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Music Akon Labels Former Friend Be.I A "Scammer" In Fiery Exchange Be.I has since responded to Akon's fiery comments, calling out Akon City and accusing him of also being a scammer as well. By Cole Blake July 30, 2025
Sports Jay-Z's Roc Nation Addresses "Horrific" NYC Shooting In New Statement Four people were shot and killed at the office building where the NFL is headquartered on Monday in New York City. By Cole Blake July 30, 2025
Music Rory & Mal Co-Host Goes Off On Ray Vaughn For Allegedly Lying About His Age Ray Vaughn has since issued a response to Rory and Mal as well as Demaris by posting a video on social media. By Cole Blake July 29, 2025
Music Drake Reflects On Days As Wheelchair Jimmy In New "Degrassi" Documentary Drake played the fictional character Jimmy on Degrassi from 2001 to 2009. He often raps about sleeping in between takes in his early music. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 27, 2025
Music 50 Cent Trolls Diddy For Entering Therapy & Drug Abuse Programs 50 Cent is once again having fun at Diddy's expense on social media as he awaits sentencing while behind bars. By Cole Blake July 15, 2025
Music Beyonce’s Unreleased Music Stolen In Atlanta Car Break-In Recently, Beyonce's choreographer and dancer reported a theft from a motor vehicle near Krog Street Market. By Caroline Fisher July 15, 2025
Music Snoop Dogg Drops Off New “Gifts” Track In Collaboration With Telegram Snoop Dogg is one of the most influential rap artists in hip hop history. He has sold everything from fireplaces to marijuana. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 10, 2025
Pop Culture Tina Knowles Changes IG Caption As Fans Assume She's Dissing Nicki Minaj Tina Knowles wants no part of the drama between Nicki Minaj and Jay-Z, which exploded on social media, Wednesday. By Cole Blake July 10, 2025
Music Mello Buckzz’s Father Hit With Federal Gun Charges Days After Album Release Party Shooting Earlier this month, a deadly shooting outside of Mello Buckzz's album release party in River North killed four and injured 14 others. By Caroline Fisher July 09, 2025
Music Diddy Lawsuit Alleges He Once Masturbated Into The Notorious B.I.G.’s Shirt The lawsuit comes after Diddy was found not guilty of the most serious charges in his criminal trial, last week. By Cole Blake July 08, 2025
Sports Drake Erupts In Cheers As The Toronto Blue Jays Advance To The World Series Drake's Toronto Blue Jays will be taking on the Los Angeles Dodgers when the World Series kicks off on Friday. By Cole Blake October 21, 2025
Music NBA YoungBoy Needs Police Help After Being Swarmed By Fans In New Orleans NBA YoungBoy had shows in New Orleans on Sunday and Monday night as he continues his "Make America Slime Again Tour." By Cole Blake October 20, 2025