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Music Salt-N-Pepa's Federal Recording Lawsuit Against UMG Has Been Dismissed Salt-N-Pepa's federal suit against UMG was a long battle, one that started to grow legs in 2022. However, they didn't emerge victorious. By Zachary Horvath January 09, 2026
Music A$AP Rocky Fans Are Singing His Praises After Releasing "Punk Rocky" A$AP Rocky's "Punk Rocky" single is actually here, and fans are eating it up as "Don't Be Dumb" is on its way. By Zachary Horvath January 05, 2026
Music Jill Scott Announces First Album In Over A Decade Soulful balladeer Jill Scott is making a full-fledged return to music sooner than you think. "To Whom It May Concern" will be LP number six. By Zachary Horvath January 02, 2026
Music 6ix9ine Calls Kai Cenat's Ex "Ugly" And Promises He Can Do Better Kai Cenat announced that he and Gabrielle "Gigi" Alayah were ending their relationship in a post on X, last week. By Cole Blake December 30, 2025
Music Justin Combs Visits Diddy In Prison For Christmas Diddy may not have been able to be with his family on Christmas, but Justin Combs did a great thing by stopping by to check on his pops. By Zachary Horvath December 26, 2025
Music Blueface Recalls How His "Life Was In Danger" During Las Vegas Shooting Blueface's attempted murder charge over a 2022 Las Vegas shooting is part of what landed him in prison these past two years. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 25, 2025
Music Tory Lanez Breaks Silence In First On-Camera Interview With NBC: "I Believe I Was Wrongfully Convicted" "The amount of new evidence that has emerged since that trial has been overwhelming," Lanez said. By Tallie Spencer December 18, 2025
Relationships Sexyy Red Slams Parody Account For Claiming She Wants To Be In A Polyamorous Relationship With GloRilla & Brandon Ingram A lot of people have grown comfortable with making jokes about Sexyy Red since her rise to fame, but this time, she's not laughing. By Zachary Horvath December 18, 2025
Pop Culture DJ Akademiks Banned From Twitch Amid Alleged Grooming Scandal The ban appears to be permanent. By Cole Blake January 28, 2025
Music Tyler Perry Pops Out At Beyonce Show In Paris Amid Sexual Assault Lawsuit Beyonce and Tyler Perry have supported each other a lot over the years, and the latter attended a "COWBOY CARTER" show with Tina Knowles. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 20, 2025
Sports Memphis Bleek Warns Nicki Minaj & Lil Wayne Against Going After Jay-Z & The NFL Nicki Minaj dissed Jay-Z and the NFL during her verse on the remix to Lil Wayne's new song, "Banned From NO." By Cole Blake June 17, 2025
Music Tyler The Creator Explains How He Loves Music More Than He Loves His Girlfriends This is the least surprising thing you'll hear from Tyler The Creator, who's got some more "CHROMAKOPIA" tour dates this year. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 15, 2025