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Music Kim Kardashian's Lawyer Alex Spiro Threatens Suit Against Ray J After RICO Allegation Ray J's claims about the Kardashian family have landed him in hot water with lawyer Alex Spiro and could result in a defamation lawsuit. By Devin Morton September 28, 2025
Music Chris Blake Griffith Theorizes About Stefon Diggs' Sexuality With DJ Akademiks JT originally resurfaced Chris Blake Griffith's allegations about Stefon Diggs while feuding with Cardi B. By Cole Blake September 25, 2025
Music Drake Eyes Another Massive Streaming Milestone Ahead Of “ICEMAN” Release Earlier this month, it was confirmed that Drake is now the first artist in Spotify history to rack up over 120 billion streams. By Caroline Fisher September 24, 2025
Music Young Thug Faces New Appeal From The State Of Georgia To Reverse Ruling The legal drama comes as Young Thug is gearing up to release his next studio album, "UY Scuti," later this week. By Cole Blake September 23, 2025
Music Yung Miami Raves About Diddy In Complimentary Character Letter Ahead Of Sentencing According to Yung Miami, she doesn't believe Diddy is a danger to society, and his seven children need him. By Caroline Fisher September 23, 2025
Music Kayla Nicole Can Barely Recall Anything About Her Viral Chris Brown Performance Chris Brown brought out Kayla Nicole during his L.A. tour stop for "Breezy Bowl XX" where he gave her a lap dance onstage. By Zachary Horvath September 22, 2025
Music Drake Hits Up Germany’s Oktoberfest After $$$4U: Munich Show Drake has pulled up to several random spots in 2025, including a dive bar in Texas to Central Cee show in Toronto. By Bryson "Boom" Paul September 20, 2025
Music Megan Thee Stallion Reveals Dream To Headline Super Bowl Halftime Show According to Megan Thee Stallion, if she had the opportunity to perform at the Super Bowl, she'd "embrace the challenge." By Caroline Fisher November 12, 2025
Music Busta Rhymes' Ex-Assistant Fires Back At His Defamation Lawsuit Busta Rhymes claimed that Dashiel Gables made false and damaging claims to the media about working for the rapper. By Cole Blake November 05, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Argues Drake Could Beat Jay-Z In "Verzuz" And Has "Five Times" As Many Hits As Him Jay-Z previously claimed that no one could go toe-to-toe with him if he were to make an appearance on "Verzuz." By Cole Blake November 05, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Claims Lil Wayne & NBA YoungBoy Nearly Performed At The Cash Money "Verzuz" Cash Money and No Limit faced off during the first "Verzuz" battle in years at ComplexCon over the weekend. By Cole Blake October 29, 2025
Music Megan Thee Stallion & Milagro Gramz Case Faces Delay Thanks To Foolio Trial Recently, Milagro Gramz's lawyer asked a judge to reschedule the pretrial hearing in Megan Thee Stallion's lawsuit. By Caroline Fisher October 29, 2025