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Politics Megyn Kelly Pleads With Donald Trump To Not Pardon Diddy Deadline previously reported that Donald Trump was weighing whether to use a presidential pardon on Diddy. By Cole Blake July 31, 2025
Music Chris Brown & Live Nation Sued By Swimwear Company Over "Breezy Bowl XX" Tour Chris Brown announced his Breezy Bowl XX tour with Summer Walker and Bryson Tiller as supporting acts, earlier this year. By Cole Blake July 30, 2025
Music Drake Reflects On Days As Wheelchair Jimmy In New "Degrassi" Documentary Drake played the fictional character Jimmy on Degrassi from 2001 to 2009. He often raps about sleeping in between takes in his early music. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 27, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Debunks Fans Rumors Of Drake's Anita Max Win Tour Postponement Over Low Ticket Sales DJ Akademiks continues to defend Drake after rumors swirled that the rap star suddenly cancelled his Australian tour. By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 01, 2025
Music RZA Likens Kendrick Lamar & Drake Beef To This Hollywood Blockbuster While Addressing The Battle Much like the rest of the hip-hop world, RZA thinks that the Kendrick Lamar and Drake battle represents an important lyrical tradition. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 01, 2025
Music Jim Jones Calls Out Swizz Beatz For Allegedly Backdooring Him During his recent appearance on "The Breakfast Club," Jim Jones looked back on Dipset's famous Verzuz battle against The Lox. By Caroline Fisher March 01, 2025
Music Meek Mill Recalls LeBron James' Artistic Advice Amid Praise For New Fridayy Collab "Proud Of Me" LeBron James' wise words from years ago seem to have inspired Meek Mill's emotionally potent verse on this new song. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 01, 2025
Music Kanye West’s Ex-Assistant Lauren Pisciotta Reportedly “In Hiding” Amid Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Arick Fudali, the lawyer representing Kanye West's former assistant Lauren Pisciotta, recently discussed the fallout of her lawsuit. By Caroline Fisher February 28, 2025
Music Chopper Alleges He Saw Diddy Kissing A “Powerful” White Man During a recent interview, former Da Band member Chopper recalled some of the things he allegedly experienced while spending time with Diddy. By Caroline Fisher February 28, 2025
Music Drake & PARTYNEXTDOOR Receive Promising Second-Week Sales Projections For "$ome $exy $ongs 4 U" "$ome $exy $ongs 4 U" already achieved healthy numbers week one, but the things are still looking positive for Drake and PND next week too. By Zachary Horvath February 26, 2025
Sports Cam'ron Snaps On Chad Ochocinco For Working With Shannon Sharpe Over Him Cam'ron is furious with Chad Ochocinco and explained exactly why during the latest episode of his talk show. By Cole Blake February 25, 2025
Music Playboi Carti Continues To Torture Fans With Another Seemingly Pointless Billboard Playboi Carti has been promoting "I Am Music" for over a year now and he has yet to deliver a new album to his fans. By Alexander Cole February 25, 2025