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Music Rihanna Celebrates A$AP Rocky's "Don't Be Dumb" Landing At No. 1 On Billboard A$AP Rocky went through some first week sales turbulence with his highly anticipated album "Don't Be Dumb," but Rihanna doesn't care. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 25, 2026
Music Nicki Minaj's Mother Will Get $400K From Lawsuit Over Husband's Death While news of this settlement concerning Nicki Minaj's late father Robert Maraj emerged last month, Carol Maraj now knows its worth. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 28, 2026
Music Victory Boyd Drops "Telekinesis" Lawsuit Against Travis Scott, SZA, & Future Victory Boyd was previously suing Travis Scott, SZA, and Future for stealing her 2019 demo, however, she has since dropped the suit. By Alexander Cole June 03, 2026
Music Charlamagne Tha God Catches Heat For Resurfaced R. Kelly Clips DJ Akademiks reacted to viral clips of Charlamagne Tha God talking about R. Kelly's explicit tape with an underage girl. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 29, 2026
Music Quavo Confirms New Album With Pharrell Is Coming Sooner Than You Think Quavo has been in the studio quite a bit as of late, and now, it appears as though a Pharrell collab project is on the horizon. By Alexander Cole May 27, 2026
Music NBA YoungBoy Has Alleged Footage Of Him Surface Following Transfer To Federal Alabama Prison YB is in a new "home" and potentially not for long. By Zachary Horvath February 12, 2025
Music Erica Banks Gets Defensive Following Internet's Mixed Reactions To Her Strip Tour Announcement Erica Banks has made headlines for her choice to go under the knife twice and anything related to her BBL seems to drive people mad. By Zachary Horvath May 28, 2025
Music Kanye West Flexes Reclaimed Billionaire Status In Instagram Bio According to Ye, he's the "only GOAT." By Caroline Fisher January 30, 2025
Politics Nelly To Perform At Donald Trump's Inaugural Ball Despite Criticizing Him The rapper will join a loaded roster. By Elias Andrews January 17, 2025
Music D4vd's Bloody Bodega Video Resurfaces Online Amid Celeste Rivas Case D4vd is currently going viral for a video of himself in a bodega, covered in blood, looking to use some Tide laundry detergent. By Alexander Cole August 04, 2026
Music Suge Knight Among Witnesses Listed In Keefe D's Tupac Murder Trial More than 200 potential witnesses, including Suge Knight, could be called as prosecutors prepare to try Keefe D in Tupac Shakur's murder case. By Erika Marie August 03, 2026
Music Young Thug's Unreleased Verse From Jail For Future's "Where My Twin @" Surfaces Amid Leaked Call Drama This was the final track for Future and Metro Boomin's "WE DON'T TRUST YOU" in which the former showed love to Young Thug during his trial. By Zachary Horvath September 06, 2025