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Sports Andre 3000, Chance The Rapper, And Vic Mensa Link Up At Crawford-Spence Jr. Fight Some celebrity guests attended yesterday's Crawford-Spence Jr. fight. By Caroline Fisher July 30, 2023
Music Tyler The Creator Fans Can't Help But Dance To New Album "Don’t Tap The Glass" Tyler The Creator returned with his ninth studio album, "Don’t Tap The Glass," on Monday morning and fans are already obsessed. By Cole Blake July 21, 2025
Music UMG Motions To Dismiss Salt-N-Pepa's Lawsuit Over Masters Ownership Salt-N-Pepa first brought this lawsuit against Universal Music Group in May, seeking control of their master recordings. By Devin Morton July 18, 2025
Music Rod Wave's Lawyers Claim He Was "Profiled" In Gun Charge Arrest In Atlanta Rod Wave has since posted bail, but it's clear that his legal team is not happy that their client was still arrested, and unjustly so. By Zachary Horvath November 13, 2025
Music Lizzo Fans Urged To Not Spend $19K On Fake Concert Tickets Sold By Bots Those pesky bots. By Chantilly Post November 20, 2019
Music Flavor Flav Claims NBC Kicked Him Out Of Rockefeller Tree Lighting The iconic hype man was upset. By Elias Andrews December 04, 2024
Music Prosecutors Reveal Their Lengthy Demand For Diddy's Prison Sentence Diddy will return to the courtroom for his sentencing hearing on Friday, October 3, where he'll face 20 years behind bars. By Cole Blake September 30, 2025
Music Wu-Tang Clan Says Goodbye To Oliver "Power" Grant With Powerful Tribute Oliver "Power" Grant sadly passed away last week and his Wu-Tang Clan brethren have been struggling to stomach the loss. By Zachary Horvath March 02, 2026
Music Saucy Santana Falls Asleep On Instagram Live He fell asleep and woke up on The Shade Room. By Tallie Spencer October 23, 2023
Relationships How Many Kids Does Usher Have? The King of R&B is a proud father! By Demi Phillips February 21, 2024
Sports Taylor Swift In A Ravens Jersey Is The Latest Piece Of AFC Championship Trash Talk One artist ensures that there is going to be "Bad Blood" come Sunday. By Ben Mock January 26, 2024
Music Ugly God: From Southern Roots To Hip Hop Sensation A name like that is sure to grab your attention. By Demi Phillips August 14, 2023