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Music Diddy, Biggie's Estate, & Snoop Dogg Hit With Lawsuit Over "Nasty Girl" And "I Wanna Thank Ya" Diddy, Snoop Dogg, and even the estate of The Notorious B.I.G. are being sued for alleged copyright infringement. By Alexander Cole July 15, 2026
Music Megan Thee Stallion Reveals The Status Of "Act III" Megan Thee Stallion fans are gearing up for her new album, although some are getting a bit impatient with the wait. By Alexander Cole June 25, 2026
Music Tupac Told Police 'We’ll Take Care Of It' After 1996 Shooting, Officer Says New testimony in Keefe D’s trial details what Tupac told police while being rushed to the hospital after the Las Vegas shooting. By Erika Marie August 20, 2026
Music Chris Brown Laughs Off Lionel Richie’s Joke About Him & Usher Lionel Richie joked that his generation did the R&B tour blueprint first, prompting Chris Brown to laugh off the jab. By Erika Marie August 13, 2026
Music Young Thug Announces New Album "DBC (Day Before Coachella)" Young Thug seemingly has a new album ready to go just months after dropping his comeback LP, "UY SCUTI," after the YSL RICO trial. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 22, 2026
Music Hitmaka Claims He & Tory Lanez Wrote Wiz Khalifa's "See You Again" Hitmaka told an alleged tale about Tory Lanez and Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth's "See You Again" track for the seventh "Fast & Furious" film. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 15, 2026
Music Blueface Chokes Zendaya's Wax Figure And Creeps Up On Kylie Jenner's Blueface uploaded some bizarre videos of him interacting with wax figures of Zendaya and Kylie Jenner while at Madame Tussauds Hollywood. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 13, 2026
Music J. Cole Addresses Apology To Kendrick Lamar In New Freestyle J. Cole infamous apologized to Kendrick Lamar, which led to some anger from hip-hop fans. Now, he's talking about it. By Alexander Cole January 27, 2026
Music Kanye West Reveals He Was Suicidal, Apologizes For Anti-Semitism In Full Page "Wall Street Journal" Ad Kanye West has done some inexcusable things over the past four years, and now, he is taking the time to apologize. By Alexander Cole January 26, 2026
Music Young Thug Tweets & Deletes Strange Message To Lil Baby Amid Snitching Scandal An alleged leaked jail call featuring Young Thug and 21 Savage's thoughts on the Lil Baby and Gunna beef recently hit the Internet. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 30, 2025
Music Rihanna To Release Special Anniversary Box Set With All Eight Albums Rihanna's hasn't dropped a new album since 2016, but we have to imagine fans are going to flock to this exclusive vinyl bundle. By Zachary Horvath August 29, 2025
Relationships Ice Spice Sparks Sauce Gardner Breakup Rumors After Lunch Date With Diamant Blazi Ice Spice and Sauce Gardner met while recording episode of LeBron James' HBO show, "The Shop," back in 2024. By Cole Blake August 22, 2025