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Music Swizz Beatz Denies $7 Million Fraud Allegations Linked To 1MDB Scandal Last year, Swizz Beatz was sued by British Virgin Islands liquidators, who allege that he knowingly received “fraudulent transfers." By Caroline Fisher November 13, 2025
Music Drake Disappears From The Billboard Hot 100 For The First Time In Months Drake will hope to return to the chart following the release of his highly-anticipated new studio album, "Iceman." By Cole Blake October 29, 2025
Music Drake Scolds DJ Akademiks For Not Congratulating Him On His Birthday DJ Akademiks definitely did celebrate Drake's birthday, but these cheeky jokes led to yet another "ICEMAN" tease. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 25, 2025
Politics Kanye West's New Album Might Be Banned In Russia Due To Nazi References Kanye West has already had a hard time keeping his new music on streaming services. Maybe Putin can help out his occasional admirer. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 11, 2025
Relationships Kanye West Files Cease And Desist Against Kim Kardashian As Heated Custody War Continues Kanye West was seemingly inspired to file this letter after Kim Kardashian's alleged treatment of North West at the Met Gala. By Zachary Horvath May 09, 2025
Music Ice Spice’s Tragic “Y2K” First Week Sales Projections Leave Fans Stunned So far, "Y2K" has many listeners less than impressed. By Caroline Fisher August 02, 2024
Relationships Joe Budden's Ex Cyn Santana Reveals She's Pregnant The reality TV star drops a bombshell. By Zachary Horvath July 30, 2024
Music BigXthaPlug Kicks Fans Out Of His Show For Picking A Fight In The Crowd BigX wasn't going to let a fake fight slide. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 05, 2024
Music Hip-Hop’s Biggest Breakout Stars Of 2024 All of them have reached that coveted star status, however, we feel they are poised for much more success for years to come. By Zachary Horvath December 15, 2024
Music Chris Brown Dance Battles Kai Cenat During "Mafiathon 2" Twitch Event Another star showed up on Kai's stream. By Devin Morton November 22, 2024
Music 50 Cent Shocks The World With Rare Yet Back-Handed Praise For Dame Dash 50? Being nice to Dame? We need our glasses for this one... By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 21, 2024
Politics Young Thug Trial: Republican D.A. Candidate Promises To Free Rapper If Elected "If I am elected as the next District Attorney of Fulton County, I promise to end this prosecution immediately," Courtney Kramer writes. By Caroline Fisher August 16, 2024