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Pop Culture Halle Bailey Reveals Whether Or Not She’s In The Illuminati Recently, Halle Bailey did a short Q&A during a livestream, answering some of fans' most burning questions. By Caroline Fisher August 19, 2025
Music Young Dolph’s Sister And Murder Suspect Take The Stand In Hernandez Govan Trial Prosecutors call Hernandez Govan the alleged mastermind behind Young Dolph's murder, and his trial began this week. By Caroline Fisher August 19, 2025
Music Scarface Reveals To Shannon Sharpe He Doesn't Care About The Music Game Anymore Scarface is a member of the iconic Houston rap group, The Geto Boys. He is best known for the classic song “Smile,” featuring Tupac. By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 18, 2025
Music Erica Banks Claims Carl Crawford Did Not Pay For Her BBL Earlier this year, Carl Crawford claimed that he paid for Erica Banks' first BBL, and that it gave her a huge confidence boost. By Caroline Fisher August 14, 2025
Music Tory Lanez’s Appeals Denied In Megan Thee Stallion Shooting Case In two petitions, Tory Lanez alleged that his due process rights had been violated, and that key evidence was not available to his attorneys. By Caroline Fisher August 13, 2025
Music Fans Speculate That Cardi B's Upcoming Single Samples A Classic Jay-Z Track Cardi B is gearing up to drop her latest single "Imaginary Players," and fans believe it'll sample the classic Jay-Z track. By Devin Morton August 12, 2025
Music LiAngelo Ball Reveals He Was Making $3K Per Month Before Pivoting To Rap Amid the success of his viral hit "Tweaker," LiAngelo Ball landed a lucrative deal with Def Jam and Universal Music Group. By Caroline Fisher August 11, 2025
Music Metro Boomin Abandons His Own Party As Fans Refuse To Get Off The Stage Metro Boomin was hosting the party in Atlanta over the weekend in celebration of his latest mixtape release. By Cole Blake August 11, 2025
Music NBA YoungBoy & DJ Khaled Announce Surprise Joint Mixtape "DESHAWN" Dropping This Week NBA YoungBoy just left off "Make America Slime Again" at the end of July to solid commercial success and another top 10 debut. By Zachary Horvath August 11, 2025
Music Gloria Estefan Fiercely Defends Husband Emilio Against Diddy Accuser In New Declaration Earlier this year, Emilio Estefan Jr. was named in a lawsuit filed by a man who alleges he was sexually assaulted by Diddy. By Caroline Fisher August 05, 2025
Music J. Cole Teases What's Next Following Trunk Sale Tour It's been a long but exciting month for J. Cole with the album and Trunk Sale Tour. But now, he's getting ready for the next step. By Zachary Horvath March 12, 2026
Music Adam22 Claims Gucci Mane-Pooh Shiesty Robbery Rumors Are True Adam22 was recently on DJ Vlad where he offered up some interesting takes on the alleged situation involving Pooh Shiest & Gucci Mane. By Alexander Cole March 12, 2026