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Music Nicki Minaj Deactivates Her Instagram Amid Heavy AmFest Backlash Nicki Minaj has said she's not listening to anyone's criticisms publicly, but she's taking one extra step to ensure she can't hear the noise. By Zachary Horvath December 24, 2025
Music Kanye West Reportedly Returning To Italy For Standalone Concert Kanye West hasn't had the best history with Italy over the last couple of years, but he's reportedly set to perform there soon. By Zachary Horvath December 19, 2025
Music Tory Lanez Breaks Silence In First On-Camera Interview With NBC: "I Believe I Was Wrongfully Convicted" "The amount of new evidence that has emerged since that trial has been overwhelming," Lanez said. By Tallie Spencer December 18, 2025
Music Rihanna Shaded Love Songs And Fans Think She's Clowning Drake She's not a fan of romantic tributes. By Elias Andrews January 28, 2025
Music The Game Calls Leaking Phone Calls The "New Snitching" Amid Young Thug Controversy The Game took to Instagram to deliver a post that doubled as both a minor defense of Young Thug and a callout of whoever's leaked his calls. By Devin Morton September 07, 2025
Music T-Hood's Death Deemed A Homicide By Police After Autopsy Report T-Hood was tragically killed earlier this month on August 9 after succumbing to several gunshot wounds at his home in Snellville, Georgia. By Zachary Horvath August 27, 2025
Music Lil Nas X Posts Flurry Of Random Images & Snippets Amid Demands Of "DREAMBOY" Lil Nas X has unfortunately lost a lot of momentum to no fault of his own as he went through a major health scare. By Zachary Horvath August 20, 2025
Sports Cardi B Blames Trump For Knicks Loss: "It Did Feel A Little Dark" In Game 3, the Knicks couldn't defeat the Spurs, and Cardi B playfully suggests that it was because Trump was in the building. By Erika Marie June 09, 2026
Music Nicki Minaj Didn't Drop "Pink Friday 2: The Hiatus" And Fans Are Torn The Queen is on hiatus. By Elias Andrews December 13, 2024
Music Jay-Z Faces More Allegations Regarding Male & Female Minors From Tony Buzbee Jay-Z's extortion lawsuit against Tony Buzbee shows that the lawyer claims to have more alleged victims. By Cole Blake December 10, 2024
Music Ben Baller Reveals The Earth-Shattering Price Of Kendrick Lamar's Diamond Cross Chain Ben Baller has the answers. By Alexander Cole June 20, 2024
Music Kendrick Lamar Fans Line Up For “The Pop Out” Hours Before Showtime Kendrick Lamar's supporters aren't messing around. By Caroline Fisher June 19, 2024