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Music R Kelly Takes Another Loss In Court As Judge Refuses To Remove Prosecutors From Case A judge recently called R Kelly's request to disqualify the U.S. Attorney’s Office from his case was "extreme." By Caroline Fisher August 20, 2025
Music Drake Isn't Worried About Wack 100's Alleged Career-Ending Evidence Of Him Ordering A Hit Wack 100 previously asked Drake to reach out to him about the concerning flash drive during an episode of "No Jumper." By Cole Blake March 05, 2025
Music Janet Jackson Reportedly Lands Unbelievable Payday For Las Vegas Residency Reportedly, Jackson was “jumping for joy" after inking the deal. By Caroline Fisher August 21, 2024
Music T.I.'s Sophomore Album "Trap Muzik" Turns 20 "Trap Muzik" helped define the sound of Southern hip hop during the early 2000s. By Wyatt Westlake August 30, 2023
Music TLC's Chilli Blasted For Referencing "All Lives Matter" Comment TLC's Chilli was blasted on twitter for referencing the term "all lives matter" during a recent interview with UK's Channel 4. By Kevin Goddard May 10, 2017
Politics Donald Trump Accuses Beyonce Of Illegally Endorsing Kamala Harris During Passionate Rant Over the weekend, Donald Trump hit Beyonce, Oprah, and Al Sharpton with some serious allegations on Truth Social. By Caroline Fisher July 28, 2025
Music Mo3 Murder Suspect’s Trial Date Set Five Years After Deadly Shooting In 2020, Mo3 was shot in the back multiple times by a masked man on I-35 in Dallas and died at the age of 28. By Caroline Fisher July 21, 2025
Music A Cockroach Accidentally Caused The Beyonce Concert Stampede A young fan's reaction to an insect accidentally led to multiple hospitalizations after Beyonce's Atlanta concert. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 18, 2025
Music Young Thug Wants To Modify His Sentence From The YSL RICO Case Young Thug accepted a plea deal in the YSL RICO case, last October, to completely avoid further prison time. By Cole Blake July 14, 2025
Music Drake's "What Did I Miss?" Tops Both US Spotify And Apple Music Charts Following Release A new Drake song is almost always a big event, and "What Did I Miss?" has become the latest to experience streaming success. By Devin Morton July 06, 2025
Music Escort Suing Diddy & Cassie Continues To Attack Her For Allegedly "Embracing" Combs' Power Clayton Howard accused Diddy and Cassie of drugging him, manipulating him, and sexually assaulting him in a new lawsuit. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 06, 2025
Music BigXThaPlug Answered Reporters With Clever “I Hope You’re Happy” LP Promotion While Leaving Jail In Dallas BigXThaPlug’s sophomore album, Take Care, was certified platinum in August. The album features “The Largest” and “Change Me.” By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 23, 2025