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Music R Kelly Fights To Remove Chicago Prosecutors From His Case Due To Alleged Corruption This move from R Kelly's legal team comes shortly after their demand for a new trial and the denial of his home detention request. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 23, 2025
Sports Jim Jones Doubles Down On His Nas Take During Debate With Shannon Sharpe Jim Jones had previously claimed that he became bigger than Nas, although he made sure to give the Queens legend his flowers. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 22, 2025
Music Yung Filly Hit With Two New Sexual Assault Charges YouTuber and raper Yung Filly already faced various allegations in the past accusing him of sexual misconduct overseas. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 16, 2025
Music Rihanna Flaunts Her Love For A$AP Rocky After Knicks Win A$AP Rocky and Rihanna were in New York City last night to support the Knicks as they defeated the San Antonio Spurs. By Alexander Cole June 11, 2026
Relationships 50 Cent Says Vivica A. Fox "Hit The Jackpot" During Their Relationship Vivica A. Fox had some praise for 50 Cent in a recent interview. By Aron A. June 11, 2026
Sneakers Westside Gunn Teases His New Saucony "Awesome Gods" Collab Westside Gunn previewed his new Saucony "Awesome Gods" collab featuring an animal print upper with paint splatter and bronze accents. By Ben Atkinson June 10, 2026
Music Swizz Beatz & Music Publishers Sue Bar For Playing Unlicensed Songs For years, ASCAP claims they've attempted to tell a North Carolina bar to stop playing copyrighted music without a license. By Erika Marie June 26, 2026
Music Willie Taylor Claims Day26 Would've "Smoked" B2K & Pretty Ricky In Verzuz Although Pretty Ricky came out on top against B2K in their Verzuz last night, Day26's Willie Taylor thinks they dodged the real bullet. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 26, 2026
Music Real Boston Richey Claims He's Quitting Rap After Abuse & Grooming Claims While Real Boston Richey did not reference his allegations in his latest Twitter rant, it's hard not to see how his image was impacted. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 26, 2026
TV Joe Budden Podcast Clowns Lil Wayne For Having Drake-Like Abs The Joe Budden Podcast recently weighed in on the viral conversation surrounding Lil Wayne's abs, and it led to some jokes. By Alexander Cole August 05, 2026
Music Barack Obama Adds Drake, Vince Staples, Doechii, And SZA To His Summer Playlist Every single year, Barack Obama delivers his very own Summer Playlist, and this year, we got a glimpse into what he's been listening to. By Alexander Cole July 30, 2026
Music Azealia Banks' Ex-Manager Calls Restraining Order Request 'Desperate' The response comes after Azealia Banks accused her former manager of years of psychological abuse in a newly filed restraining order request. By Erika Marie July 28, 2026