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Music USHER Gives Big Sean His Blessing To Sample His Work In Wholesome Resurfaced Clip Sean pulled from this classic cut off of "Confessions". By Zachary Horvath September 07, 2024
Music DDG Puts "Pink Dreads" Producer On Blast For Trying To Extort Him The rapper is alleging blackmail. By Elias Andrews January 29, 2025
Pop Culture Iggy Azalea Wages War On Grok Amid Flurry Of Inappropriate Edits Grok, Twitter's AI chatbot, has been a controversial addition to the app and Iggy Azalea is one of many against the tool. By Zachary Horvath January 02, 2026
Music Fans Think The Joe Budden Podcast Is Now Censoring Melyssa Ford's Name Melyssa Ford's departure from "The Joe Budden Podcast" is riddled with question marks, but it seems it didn't end on amicable terms. By Zachary Horvath October 24, 2025
Music Tony Yayo And Uncle Murda Share Blunt Take On Diddy's Prison Sentence 50 Cent's G-Unit members Tony Yayo and Uncle Murda caught up with "TMZ," and they didn't hold back on Diddy and the fate he received. By Zachary Horvath October 09, 2025
Music Young Thug Underwhelms With Official "UY SCUTI" Billboard Debut Although Young Thug's never had the best numbers – and doesn't need to – the critical reception to "UY SCUTI" plagues these first week sales. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 05, 2025
Music Diddy Sentenced To Over Four Years In Prison All eyes were on the courtroom today as hip-hop mogul Diddy was officially sentenced following his transportation conviction. By Alexander Cole October 03, 2025
Sports Killer Mike Publicly Apologizes To Steph & Ayesha Curry After Criticizing Her Killer Mike crossed a line earlier this month while reacting to a TikTok about Ayesha and Steph Curry's relationship dynamic. By Zachary Horvath October 01, 2025
Music Celeste Rivas' Cause Of Death Still Undetermined Amid Investigation The body of Celeste Rivas was found in the trunk of a Tesla belonging to singer d4vd earlier this month, leading to a media firestorm. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 29, 2025
Music Kanye West Fans Aren't Ready To Forgive Him Just Yet Kanye West reflected on his mental health struggles and asked for fans' forgiveness in a candid statement on Monday. By Cole Blake January 26, 2026
Music Finesse2Tymes Laughs Off Offset Wanting To Fight Him Finesse2Tymes has been trading shots on social media with Offset since the Migos rapper took issue with his comments on Cardi B. By Cole Blake January 26, 2026
Music Chris Brown Fighting To Leave Rihanna Out Of Dog Attack Lawsuit Chris Brown's dog attack lawsuit from a former housekeeper is going to trial soon and he's looking to keep his past with Rihanna out of it. By Zachary Horvath January 23, 2026