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Music R Kelly Reportedly Terrified Following Prison Overdose According to members of R Kelly's legal team, he broke down in tears during a phone call from prison recently. By Caroline Fisher June 19, 2025
Music R Kelly’s Team Readies “Bombshell” New Evidence Amid Alleged Prison Assassination Plot Allegedly, R Kelly recently overdosed after accusing authorities of trying to bribe an Aryan Brotherhood gang leader into killing him. By Caroline Fisher June 18, 2025
Music A$AP Rocky, Tyler The Creator, & MIKE DEAN React To Pusha T's Destructive Verse On "So Be It" Pusha T sent the internet ablaze yesterday with his diss for Travis Scott on "So Be It" and it surprised a lot of people. By Zachary Horvath June 18, 2025
Politics Lizzo Calls Out Donald Trump's Parade For "About Damn Time" Performance Lizzo endorsed Kamala Harris for United States President last year, and she has made her distaste for Donald Trump very clear. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 16, 2025
Music Timbland Accused Of Stealing Producer's Beat For A.I. Training Timbaland has drawn a lot of backlash for his support of A.I. technology in music, even launching his own artificial intelligence label. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 15, 2025
Music Orlando Brown Alleges Ray J Made Him Smoke Weed As A Teen Orlando Brown and Ray J are both known for their wild celebrity takes, although they hadn't crossed over much before this. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 15, 2025
Music 50 Cent Has A Good Laugh While Attorney Gloria Allred's Law Firm Is Being Probed By California State Bar Gloria Allred represented a client in an alleged assault lawsuit against 50 Cent back in January. 50 laughed at the claims. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 14, 2025
Music The Grammys Announce New Best Album Cover Category For 2026 Ceremony The Recording Academy also announced key dates for the 2026 Grammys, such as the nominations announcement occurring on November 7 this year. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 12, 2025
Music Diddy’s Ex-Girlfriend “Jane” Recalls Unnamed Woman Having Sex In Front Of Group At Party One of Diddy's ex-girlfriends is testifying anonymously under the pseudonym "Jane" amid his federal trial. By Caroline Fisher June 12, 2025
Music Eminem Allegedly Infuriated Mariah Carey By Trying To Cast Her As His Mom In "8 Mile" The role Eminem offered Mariah Carey ended up going to Kim Basinger, whose performance helped make "8 Mile" a massive success. By Cole Blake June 12, 2025
Music Wiz Khalifa Overcome With Emotion During "Kush & Orange Juice"-Themed Tiny Desk Debut Wiz Khalifa is the latest rapper to team up with NPR to help celebrate Black Music Month and he did so with his classic mixtape. By Zachary Horvath June 11, 2025
Music 50 Cent Mocks Elon Musk’s Black Eye After Donald Trump Spat 50 Cent recently took to Instagram to do even more trolling, this time targeting none other than Elon Musk. By Caroline Fisher June 11, 2025