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Music Niykee Heaton Accuses Diddy & Kanye West Of Assault: Breaking Down Her Allegations Niykee Heaton makes scathing allegations against Kanye and Diddy after Lauren Pisciotta's lawsuit. By Chukwudi Onyewuchi June 12, 2024
Politics Donald Trump Calls Nicki Minaj A "Fantastic Winner" At "Melania" Premiere While some of United States President Donald Trump's supporters aren't fans of Nicki Minaj, he's as supportive of her as she is of him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 06, 2026
Music Luther Vandross’ Official Instagram Account Responds To Cher’s Viral Grammys Mix-Up During the 2026 Grammys, Cher accidentally named the late Luther Vandross the winner of record of the year instead of Kendrick Lamar and SZA. By Caroline Fisher February 04, 2026
Music T.I. Confirms He's Retiring From Music After His Next Album T.I. released the Pharrell-produced track, "Let Em Know," as the lead single from his next album, "Kill The King," earlier this month. By Cole Blake February 02, 2026
Music Mal Claims J. Cole Hasn't Reached Out To Drake Since Kendrick Lamar Apology Mal, like other fans, wants J. Cole to address his relationships with Drake and Kendrick Lamar on "The Fall–Off" and explain beef dynamics. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 31, 2026
Music A$AP Rocky Reveals Why He Dissed Drake On “Don’t Be Dumb” During a recent interview with Ebro for Apple Music, A$AP Rocky set the record straight about his beef with Drake. By Caroline Fisher January 21, 2026
Music Elliott Wilson Breaks Silence On B.Dot Blaming Him For The End Of "Rap Radar" Elliott Wilson and Brian “B.Dot” Miller co-hosted the "Rap Radar" podcast for a number of years before it ended in 2023. By Cole Blake April 27, 2025
Music Playboi Carti Unveils The Star-Studded Tracklist For "I AM MUSIC" Playboi Carti has been teasing fans with "I AM MUSIC" and although it has yet to drop, we at least some information to work with. By Alexander Cole March 14, 2025
Music Lil Yachty Pulled Plug On Drake Interview Due To Kendrick Lamar Beef Lil Yachty had some Drake fans mad for how he talked about the Kendrick Lamar beef and it in turn complicated things. By Zachary Horvath February 26, 2026
Music Chief Keef "Almighty So 2": The 7 Best Beats Chief Keef abandons conventional production styles for arresting beats. By Demi Phillips May 14, 2024
Original Content Bow Wow Songs: His Best Hits We can't act like Bow Wow isn't an important rapper to Hip Hop. What other kid rapper blew up like him? By Brandon Simmons April 20, 2023
Music Latto Seemingly Picks Sides In Nicki Minaj & Megan Thee Stallion Beef Fans were not shocked by who she chose. By Alexander Cole February 01, 2024