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Music Young Dolph Murder Suspect’s Trial Postponed Young Dolph's loved ones have still yet to get the justice they deserve over three years after his tragic murder. By Caroline Fisher July 01, 2025
Politics Nelly Calls Out Kamala Harris For Marrying A White Man Amid Donald Trump Performance Backlash Nelly recently suggested that he's more pro-Black than Kamala Harris because of who they each decided to marry. By Caroline Fisher June 30, 2025
Music Gunna Reveals Title Of His Last Album With YSL With Gunna and Young Thug's relationship seemingly being over now, this worked out for the "pushin P" rapper at the end of the day. By Zachary Horvath June 28, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Alleges Kendrick Lamar Is The Reason Why Drake Isn't On Playboi Carti's "MUSIC" Similar accusations have been launched in the inverse concerning the Kendrick Lamar and Drake beef, such as with the upcoming Clipse album. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 27, 2025
Music Scott Storch Says Kanye West Broke His Heart In Heated Rant Kanye West was one of several celebrities Scott Storch discussed during his appearance on the "PBD Podcast." By Cole Blake June 26, 2025
Music Cardi B Explains Why She's Including "WAP" & "Up" On Her Sophomore Album Cardi B has been catching a lot of heat for including these older tracks on her next LP, but she feels they deserve to be there. By Zachary Horvath June 25, 2025
Music Diddy Prosecutors Rest Their Case After More Alleged “Freak-Off” Revelations The prosecution's final witness, Homeland Security Investigations special agent Joseph Cerciello, testified in Diddy's trial today. By Caroline Fisher June 24, 2025
Music SZA Hints At Possible Feature On Cardi B’s Sophomore Album, “Am I The Drama?” Cardi B's eagerly anticipated sophomore album, "Am I The Drama?," is scheduled to drop on September 19, 2025. By Caroline Fisher June 24, 2025
Music Diddy Allegedly Tried To Haggle Over Escort Rates For "Freak-Offs" The prosecution has finally called its final witness to the stand in Diddy's long-running sex trafficking and racketeering trial. By Cole Blake June 23, 2025
Music FBG Duck's Mom Doubles Down On Lawsuit Against Lil Durk FBG Duck was shot and killed at the age of 26 during an attack in his hometown of Chicago back in 2020. By Cole Blake January 13, 2026
Music Stephen A Smith Mistakenly Refers To Christian Kirk As "Charlie Kirk" Stephen A Smith was discussing Christian Kirk's performance in the Houston Texans' 30-6 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers. By Cole Blake January 13, 2026
Music A$AP Rocky Shuts Down AMA After Getting Into It With His Reddit Mods A$AP Rocky will finally be releasing his long-awaited fourth studio album, "Don’t Be Dumb," on Friday, January 16. By Cole Blake January 13, 2026