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Music Kanye West Admits To Using AI And Explains Why He Won’t Stop The decision has been proving controversial among fans of Kanye West. By Cole Blake February 03, 2025
Music Cardi B Breaks Silence On Rumor She’s An Industry Plant Sent To Dethrone Nicki Minaj During a recent appearance on "Call Her Daddy," Cardi B cleared up some long-running rumors about her career. By Caroline Fisher September 24, 2025
Music Cardi B Regains The Crown As Female Artist With The Most No.1s After "Outside" Cardi B has dominated the charts with her debut album, Invasion of Privacy, and has also secured huge features with new artists. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 22, 2025
Music Jackboy Enters Prison Debate With Pointed Comments For Kodak Black Another one of Kodak Black's enemies, Jackboy, is chiming in with his two cents on the former's time in protective custody. By Zachary Horvath March 13, 2026
Relationships Young Thug Declares His Unwavering Love For "Mommy" Mariah The Scientist Young Thug and Mariah the Scientist have had their fair share of road bumps since reuniting late last year, but he's continued to stay loyal. By Zachary Horvath June 30, 2025
Music J. Cole Surprises Fans At Fayetteville Listening Event For "The Fall-Off" J. Cole pays tribute to his hometown of Fayetteville consistently on "The Fall-Off," so to see him in the flesh there is even more special. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 07, 2026
Music d4vd's Parents Address Murder Claims As Details Of Pre-Arrest Home Emerge This joins other big updates about d4vd's arrest over Celeste Rivas' death. They include a debunked Coachella message and criminal charges. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 18, 2026
Pop Culture Donald Glover Cast As Iconic Character In "The Super Mario Galaxy Movie" Along with the announcement that Donald Glover will be playing Yoshi, Nintendo shared a new trailer for the film. By Cole Blake March 10, 2026
Music Cardi B Shows Off Baby Bump During Global Citizen Festival Performance Cardi B stepped in on short notice as a Global Citizen Festival headliner and showed off her baby bump to the hometown crowd. By Devin Morton September 28, 2025
Music Canceled GloRilla Concert Results In $2.5M Lawsuit Esmail Entertainment recently filed a lawsuit against Shaw Management Enterprises over allegedly forged contracts tied to a GloRilla show. By Caroline Fisher August 07, 2025
Music Diddy Faces New Sexual Battery Investigation From The L.A. County Sheriff's Department The alleged incident is unconnected from the two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution that have Diddy residing in prison. By Cole Blake November 18, 2025
Original Content Nicki Minaj & Lil Wayne's Top 10 Collaborations A look back at the best collaborative projects to come from the hip-hop mainstays. By Joseph Coffey-Slattery November 29, 2018