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Music Kirk Burrowes Alleges He Saw Diddy Slap His Mother Allegedly, Janice Combs questioned her son Diddy shortly after the deadly 1991 City College crowd crush, and he had an extreme reaction. By Caroline Fisher December 02, 2025
Music Chrisean Rock Claims Diddy Was "Always Innocent" During Ray J Stream Chrisean Rock recently pulled up to stream with Ray J, who has been one of Diddy's most staunch defenders as of late. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 06, 2025
Music Lil Durk Helps 13 Fellow Inmates Convert To Islam Amid Prison Stay During his recent appearance on "The Breakfast Club," Lil Durk's father Dontay Banks opened up about helping his son fight his case. By Caroline Fisher April 23, 2025
Music Memphis Bleek Claims There's No Chance Of Jay-Z & Dame Dash Ever Squashing Their Beef Dame Dash has also made critical comments about Memphis Bleek in the past, but Jay-Z is the real Roc-A-Fella sore spot. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 23, 2025
Music Bobby Brown Picks Chris Brown Over Usher As The Closet R&B Singer To Today's Michael Jackson Bobby Brown was acknowledged as the "King of R&B" in the 90s for his massive R&B classics "Rock Wit'cha," "Every Little Step," and "Roni." By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 17, 2025
Music Young Thug Laments How His "Real Brothers" Hurt Him In Cryptic Message Young Thug's latest tweet quotes his new song "Blaming Jesus," but fans wonder if there's more context to his message. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 25, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Goes Off On Dealing With Entitled Friends Nicki Minaj discussed some of the key lessons she's learned about being famous and successful over the years. By Cole Blake April 16, 2025
Music Vanessa Carlton Shows Love To Drake In Heartfelt Post After Viral Wireless Festival Appearance Drake brought out several stars over the course of his three headlining sets at Wireless Festival in London. By Cole Blake July 14, 2025
Music Ice Spice's Manager Denies Leaking Cardi B's Intense Phone Call Cardi B has had a wild day today, with the catalyst of the craziness being a leaked phone call where she threatens to beat up Ice Spice. By Zachary Horvath September 30, 2025
Music Lil Wayne Fans Shocked By Preview Of New Guitar-Led Song Given the poor reception to Lil Wayne's last album "Tha Carter VI," maybe this rock-adjacent approach will fare better than it did in 2010. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 02, 2025
Music Drake Beats Out Kendrick Lamar On Top Spotify Artists List Drake and Kendrick Lamar have been going back and forth since 2024, and the Spotify Wrapped numbers tell an interesting story. By Alexander Cole December 03, 2025
Music Blueface Claps Back At 21 Savage's "Streets" Takes With "F**k The Industry" Blueface joins 6ix9ine, BossMan Dlow, Boosie Badazz, and other rappers taking issue with 21 Savage and Young Thug's anti-"streets" comments. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 21, 2025