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Music Meek Mill Theorizes That The Solar Eclipse Is Responsible For The Hate He's Receiving Online Meek Mill has a wild theory about the solar eclipse. By Cole Blake April 29, 2024
Music Woman Who Shot Up Rihanna’s Home All But Guaranteed To Stay In Jail As Authorities Issue Massive Bail Amount Police allege that Ivana Ortiz fired several shots from her Tesla at Rihanna's home in Beverly Hills on Sunday. By Cole Blake March 09, 2026
Music Kanye West Allegedly Scolded Handyman For Kim Kardashian & Bianca Censori Mix-Up A handyman named Jeromy Holding recently took the stand amid Kanye West's ongoing legal battle against Tony Saxon. By Caroline Fisher March 04, 2026
Music Kim Kardashian Honors Grandmother Mary Jo Campbell With Emotional Tribute Following Her Death Kim Kardashian shares a heartfelt message. By Tallie Spencer July 17, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Claims Hot 97 Told Him "Ebro In The Morning" Was "Mailing It In" For Years Hot 97 shockingly canceled the iconic talk show, "Ebro in the Morning," last week and DJ Akademiks has had plenty to say. By Cole Blake December 16, 2025
Music 21 Savage Urged Drake To Avoid Kendrick Lamar Battle However, 21 Savage also posited that folks already wanted Drake to lose against Kendrick Lamar, so his aversion wasn't over fear of failure. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 12, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Warns Maino That He's Dealing With The "Drake & Jay-Z" Of The Talking Realm Maino responded to DJ Akademiks' comments about his podcast co-host Fabolous and now it seems we are in for a back-and-forth roast session. By Zachary Horvath December 05, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” Named Apple Music’s Most-Streamed Rap Song Of 2025 Kendrick Lamar's hit Drake diss track, "Not Like Us," has earned him yet another impressive streaming title. By Caroline Fisher December 02, 2025
Music Diddy’s Team Labels 50 Cent’s New Docuseries a "Hit Piece" Today, 50 Cent's Diddy docuseries "Sean Combs: The Reckoning" finally hit Netflix following months of teasing. By Caroline Fisher December 02, 2025
Music Ray J's Mom Defends Him After Princess Love Fight & Subsequent Arrest Ray J and Princess Love have already traded their sides of the story online, and it's been ugly to witness. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 30, 2025
Music Reggae Icon Jimmy Cliff Dies At 81 The legendary Jimmy Cliff, who helped popularize the reggae genre across the world, died after suffering a seizure followed by pneumonia. By Cole Blake November 24, 2025
Music Celeste Rivas' Body Had Reportedly Been Frozen & Dismembered After reportedly naming d4vd as a suspect in Celeste Rivas' death, officials reportedly revealed they are unable to determine its cause. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 23, 2025