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Music The Weeknd Enters eSports Business, Links With Overwatch League The Weeknd expands his business portfolio. By Mitch Findlay April 10, 2019
Music Nicki Minaj Says She Doesn’t Care If Her Fans Don’t Support Donald Trump Recently, Nicki Minaj took to Twitter Spaces to address some of the backlash she's received for her political takes. By Caroline Fisher December 11, 2025
Music Bobby Brown Remembers Irv Gotti's Million Dollar Payment For Ja Rule's "Thug Lovin" Feature Bobby Brown put Chris Brown over Usher as the closet thing to Michael Jackson. Usher has idolized Bobby Brown since he was a teen. By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 19, 2025
Music Diddy Pleads Not Guilty To New Charges In Criminal Case Diddy's highly-publicized criminal case is ramping up as his May 5th trial date quickly approaches. By Cole Blake April 14, 2025
Music Joe Budden Weighs The "Good" & "Bad" From J Cole's Apology To Kendrick Lamar Joe Budden says "Like That" sounds even better now. By Cole Blake April 10, 2024
Music SZA Returns To High School For A Motivational Speech & Performance SZA a real one for this. By Mitch Findlay June 05, 2018
Music Fat Joe Talks Controversy Surrounding Him Getting The Key To New York City The legend is getting rewarded for his work in the community he calls home. By Devin Morton August 08, 2024
Music Outkast's Big Boi Never Imagined Making The Rock N' Roll Hall-of-Fame Until The Nomination Big Boi and Andre 3000 of Outkast created award-winning classics like "Hey Ya," "The Way You Move," and "Roses." By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 06, 2025
Music Spotify Now Includes Producer & Songwriter Credits The streaming giant is now giving credit to more industry professionals. By David Saric February 02, 2018
Music N.O.R.E Celebrates His Self-Titled Debut: "My Favorite Album Of All Time" N.O.R.E's self-titled debut turns twenty-three today, so be sure to show some love to the 1998 classic. By Mitch Findlay July 07, 2021
Music Woman Suing Nicki Minaj & Kenneth Petty Claims Barbz Have Been Threatening Her Jennifer Hough shares some of the hate messages that she has been receiving from Barbz since her appearance on "The Real" earlier this week. By Joshua Robinson September 24, 2021
Music The Weeknd, Doja Cat, & More Highlight Our "R&B Season" Playlist We've updated our R&B Season playlist with some dope new additions this week, including The Weeknd and Doja Cat's remix of the former's "In Your Eyes." By Lynn S. May 24, 2020