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Music A$AP Rocky’s “Don’t Be Dumb” Only Had 6K Pre-Orders Before Getting Canceled A$AP Rocky recently hinted that his new album, "Don’t Be Dumb," will finally be dropping in January of next year. By Cole Blake December 09, 2025
Music K. Michelle Warns "Everybody" Could Go To Jail With What She Knows About R. Kelly K. Michelle also explained that she was in love with R. Kelly after learning about the music industry from him. By Cole Blake April 08, 2026
Music "Never Dropping:" A$AP Rocky Makes Fans Nervous With Comments About "Don't Be Dumb" A$AP Rocky has been teasing "Don't Be Dumb" for years at this point, and with no album in sight, fans are getting testy. By Alexander Cole November 05, 2025
Music Cardi B Teases Long-Awaited New Album With Big Announcement Coming Today It has been seven years since Cardi B released "Invasion Of Privacy," and it looks like fans will finally get their follow-up. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 23, 2025
Music Diddy Reportedly Calls Out Courtroom Sketch Artist For Making Him Look Like A “Koala” Various courtroom sketches have been released since Diddy's trial began, showing him looking far grayer than usual. By Caroline Fisher June 06, 2025
Music Tory Lanez's Alleged Stabber Claims He Thought The Rapper Wanted Him Dead An inmate at the California Correctional Institution stabbed Tory Lanez 14 times behind bars, and the rapper is fortunately recovering well. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 24, 2025
Relationships Cardi B & Stefon Diggs Unfollow Each Other After The Patriots' Super Bowl Loss Cardi B seemingly left after halftime as Stefon Diggs and the Patriots were getting blown out in the Super Bowl. By Cole Blake February 09, 2026
Music Gene Deal Claps Back At Misa Hylton For Calling Him Out Over New Diddy Documentary The back and forth comes in the wake of Netflix putting out the new documentary about Diddy, "Sean Combs: The Reckoning." By Cole Blake December 08, 2025
Music Tory Lanez Gets New Court Date Amid Fight To Overturn Conviction In 2022, Tory Lanez was found guilty of shooting Megan Thee Stallion in the foot after a party two years prior. By Caroline Fisher July 29, 2025
Music Tyler, The Creator Puts DJ Akademiks On Blast Over Boyfriend Rumor Tyler, The Creator was recently spotted walking through New York City with a friend, prompting a response from DJ Akademiks. By Caroline Fisher October 14, 2025
Music Jermaine Dupri Reveals Why Usher Relationship Could Make A Chris Brown Collab “Dangerous” During a recent appearance on "The Joe Budden Podcast," Jermaine Dupri discussed a potential Verzuz battle between Usher and Chris Brown. By Caroline Fisher August 19, 2025
Music Lil Wayne Drops New Trailer For "Tha Carter VI" And Fans Can't Contain Their Excitement Lil Wayne's new album, "Tha Carter VI" is only hours away, but he's still been keeping details about the project to a minimum. By Cole Blake June 05, 2025