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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
Music DJ Swamp Izzo Claims Playboi Carti Finished An Album In 2022 That Was Never Released During a recent interview, DJ Swamp Izzo also confirmed that Playboi Carti's upcoming album "BABY BOI" is done. By Caroline Fisher April 10, 2025
Music Sada Baby Arrested On Felony Drug Charge Stemming From Traffic Stop Last month, Sada Baby pleaded guilty to failure to display a valid license, and was ordered to pay $200 in fines. By Caroline Fisher April 09, 2025
Music Lil Rod Wants To Serve Diddy’s Son Justin Combs & Cuba Gooding Jr. Through Newspaper Ads Justin Combs and Cuba Gooding Jr. are listed as co-defendants in Rodney "Lil Rod" Jones' lawsuit against Diddy. By Caroline Fisher April 09, 2025
Pop Culture Rihanna Floors Kai Cenat After Sending Him Sweet DM Mid-Stream Kai Cenat has become a very likable pop culture figure thanks to his acts of kindness, something that Rihanna wanted to shout him out for. By Zachary Horvath April 08, 2025
Music Drake's New Diamond-Eligible Songs Extend His Lead As Rapper With The Most Diamond Tracks The Boy's commercial dominance continues. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 02, 2025
Music Dr. Dre Reveals Which Drake Bars Angered Him During Kendrick Lamar Feud D-R-E is not a Drake fan. By Elias Andrews January 30, 2025
Music Casanova Thanks Tory Lanez For Motivating Him During Prison Sentence From one inmate to another. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 30, 2025
Music Master P Breaks His Silence On Son’s Refrigerator Theft Allegations Master P thinks there could have been another motive behind his son's arrest. By Caroline Fisher January 30, 2025
Music Tupac Murder Suspect Keefe D’s Alleged Jail House Brawl Photos Leak Online Keefe D is putting himself in between a rock and a hard place. By Zachary Horvath January 29, 2025
Music Young Dolph Murder: Suspect In Case Arrested After Two Years Shundale Barnett faces charges of attempted first-degree murder and more. By Caroline Fisher January 29, 2025
Music Mary J Blige "Fired Someone" After Tour Setlist Leaked Online The Queen acted quickly. By Elias Andrews January 27, 2025