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Music Doja Cat Drops Out Of Austin City Limits Festival To Focus On "Vie" Rollout Doja Cat is getting ready for her next era with "Vie" and she wants to make sure she gives this one her all amid its rollout. By Zachary Horvath August 29, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar And SZA Draw Enthusiastic Overseas Crowd To First "Grand National" Tour Stop In Germany Kendrick Lamar and SZA have brought their epic tour to Europe after wrapping up the North American leg on June 18. By Devin Morton July 04, 2025
Music Master P Drags Mia X While Responding To Her Allegations Of Disrespect And Neglect Mia X previously announced she pulled out of Master P's upcoming Essence Fest set this year, billed as his final-ever performance. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 03, 2025
Music Lala Lane Drags Cassie & "Jane" For Their Alleged Compliance As Diddy Trial Nears Its End Longtime family friend Lawanda "Lala" Lane thinks "Jane" and Cassie aren't telling the full story of their relationships with Diddy. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 30, 2025
Music Freddie Gibbs & Wale Joke With Each Other Again Over Clip Of Gangsta Gibbs On Paris Runway Freddie Gibbs and Wale are well-known for their colorful commentary on social media. Both comments are usually either comical or serious. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 29, 2025
Music Offset Defends Drake After T-Pain Suggests He Should Have Already Left The Music Industry Recently, T-Pain accused Drake of failing to take his own advice, prompting some of the Toronto artist's peers to weigh in. By Caroline Fisher June 27, 2025
Music Benzino Rips Jim Jones For Saying He's Better Rapper Than Nas Benzino is best known for his 2002 hit "Rock The Party." Hailing from Boston, he entered hip-hop with a trio rap group called Hangmen. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 26, 2025
Pop Culture Nick Cannon Struggles To Remember All 12 Of His Kids' Names Nick Cannon has a total of 12 children that he's welcomed with several different women from over the years. By Cole Blake June 23, 2025
Music Drake Loses Yet Another Huge Bet Thanks To The Indiana Pacers Drake bet $800K on the Oklahoma City Thunder to beat the Indiana Pacers with a six to ten-point margin in game six of the NBA Finals. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 20, 2025
Music Cassie Allegedly Told Diddy He Treated Her Like A Prostitute In Texts Shown To Jury Cassie Ventura has been one of the most notable alleged victims in Diddy's trial, as she's come up a lot even after her witness testimony. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 20, 2025
Music Ciara Addresses Old Rihanna Beef And Reveals Where They Stand Now Back in 2011, Ciara claimed she had an uncomfortable encounter with Rihanna at a party, prompting a Twitter war. By Caroline Fisher June 20, 2025
Music Cardi B Tells Haters To Stop Praying On Her Downfall Because It's "Been Too Long" Cardi B took to Instagram Live to tell her haters that their prayers will never be answered. By Devin Morton June 20, 2025