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Music Usher Has Nothing But Praise For Diddy Despite Everything That's Happened There's been plenty of speculation about Diddy and Usher's relationship over the years, and recently, the latter set the record straight. By Caroline Fisher March 24, 2026
Music Drake's Daughter Allegations Seemingly Debunked By Leaked DMs This changes 'Meet the Grahams' if true. By Elias Andrews October 11, 2024
Music Mariah The Scientist Clarifies Song Lyrics As Fans Debate The Meaning Of "Burning Blue" Mariah The Scientist wants fans to simply enjoy her music and stop trying so hard to dissect the meaning of her lyrics. By Cole Blake May 26, 2025
Politics Nicki Minaj Wonders If She's Really "Canceled" For Donald Trump Support Nicki Minaj may have gotten lots of backlash for endorsing Donald Trump, but she continues to succeed as one of hip-hop's biggest superstars. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 20, 2026
Music Future Confirms New Album Is On The Way While Performing Unreleased Song Future's recent teases about a new album follow a pretty quiet 2025 and a gargantuan 2024 with three projects. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 14, 2026
Music "Joe Budden Podcast" Debates If Drake Should Diss Kendrick Lamar On "ICEMAN" Joe Budden and his cohosts also had a discussion around Drake and Kendrick Lamar's album drop rate, wondering if one will step on the other. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 22, 2026
Politics The White House Uses Lil Wayne's Music To Promote U.S. Strikes On Iran Given Lil Wayne's previous support of United States President Donald Trump, this White House TikTok garnered some controversy. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 13, 2026
Music NBA YoungBoy Affiliate Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison Over Fatal Car Crash D Dawg pleaded no contest to charges of negligent homicide and illegal carrying of weapons with controlled dangerous substances. By Cole Blake November 12, 2025
Music Tyrese & Tank To Face Off In “Verzuz” Battle Tyrese and Tank are scheduled to go head-to-head later this month, and fans can't wait to see who comes out on top. By Caroline Fisher March 19, 2026
Music Nicki Minaj Knew Of Meek Mill & Diddy's Alleged Romance Years Ago, Fans Speculate In Diddy's latest lawsuit, he's accused of claiming to have slept with "a Philadelphia rapper who dated Nicki Minaj." By Caroline Fisher February 29, 2024
Music Lil Woody Claims Young Thug Has "Gay Secrets" Against Rappers In His Circle Lil Woody was recently on DJ Akademiks' stream, where he offered up his views on the latest with Young Thug. By Alexander Cole March 24, 2026
Relationships Latto Trolls Fans With Fake Pregnancy Reveal The pregnancy drama comes after Latto finally confirmed her long-rumored relationship with 21 Savage, last year. By Cole Blake February 17, 2026