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Music Macklemore's Nanny Maced During Frightening Burglary Of His Seattle Home There were three children and a nanny home when two men allegedly broke in Macklemore's house in Seattle over the weekend. By Cole Blake June 10, 2025
Music Playboi Carti Gets Mixed Reviews On His BET Awards Performance Playboi Carti has an Album of the Year contender with "MUSIC," and on Monday, he performed some of those songs at the BET Awards. By Alexander Cole June 10, 2025
Music Sly Stone, Frontman Of Sly & The Family Stone, Dies At 82 Sly Stone's family confirmed the news of the legendary musician's passing in a statement on Monday. By Cole Blake June 09, 2025
Music Ray Vaughn Reveals He Got Feedback From Kendrick Lamar Amid Joey Bada$$ Battle According to Ray Vaughn, most of the notes fellow West Coast rapper Kendrick Lamar had for him involved ad-libs. By Caroline Fisher June 08, 2025
Music “Jane” Recalls Throwing Bracelet At Diddy After Refusing Alleged Freak Off Diddy's federal sex trafficking trial began last month, and if convicted, he could face a hefty prison sentence. By Caroline Fisher June 07, 2025
Music Jay-Z Gets Major Help In His Lawsuit Against Tony Buzbee Jay-Z's legal pursuit of Tony Buzbee is still active thanks to a recent ruling by an Alabama judge to move the case elsewhere. By Zachary Horvath April 01, 2026
Music Chris Brown Calls For Freedom Of Tory Lanez Following Frightening Prison Stabbing Tory Lanez and Chris Brown have been supporting each other for years, and Breezy has felt that the former's arrest was unjust. By Zachary Horvath May 14, 2025
Music Tory Lanez's Alleged Attacker Has Been Identified On Monday, Tory Lanez was stabbed 14 times in prison and now, it appears as though the attacker has been officially revealed. By Alexander Cole May 13, 2025
Music Cassie Alleges Diddy's "Freak-Offs" Became Her Full-Time Job & Derailed Her Career Cassie has been testifying in Diddy's criminal trial throughout the day on Tuesday, recalling several periods of their relationship. By Cole Blake May 13, 2025
Music Dismissed Diddy Jurors Rejoice After Avoiding Sex Trafficking Trial Diddy's criminal trial will be continuing with witness testimony following the opening statements on Monday. By Cole Blake May 13, 2025
Sneakers Travis Scott’s Jumpman Jack Teams With Chase B The Chase B x Travis Scott x Jordan Jumpman Jack is dropping this holiday and brings together rugged style and flair in a silhouette. By Ben Atkinson May 12, 2025
Music Kanye West’s Decrepit Church Under Investigation For Alleged Arson Kanye West bought the plot of land for $1.5 million where the Cornerstone Christian Church used to be back in January 2023. By Zachary Horvath May 10, 2025