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Music Diddy Will Appear In Court For Arraignment In New Superseding Indictment Diddy's legal troubles aren't slowing down. By Cole Blake February 12, 2025
Pop Culture Marlon Wayans Claps Back At Soulja Boy After His Random Twitter Attack Wayans is standing his ground. By Zachary Horvath February 11, 2025
Music Saweetie Pops Off Over The Virality Of Her "Pretty Punishment" Comments Saweetie recently sat down with Nessa Diab on Hot 97’s "Nessa On Air" and discussed the roadblocks she's faced in her career. By Zachary Horvath September 17, 2025
Music Will Smith Accused Of Featuring A.I. Fans In Viral Tour Video Will Smith is currently on tour in support of his recent album, "Based on a True Story," which marked his first release in 20 years. By Cole Blake August 25, 2025
Music Tory Lanez Fails To Avoid Testimony In Megan Thee Stallion Lawsuit Megan Thee Stallion's defamation case against Milagro Gramz already had two depositions with Tory Lanez, and two with DJ Akademiks. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 31, 2025
Music Snoop Dogg & Ice Cube Can’t Dodge Testimonies In $1 Million Mount Westmore Lawsuit Westside Merchandising is currently suing Snoop Dogg and Ice Cube, along with other members of Mount Westmore. By Caroline Fisher October 29, 2025
Music Tyler The Creator Reveals “DON’T TAP THE GLASS” Title Was Originally For ASAP Rocky Collab This month, Tyler The Creator dropped his ninth studio album, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. By Caroline Fisher July 29, 2025
Music The Weeknd & Playboi Carti's "Timeless" Enters The Billions Club On Spotify The Weeknd extends his lead for the most Spotify songs with over one billion streams, adding #28 to the list with "Timeless." By Devin Morton July 27, 2025
Music Dame Dash Ordered To Explain Himself In Court Or Face Jail Time Dame Dash has been summoned to federal court in Manhattan for allegedly failing to turn over documents tied to a $4 million judgment. By Caroline Fisher July 17, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Continues Vicious Attack On SZA With Botting Allegations Nicki Minaj is doubling down with even more scathing tweets targeting SZA, Jay-Z, Roc Nation CEO Desiree Perez, and more. By Caroline Fisher July 16, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Reveals Top5 Has Gone Through Surgery & Details Long Road To Recovery Top5 was stabbed in the United Kingdom over the weekend after attending Drake's Wireless Festival performance. By Cole Blake July 15, 2025
Music Former "Seinfeld" Writer Larry Charles Recalls Positive Memories Of Working With Kanye West Larry Charles joins fans and critics alike as the latest person to reveal they miss the old Kanye in a new interview with Page Six. By Devin Morton July 13, 2025