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Music Ray J Wants To Flee The Country Over Diddy Trial Ray J and Hitmaka spoke about Diddy in their livestream with both revealing that they had a discussion with the mogul while in the bathroom. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 08, 2025
Music Kool & The Gang Member Michael Sumler Dead At 71 After Car Crash Michael Sumler was best known for bringing his high energy to Kool & The Gang's live performances over the years. By Cole Blake May 28, 2025
Music Drake Shades LeBron James By Changing "Nonstop" Concert Lyrics The cold war continues. By Elias Andrews February 04, 2025
Politics Nelly Refuses To Back Down After Backlash For Performing At Donald Trump's Inauguration Nelly is doubling down on his decision. By Cole Blake January 21, 2025
Music Drake Returns To Instagram And Seems Unfazed By Backlash To His UMG Lawsuit Drizzy's IG Stories (almost) never show signs of stress. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 19, 2025
Music Kanye West Explains His Dream "DROAM" City Plans Amid Hype For New Album "Bully" Ye still hasn't forgotten about this ambitious idea. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 19, 2025
Music Moneybagg Yo Announces New Album That's Arriving Very Soon He's been releasing an absolute ton of material recently. By Lavender Alexandria May 01, 2024
Viral Lizzo Recreates Viral Ariana DeBose BAFTAs Rap: Video After receiving criticism and clowning for her award show performance, the actress promptly deleted her Twitter account. By Hayley Hynes February 24, 2023
Music Vic Mensa Explains Why He Got Upset With Akademiks: "Parasitic Platform" In 2017, Mensa confronted Akademiks about his coverage of violence in Chicago's music scene. By Erika Marie February 14, 2023
Music YSL's Tick Takes Plea Deal, Claims Young Thug Was Mad He Didn't Beat Or Shoot Victim Tick is Young Thug's eighth co-defendant to take a plea deal instead of facing the court in YSL's RICO case. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 31, 2022
Music Creators Of "Cuff It" Challenge Haven't Received Beyoncé Tickets They're waiting. By Caroline Fisher May 17, 2023
Sports GloRilla Reacts To Old Picture Of Her Holding A Gun Amid Ja Morant Suspension While she didn't comment on the Grizzlies guard's situation, she called herself a "menace" in high school. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 15, 2023