Yosef Pinto, to express how sorry he feels for his past acts towards the Jews. By Zachary Horvath November 07, 2025
Music Adin Ross Calls Wack 100 As Glasses Malone & Joe Budden Defend Doechii Adin Ross has been trashing Doechii for a while now, and called Wack 100 to defend him against folks like Glasses Malone and Joe Budden. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 04, 2026