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Music Doja Cat's Father Claims Her “White Jewish” Mother "Brainwashed" Her Doja Cat previously called out her dad in a video on TikTok, claiming that he denied an invitation to her concert. By Cole Blake March 23, 2026
Music Jay-Z Uses Diddy's Legal Trouble To Argue Against His Accuser's Anonymity Various Diddy accusers were not able to stay anonymous in court, and Jay-Z cited this in his defamation lawsuit over sexual assault claims. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 22, 2026
Music Quavo Faces Pressure To Pay $1 Million Judgment As Vegas Valet Files In Georgia Quavo has failed to pay the money he owes to Las Vegas valet Antonio Hardy, and now, the man is coming to collect. By Alexander Cole June 15, 2026
Music Dame Dash Unleashes On NORE For Idolizing Jay-Z, Gets Into Verbal Spat With Jason Lee Dame Dash was on "The Jason Lee Show," where he touched on some hot topics including the relationship between NORE and Jay-Z. By Alexander Cole May 27, 2026
Music Akademiks Still Isn't Convinced That Drake Is Bigger Than Michael Jackson After "ICEMAN" Drake recently surpassed Michael Jackson's record for #1 songs on the Hot 100 but Akademiks isn't convinced that his favorite artist is bigger than the King Of Pop. By Aron A. May 27, 2026
Music Yung Miami Heartbroken By Industry Switch-Up: "Left Me For Dead" Yung Miami is preparing her debut solo album, although it hasn't been easy, given the cold shoulder from the industry. By Alexander Cole May 11, 2026
Streetwear Lil Yachty Pulls Up To Kentucky Derby In Extravagant Diamond Chain Lil Yachty received a $90,000 custom diamond racehorse chain at Kentucky Derby weekend, where he was also attending as a horse owner. By Ben Atkinson May 07, 2026
Music Kenyon Martin Ignites Heated Debate After Claiming Rick Ross Has A Better Catalog Than Kendrick Lamar Kenyon Martin was on Gil's Arena with Rashad McCants on Tuesday night, and it led to a heated Rick Ross vs. Kendrick Lamar debate. By Alexander Cole May 06, 2026
TV DJ Akademiks Unleashes On Ebro After Being Named Complex's #1 Hip-Hop Media Personality DJ Akademiks and Ebro have never seen eye to eye, and on Tuesday, Ak was given a chance to continue the beef. By Alexander Cole May 05, 2026
Pop Culture PlaqueBoyMax Blasts Doja Cat Fans For Hating On Him Doja Cat has already apologized for her Twitch moderators banning PlaqueBoyMax from her stream, earlier this week. By Cole Blake April 28, 2026
Music Travis Scott's "JACKBOYS 2" Surpasses Clipse On Apple Music Amid Pusha T Beef Neither Clipse nor Travis Scott are ahead of Justin Bieber's new album "SWAG" on Apple Music, so at least they have something in common. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 14, 2025
Music Travis Scott's "JACKBOYS 2" Draws Mixed Fan Reactions Online Travis Scott and his record label dropped "JACKBOYS 2" on Sunday, and it is receiving very different reactions from person to person. By Devin Morton July 13, 2025