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Tech Grimes Praises Doja Cat And Defends Lizzo Grimes has given her two cents on all the latest online discourse. By Ben Mock August 06, 2023
Music Memphis Bleek Reflects On Jay-Z's Wild Behavior In His Younger Years He told a story about being locked inside a club and forced to pay to leave, By Lavender Alexandria December 05, 2023
Music Diddy's First Day On Trial Has A Massive Crowd Of People Lining Up Outside The Courtroom Jury selection in Diddy's trial kicked off today, a process that the defense predicts will be difficult due to the inevitability of bias. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 05, 2025
TV LL Cool J Makes Surprise Appearance On "NCIS: Hawaii" The rapper and actor spent ten years on "NCIS: Los Angeles" before crossing over. By Noah Grant May 24, 2023
Music Who Is Slowthai? We're looking into the career of British rapper Slowthai, who's recently been charged with two counts of rape dating back to a 2021 incident in England. By Caleb Hardy May 16, 2023
Music DJ Premier Mourns Loss Of Mother After Recent Passing DJ Premier revealed that his 91-year-old mother has passed away, almost exactly two years after he lost his father. By Lynn S. June 12, 2020
Music Nicki Minaj & Kenneth Petty’s Lawyer Blasts Tyrone Blackburn For Allegedly Trying To "Embarrass" Them The woman who accuses Nicki Minaj's husband Kenneth Petty of attempting to sexually assault her in 1994 is suing him. By Caroline Fisher March 28, 2025
Music Lionel Richie Jokes About Diana Ross Ditching Him For Beyonce's Birthday Show According to the legendary singer, Ross has declined his requests to join him on stage for 37 years. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 09, 2023
Music Doechii Can't Believe Her Music Received Praise From Lady Gaga Doechii will hit the road on her first headlining tour known as the Live From The Swamp Tour. She is on the GNX Tour. By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 10, 2025
Music Artists Like Beyonce: Normani, Chloe x Halle, Solange & More Explore the music industry's fresh voices that echo Beyoncé's style. Discover Normani, Chloe x Halle, Janelle Monáe, Solange, and Tinashe. By Jake Skudder June 29, 2023
Music E.Ness Calls Diddy Accusations A "Smear Campaign" The "Making The Band 2" member and battle rapper thinks that Sean Combs is the latest celebrity to fall to this "classic rollout." By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 19, 2024
Music Benzino Admits To Being An "A**hole" While He Was At The Source The music media icon said that he had a rough learning process in an industry that was new to him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 25, 2023