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Music Drake Reveals Adonis Was Conceived In Amsterdam Drake recently visited the city as part of his tour with PARTYNEXTDOOR, and he had a lot to get off his chest. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 31, 2025
Music Plies Admits He Tuned Out Of Diddy Trial After Male Exotic Dancer “The Punisher” Testified While countless people are keeping a close eye on Diddy's long-awaited sex trafficking trial, Plies has already had enough. By Caroline Fisher May 22, 2025
Music Diddy’s Twin Daughters, Jessie & D’Lila Combs, Graduate High School Amid His Federal Trial Diddy's kids have been in court supporting him throughout his trial, but two of them recently took a break to celebrate a major milestone. By Caroline Fisher May 23, 2025
Music NBA YoungBoy Delivers Harsh Message About His Upcoming Tour Just a few weeks after getting out of prison, NBA YoungBoy announced his "MASA (Make America Slime Again)" tour. By Caroline Fisher May 22, 2025
Music Afrika Bambaataa Dead At 68 Today, Hassan Campbell confirmed in a Facebook video that Afrika Bambaataa has passed away at the age of 68. By Caroline Fisher April 09, 2026
Music Alleged Lil Durk Snitch OTF Jam Taunts Haters From Prison Shortly after Lil Durk's 2024 arrest, a photo of OTF Jam allegedly eating McDonald's in an interrogation room surfaced online. By Caroline Fisher February 05, 2026
Music Kendrick Lamar & SZA Shatter Record For Highest-Grossing Hip-Hop Tour Kendrick Lamar and SZA's "Grand National" tour has reportedly raked in more than $332.1 million since April. By Caroline Fisher November 13, 2025
Relationships DDG Jokingly Tells Cameraman Not To Show Him After Drake Asks Crowd About "F***ed Up" Exes DDG and his cameraman shared a brief exchange after Drake asked the crowd about their "f***ed up" ex-partners. By Devin Morton July 13, 2025
Music Matt Ox Breaks Silence After Arrest For Drug Charges Matt Ox originally went viral back in 2017 for dropping his breakout single, "Overwhelming," at the age of 12. By Cole Blake April 16, 2025
Music Diddy Allegedly Road Blocked Drug Dealers From Selling To Cassie In L.A. Cassie Ventura testified to drug use, sexual assault, and freak offs with Diddy in week one of Combs' trial. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 17, 2025
Music BigXthaPlug Fan Gets Angry After The Rapper Declined Taking A Picture With Him BigXthaPlug lives by the rule that if he takes a picture with one fan, he has to take a picture with everyone. This admirer wasn't having it. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 01, 2025
Music Laura Stylez Claims Roaches & Homeless People Caused Recording Issues At "Ebro In The Morning" There still isn't a concrete reason for the cancelation of "Ebro In The Morning," but Laura Stylez may have dropped a hint as to why. By Zachary Horvath December 15, 2025