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Music Disney Could Face Legal Action From Kenyan Band Over "Hakuna Matata" Trademark A Kenyan band claims responsibility for the phrase "hakuna matata." By Milca P. December 23, 2018
Music Snoop Dogg And Others Pay Tribute To Big Wy The West Coast scene is mourning a lost icon. By Ben Mock June 03, 2023
Music Rod Wave Reportedly Arrested On Gun Charge In Atlanta Very few details about this alleged arrest have surfaced at press time, which sadly is not Rod Wave's only legal debacle these days. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 08, 2025
Music Sexyy Red Defends Ice Spice Amid Weight Loss And Ozempic Rumors Sexyy Red wanted to show some support. By Alexander Cole July 15, 2024
Music Travis Scott & Rosalia Win Latin Grammy For "TKN" Travis Scott and Rosalia won a Latin Grammy for their song "TKN" this week. By Cole Blake November 21, 2020
Music 50 Cent Piles On Jim Jones By Seemingly Linking Up With His Landlord Earlier today, 50 cent shared footage of Jim Jones allegedly trying to get back into his allegedly evicted podcast studio. By Zachary Horvath February 20, 2026
Music ASAP Rocky Removes New Video, “Pray4DaGang,” From YouTube, Fans Confused ASAP Rocky paused the release of his anticipated album, Don’t Be Dumb, to fight his criminal trial in 2024. He was found not guilty. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 06, 2025
Sports Marvin Bagley Releases Diss Track Aimed At Damian Lillard The summer of NBA Battle Raps is upon us. By Kyle Rooney June 21, 2019
Music Lil Uzi Vert & Pharrell Have A Song On "Detective Pikachu" OST Lil Uzi Vert and Pharrell Williams connect via Link Cable. By Mitch Findlay April 17, 2019
Relationships Tink Addresses Rumors About Romance With Hitmaka: "That's My Special Friend" Hitmaka acted as executive producer of Tink's recently released R&B album, "Pillow Talk." By Erika Marie August 19, 2022
Music Cardi B Thanks Fans For "Bodak Yellow" Chart Success Cardi B speaks from the heart. By Matt F September 16, 2017
Music Safaree Boasts About His Fiancee Erica Mena: "She Looks Like This In Real Life" Safaree's got hearts in his eyes. By Chantilly Post April 04, 2019