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Music Lil Durk Trial Derailed By Leaked Courtroom Photo Of His Codefendants This viral picture will likely have a huge impact on Lil Durk's attempts to secure an anonymous jury in his murder-for-hire case. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 21, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Crowns North West After Ye/Kim’s Daughter Admits She’s A Barb North West dressed up as Nicki Minaj when she was a child, sporting the Barbie chain and emblem with sparkling dress. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 06, 2025
Music Drake Scores Absurd First Week Spotify Numbers For "ICEMAN" Trilogy We're still waiting on Drake's official first week numbers for the "ICEMAN" album trilogy across all metrics, which look very promising. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 23, 2026
Relationships Bianca Censori Wears Nothing But Candy During New York City Outing With Kanye West This bra and underwear made entirely out of what seem like Smarties candies is certainly one of Bianca Censori's most creative fits yet. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 22, 2025
Music Rihanna Proves Drake Wrong During The First Night Of A$AP Rocky's "Don't Be Dumb" Tour Rihanna and A$AP Rocky recently caught some strays from Drake on "Burning Bridges," just days before Rocky went on tour. By Alexander Cole May 28, 2026
Music Jay-Z Explains NFL's Decision To Have Bad Bunny Headline Super Bowl Halftime Show The NFL announced that Bad Bunny will be serving as the headliner for the next Super Bowl Halftime Show on Sunday. By Cole Blake September 29, 2025
Politics Lizzo Proposes Interesting Theory About Nicki Minaj's Donald Trump Support Lizzo's comments on Nicki Minaj and Donald Trump apply not just to this example, but to the general intersection of celebrity and politics. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 27, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Alleges Saucy Santana Made Nasty Comments About Blue Ivy And North West Nicki Minaj is now taking aim at Saucy Santana, claiming that he made disgusting comments about Blue Ivy Carter and North West. By Zachary Horvath October 01, 2025
Music Diddy's Sentencing Gets Tentative Date After Divisive Mixed Verdict Diddy was acquitted on racketeering and sex trafficking charges, but his trial's jury convicted him for transportation to commit prostitution. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 04, 2025
Music Young Thug Claps Back At DJ Akademiks' Snitching Criticisms Young Thug is going to be dropping a new album soon, although DJ Akademiks has some criticism for the artist. By Alexander Cole July 09, 2025
Music Designer Reveals What Allegedly Triggered Solange And Jay-Z’s Elevator Confrontation A fashion designer claims Jay-Z’s Met Gala compliment sparked the infamous Solange elevator incident, revealing new details 11 years later. By Tallie Spencer December 04, 2025
Music Diddy Scores Court Victory As Judge Permits Him To Serve Accuser Via Newspaper Earlier this year, Diddy filed a lawsuit against Courtney Burgess for allegedly spreading false information about him. By Caroline Fisher November 19, 2025