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Music Erykah Badu & The Alchemist Get Soulful On Our New "R&B Season" Playlist Update Erykah Badu, The Alchemist, and Samara Cyn gave us a very short but very satisfying update to our "R&B Season" playlist. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 22, 2025
Music Cardi B Posts Adorable Family Photo Amid Release Of Her New Single "Outside" Cardi B and her kiddos have fans in a chokehold as the Bronx rapper is currently back in action musically with her single "Outside." By Zachary Horvath June 21, 2025
Music Kodak Black Caught Picking His Nose And Wiping Boogers On Woman's Head Kodak Black went digging for gold and found the jackpot. However, he decided to give treasure to someone else. By Zachary Horvath June 21, 2025
Music Reginae Carter Defends Her Dad Lil Wayne Amid "Tha Carter VI" Criticism Reginae Carter also defended her father Lil Wayne when fans clowned his "SNL 50" performance back in February. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 15, 2025
Relationships Latto Reignites 21 Savage Dating Rumors With Her Verse On New Nemzzz Track The Latto and 21 Savage relationship rumors were recently allegedly perpetuated by Young Thug late last month. By Zachary Horvath June 14, 2025
TV Rocsi Diaz & AJ Calloway Apologize For Missing "106 & Park" Reunion At The 2025 BET Awards The former "106 & Park" cohosts didn't make it to their 2025 BET Awards reunion, but Rocsi Diaz and AJ Calloway reflected on the show fondly. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 10, 2025
Music Brian McKnight Jr. Shares Cryptic Message About A "Narcissist" Family After Niko McKnight's Passing Brian McKnight has allegedly had an estranged relationship with his sons for years after remarrying Leilani Mendoza in 2017. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 08, 2025
Music Sharay "The Punisher" Hayes Addresses Diddy's Sexuality Rumors In New VladTV Interview The Punisher testified that he would perform sexual scenes with Cassie Ventura while Diddy watched wearing a mask. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 08, 2025
Music Former Escort Recalls Cassie’s Behavior During Diddy’s Alleged “Freak Offs” According to a former escort named Shawn Dearing, Cassie was always respectful to him during Diddy's alleged freak offs, but knew "her role." By Caroline Fisher June 04, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Details Second Deposition In Megan Thee Stallion & Milagro Gramz Case Megan Thee Stallion is suing Milagro Gramz, and recently, Roc Nation attorneys wanted to talk to DJ Akademiks about the case. By Caroline Fisher October 22, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Goes Off On Gucci Mane's Wife For Keeping Him "Sedated" Gucci Mane and his wife, Keyshia Ka’oir, spoke about his mental health struggles during an appearance on "The Breakfast Club." By Cole Blake October 21, 2025
Music Lil Baby Reunites With HoodRich Pablo Juan After His Release From Prison Lil Baby was able to work with HoodRich Pablo Juan several times before the rapper's recent prison sentence. By Cole Blake October 20, 2025