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Music Grammy-Nominated Fugees Collaborator John Forté Dead At 50 A neighbor found John Forté unresponsive on his kitchen floor at his Massachusetts home yesterday (January 12). By Caroline Fisher January 13, 2026
Music Cam’ron Fires Back After Jim Jones Calls Him “Soft” Amid Bronx Cold Wave Cam'ron recently took to Instagram to shade Jim Jones, suggesting that his former friend may have fallen on hard times. By Caroline Fisher January 07, 2026
Music Chelsea Handler Takes A Jab At Nicki Minaj In Critics Choice Monologue Nicki Minaj continues to face backlash for her remarks about President Donald Trump, her appearance at a Turning Point USA event, and more. By Caroline Fisher January 06, 2026
Music YNW Melly's Lawyers Seek To Hide Murder Charges From Witness Tampering Case YNW Melly will soon face trial on charges of allegedly pressuring a witness to drop their testimony in his 2023 double murder mistrial. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 04, 2026
Relationships Benzino's Ex Accuses Him Of Cheating On Her With Bobby V Benzino has already responded to Althea Heart's latest accusations by hinting at filing a defamation lawsuit. By Cole Blake December 29, 2025
Music Blueface's Lawsuit Debt To Mother Of Soulja Boy's Child Keeps Growing Jackilyn Martinez won a defamation lawsuit against Blueface while he was in prison, stemming from his viral beef with Soulja Boy. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 27, 2025
Music R. Kelly Appeal Update: Attorney Claims State Is Pushing RICO Charges Too Far Under the justifications offered to convict the R&B singer, his lawyer argues, innocent groups could be treated as criminal gangs. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 18, 2024
Music Kanye West Fans Brawl At Rolling Loud, Transgender Woman Left Bloody It remains unclear what prompted the bloody fight. By Caroline Fisher March 16, 2024
Music YesJulz Exposes Milo Yiannopoulos For Saying Kanye West Fans Have Down Syndrome Milo's contempt for hip-hop fans is not surprising. By Alexander Cole March 14, 2024
Music Halle Bailey Teases New Music Dropping This Week Halle Bailey's newest Instagram post has fans elated. By Cole Blake March 13, 2024
Music Drake Hilariously Responds To Kanye West Diss With Iconic 50 Cent Meme Drake doesn't seem too pressed. By Alexander Cole March 13, 2024
Music Kanye West Has Milo Yiannopoulos Fire YesJulz From Yeezy Team, Milo Claims She Owes $7.7 Million In Debt Who knew Milo was still working with Ye? By Alexander Cole March 13, 2024