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Music Usher Pulls Out Of Anticipated Australian Concerts After Staggering Demand Usher has not been back to perform in Australia since almost 14 years ago, and fans hoped that would change this winter. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 04, 2025
Music Diddy Jury Reaches Verdict On Four Out Of Five Counts The jury in Diddy's federal sex trafficking and racketeering trial reached a partial verdict on the second day of deliberations. By Caroline Fisher July 01, 2025
Music Dame Dash Reveals If He Ever Pursued Beyonce Despite Jay-Z For some time now, there have been rumors floating around that Dame Dash tried to steal Beyonce away from Jay-Z. By Caroline Fisher September 19, 2025
Music Fugees Rapper Pras Michel Sentenced To 14 Years In Prison Pras Michel was handed a 14-year sentence. By Tallie Spencer November 20, 2025
Music Finesse2tymes Arrested In Harris County On Outstanding Warrant News of Finesse2tymes' latest arrest comes just weeks after he was arrested in Dallas on drug-related charges. By Caroline Fisher November 20, 2025
Music Busta Rhymes' Ex-Assistant Fires Back At His Defamation Lawsuit Busta Rhymes claimed that Dashiel Gables made false and damaging claims to the media about working for the rapper. By Cole Blake November 05, 2025
Music Fat Joe Says Country, Pop, And K-Pop Are Stealing From Hip-Hop Fat Joe argues that hip-hop's DNA is everywhere. By Tallie Spencer October 30, 2025
Music SZA Reveals She Was Worried That Fans Were Only Going To The "Grand National Tour" For Kendrick Lamar SZA has tons of motion in music, but with how inevitable Kendrick Lamar's run was prior to their tour, she felt inferior. By Zachary Horvath June 17, 2025
Music Diddy’s Childhood Friend Alleges Janice Combs Threw Sex Parties At The Family's House The allegation stems from Peacock's new documentary, "Diddy: The Making of a Bad Boy." By Cole Blake January 09, 2025
Music DJ Hed Checks Tommy Richman After He Tweets He's "Not A Hip-Hop Artist" And so, the culture vulture debate floodgates opened... And closed after some back-and-forth tweets. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 03, 2024
Music Rod Wave Previews Drake Collab: "GOAT" Fans have been waiting for this link-up. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 14, 2024
Relationships Trippie Redd Reveals How He And Coi Leray Got Back Together Trippie Redd and Coi Leray are going strong once again. By Caroline Fisher September 12, 2024