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Music Pharrell Reveals Justin Timberlake's "Justified" Was Originally Meant For Michael Jackson Pharrell says almost all of Justin Timberlake's "Justified" was originally meant for Michael Jackson. By Cole Blake December 19, 2020
Music Rick Ross Clears 7-Figure Debt With IRS: Report Rick Ross is in the clear after coughing up $1.5M in back taxes to Uncle Sam. By Aron A. March 19, 2020
Music Fivio Foreign Suggests That He Revived Ma$e's Career Fivio Foreign says that he's "single handily" brought Ma$e's career back to life. By Cole Blake August 08, 2022
Numbers J. Cole & Lil Baby Score Gold With "Pride Is The Devil" The duo scored an RIAA certification for the track. By Madusa S. June 06, 2021
Music Aaliyah’s Estate Gets Control Of Official YouTube Channel, Launch Slated For 2021 Aaliyah's spirit lives on. By Karlton Jahmal December 25, 2020
Music Diddy Allegedly Laced Bottles Of Baby Oil With A Common "Date Rape Drug" The federal indictment against Diddy previously accused him of having "1,000 bottles of baby oil" in his home. By Cole Blake October 16, 2024
Music Ice Cube Explains To Shaquille O’Neal Why He Blocked His Collaboration With Dr. Dre Ice Cube argued that Shaquille O’Neal was "more than just gangsta." By Cole Blake June 15, 2024
Music BlocBoy JB Fans Disappointed By Him Throwing Money On A Homeless Man People think he could have handed him the cash instead. By Chantilly Post December 14, 2018
Music Vince Staples Won't Flex Wealth: "My Consumer Base...Is Making Minimum Wage" "I’m not gon' go show them a big old house, I’m not gon' go show them me on vacation, I’m not gon' show them a car," the Long Beach rapper says. By Erika Marie May 12, 2022
Music Meek Mill Responds To DJ Akademiks & Andrew Tate Over Diddy Rumors Meek Mill has been clearing his name on Twitter. By Cole Blake February 28, 2024
Music King Yella Responds Again To King Combs Saying He's Not Gang Affiliated: "We Can Switch Spots If You Want To" King Yella said he'd switch spots with him if he wanted to really gang bang. By Tallie Spencer December 05, 2023
Music The Weeknd Sued For Allegedly Ripping Off "A Lonely Night" From U.K. Songwriters Abel's got some copyright issues to deal with. By Chantilly Post April 04, 2019