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Music Kanye West Accuses Cassie Of Extorting Diddy With Sexual Assault Allegations In Latest Bizarre Rant Kanye West has been making all kinds of headlines in recent days for his controversial antics on social media. By Cole Blake March 18, 2025
Music Elliott Wilson Explains Why He Doesn't Like Jail Albums After Tory Lanez Drops "Peterson" Tory Lanez previously described his album as "the first in-real-time prison album… recorded in prison, for prisoners, by a prisoner." By Cole Blake March 13, 2025
Music Drake Fans Say I Told You So After FCC Begins Payola Investigation Into iHeartCountry Festival The FCC is taking a look at iHeartMedia’s upcoming iHeartCountry Festival and the move has Drake fans taking note. By Cole Blake February 26, 2025
Music Diddy's Mother Refused To Celebrate Prematurely Following Son's Mixed Verdict Diddy's mother Janice reportedly did not rush to celebrate the mixed verdict in the way that other members of her family did. By Devin Morton July 06, 2025
Music Protester From Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl Halftime Show Arrested The man who displayed a Palestinian flag during Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl performance was arrested for his actions that night. By Devin Morton June 26, 2025
Music Ari Lennox Apologizes To J. Cole For How She Handled Dreamville Exit Ari Lennox left J. Cole's Dreamville label almost a year ago after calling them out online for not supporting her enough. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 06, 2026
Music Drake Shades Ebro After Ridiculous Hot Take About His Discography Ebro has been critical of Drake for a long time, and Drizzy often takes advantage of opportunities to return the favor. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 06, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks' Two-Hour Phone Call With Cardi B Leads To Major Revelation About Nicki Minaj Cardi B and Nicki Minaj have engaged in a heated feud in the past, but a phone call with DJ Akademiks reveals a new truth. By Alexander Cole March 05, 2026
Music Cardi B Reignites Financial Dispute With Tasha K Tasha K is still working on paying off a $3.9M judgment she lost to Cardi B in their defamation case from 2022. By Cole Blake March 02, 2026
Music Lil Yachty Pulled Plug On Drake Interview Due To Kendrick Lamar Beef Lil Yachty had some Drake fans mad for how he talked about the Kendrick Lamar beef and it in turn complicated things. By Zachary Horvath February 26, 2026
TV "SNL" Addresses Reports Of Cardi B's Alleged Rehearsal Tantrum Cardi B allegedly wasn't too happy with a joke regarding Nicki Minaj being made during the "Weekend Update" segment. By Zachary Horvath February 26, 2026
Music Wack 100 Threatens To Take Legal Action Against Big U Over Snitching Allegations Shortly before Big U turned himself in, he went live on Instagram, where he alleged that Wack 100 is "working with the FBI." By Caroline Fisher February 25, 2026