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Music Eminem & More Pay Tribute To Late Radio Legend Lord Sear Rapper and longtime radio host Lord Sear recently passed away at the age of 53, prompting his peers to honor his life and legacy. By Caroline Fisher March 12, 2026
TV Kai Cenat Infuriated After Being Interrupted By A Kanye West Fanatic While Live On Stream Kai Cenat was streaming live from the AMAs when he was unceremoniously interrupted by someone who didn't have the best intentions. By Alexander Cole May 27, 2025
Music Suge Knight Agrees To $1.5 Million Settlement To Avoid Hit-&-Run Trial Suge Knight says that he doesn't want to put the Carter family "through more pain." but maintains he didn't do "anything wrong" By Cole Blake April 30, 2025
Music SZA Pre-Games With Fans At Not Beauty: Houston Pop-Up Before Grand National Concert SZA and Kendrick Lamar's "luther" has spent nine weeks at #1 while her latest album breaks records held by Michael Jackson. By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 24, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Debuts Brand New Verse Over Baby Keem's "family ties" During Tour While Baby Keem has been working hard on his next moves, Kendrick Lamar kept their big collab alive with a fresh set of bars on the road. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 20, 2025
Music YSL Reportedly Removes All Gunna References From Their Instagram Page The rift between Young Thug and Gunna has been in question ever since the latter's plea deal in the YSL RICO case. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 18, 2025
Music Chris Rock's Brother Goes Off On Will Smith's “Trash” New Album Will Smith references his infamous altercation with Chris Rock at several points on his new album, "Based on a True Story." By Cole Blake April 15, 2025
Music ESSENCE Festival Announces Stacked 2025 Lineup This is a big year for the ESSENCE Festival as it's going to help celebrate the 55th anniversary of its namesake magazine. By Zachary Horvath April 15, 2025
Relationships Kanye West Is Furious With Khloe Kardashian After Her Latest Picture Of North West Kanye West has accused the Kardashian family of trying to "indoctrinate and traffic" his children on multiple occasions. By Cole Blake April 02, 2025
Relationships Trina's Husband Reportedly Arrested For Battery Over 2023 Altercation In Miami Trina's husband, who is of "Love & Hip Hop: Miami" fame, was reportedly arrested Thursday according to "TMZ." By Zachary Horvath March 22, 2025
Sports Nelly Puts On For St. Louis And Unveils New Special Addition Cardinals Jersey Nelly puts on for St. Louis. By Jamil David May 21, 2024
Music The Game Appears To Troll Meek Mill Amidst Rick Ross Battle The Compton rapper wants smoke. By Elias Andrews May 14, 2024