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Politics Kanye West Wants To Meet With Jewish Leaders Amid Wireless Controversy Wireless Festival has since decided to cancel this year's event in London after facing tons of backlash for booking Kanye West. By Cole Blake April 07, 2026
Music Young Thug Reveals His Reasoning For Taking The Plea Deal In YSL Trial There was some initial back-and-forth on whether or not to take the plea deal, but Young Thug eventually took it to end the rough road. By Zachary Horvath April 28, 2025
Music Tayy Brown, Lil Kim's Ex-Lover, Reveals Why Verzuz With Nicki Minaj Didn't Happen In New Rant Tayy Brown signed with Lil Kim's Queen Bee Entertainment folloowing the two beginning a relationship in 2024. By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 27, 2025
Sports 50 Cent Confirms Terence Crawford Almost Choked Trey Songz Over A Bet During a recent podcast appearance, Terence Crawford admitted that 50 Cent once saved Trey Songz after he tried to pick a fight with him. By Caroline Fisher April 26, 2025
Music Diddy Prosecutors Curious About Potential Jurors’ TV Viewing Habits Diddy's defense team and the prosecution recently filed new versions of their proposed juror questionnaires. By Caroline Fisher April 26, 2025
Music Young Thug Weighs In On Kendrick Lamar Using “Not Like Us” Name-Drop To Diss Drake Young Thug was behind bars when Kendrick Lamar unleashed his hit diss track "Not Like Us" amid his feud with Drake. By Caroline Fisher April 25, 2025
Music Boosie Badazz Pops Off On Kanye West After Ye Claims Boosie "Smells Poor" Boosie Badazz responded to Kanye West by disrespectfully making light of his recent confessions on his new song "Cousins." By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 25, 2025
Relationships Kanye West's Claim About Having Not Seen Saint All Year Gets A Firm Rebuke The co-parenting drama comes as Kanye West is preparing to put out a new album with Dave Blunts called, "Cuck." By Cole Blake April 22, 2025
Music Diddy’s Hair Dramatically Turns Grey As Sex Trafficking Trial Nears Diddy will still be going on trial in May after his legal team's request for a delay was denied, last week. By Cole Blake April 22, 2025
Music Boosie Badazz Provides A Concerning Health Update After Experiencing Chest Pains Boosie Badazz says he has a left atrial enlargement in his heart and is looking into visiting a specialist. By Cole Blake April 20, 2025
Politics Chuck D Defends Bob Vylan's Controversial Glastonbury Set Bob Vylan led the crowd at Glastonbury in chants of both "Free Palestine" and "Death to the IDF" while on stage. By Cole Blake July 07, 2025
Music Diddy's Mother & Children Reportedly React To Bond Denial After Trial's Mixed Verdict Diddy's lawyer Marc Agnifilo called the trial's verdict "a great victory" for his client, whereas others are disappointed in the outcome. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 03, 2025