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TV Ray J And Zeus CEO Lemuel Plummer Almost Throw Hands Again One Year After Their BET Skirmish Ray J and Zeus CEO Lemuel Plummer got involved in brawl outside of the 2024 BET Awards afterparty. The former seemingly swung first. By Zachary Horvath September 05, 2025
Music Chris Brown Addresses Fans' Massive Ticket Issues For "Breezy Bowl" Tour Chris Brown fans have reportedly gotten their tickets invalidated for unexplained reasons, which led to some backlash. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 04, 2025
Music Some Fans Are Eager For 6ix9ine's Return To Music Amid Atlanta Snitching Scandal 6ix9ine was ostracized from hip-hop circles after "snitching," but some fans are ready to welcome him back after the Young Thug controversy. By Devin Morton September 03, 2025
Music NBA Youngboy Donates $50K To Dallas Non-Profits To Kick-Off "Make America Slime Again Tour" NBA Youngboy's Aniticipated Make America Slime Again Tour features Offset, No Cap, DeeBaby, and Mellow Rackz. By Bryson "Boom" Paul September 01, 2025
Music Ralo Claps Back At Peewee Roscoe's Snitching Allegations Amid Young Thug Scandal Peewee Roscoe cleared Young Thug's name of snitching allegations, but he accused Ralo and others of being the real culprits. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 28, 2025
Music Kanye West Documentary “In Whose Name?” Gets Ominous Trailer Featuring Kim Kardashian And Drake "In Whose Name?" comes out in select theaters on September 19, and unveils Kanye West's day-to-day from around 2018 to 2024. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 28, 2025
Music Missy Elliott's Lawyer Reveals Insight Into Settlement Of Years-Long Songwriting Lawsuit Missy Elliott had been dealing with the legal dispute since Terry Williams first brought the case in 2018. By Cole Blake August 27, 2025
Music Cardi B Firmly Denies Assault Accuser's Allegations As 2nd Day Of Trial Begins The update comes as Cardi B is still gearing up for the long-awaited release of her next album, "Am I the Drama?" By Cole Blake August 26, 2025
Music Police Scanner Audio Reveals Lil Nas X Was Seemingly Tased During His Arrest Lil Nas X will return to the courtroom on September 15 for a pre-trial hearing in the case as he faces four felony charges. By Cole Blake August 26, 2025
Music The Weeknd Brings Out Future During Atlanta Tour Stop For Performance Of "Low Life" The Weeknd has brought out several big-name special guests along his tour stops, but this one with Future may go down as the best. By Zachary Horvath August 23, 2025
Music Ghostface Killah Wants Tyler, The Creator To Send Him Beats However, the specific Tyler, The Creator song that led Ghostface Killah to this conclusion may surprise you. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 23, 2025
Music Earl Sweatshirt Calls Out "Racist" Criticism Of Mumble Rap Earl Sweatshirt recently spoke with The New York Times' "Popcast" about his brand new album "Live Laugh Love." By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 22, 2025