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Music Drake's "Not Like Us" Lawsuit Against UMG Has Officially Been Dismissed Drake was suing UMG for defamation following Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" diss track, and now, the lawsuit has been dismissed. By Alexander Cole October 09, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Disses Rick Ross During Scathing Cardi B Rant Nicki Minaj and Cardi B have been going back and forth this week, although Rick Ross did not ask to be involved. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 02, 2025
Music Kanye West Ex-Staffer Granted Attorney Fees For Fighting "Frivolous" Motion In Antisemitism Lawsuit Kanye West's attempt at dismissing an early 2025 lawsuit is backfiring as his legal team is being awarded for defending a waste of a motion. By Zachary Horvath August 05, 2025
Music Busta Rhymes Will Receive Hollywood Walk Of Fame Star With Several Icons In Attendance LL Cool J, Chris Rock and Chuck D have all already confirmed they'll be attending as guest speakers at the ceremony. By Cole Blake July 29, 2025
Music Quavo Appeared To Be Having A Blast At The Backstreet Boys' Las Vegas Concert The Backstreet Boys are performing a total of 21 shows at The Sphere in Las Vegas between July and August. By Cole Blake July 21, 2025
Pop Culture 50 Cent Defends Tyler Perry After Shocking $260 Million Sexual Assault Lawsuit An actor on Tyler Perry's popular TV series, "The Oval," is accusing him of alleged sexual assault in a massive lawsuit. By Cole Blake June 18, 2025
Music FBI Gets Involved In Offset's Casino Shooting And Wants The Public's Help Offset was shot at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida, earlier this month, and is already recovering. By Cole Blake April 14, 2026
Music Cardi B Goes Off On Hater At Miami Strip Club: Watch Cardi B didn't let the disrespect slide. By Caroline Fisher December 18, 2024
Music Kanye West Rallies The Troops To Get "Donda 2" Released On Streaming As Quickly As Possible Kanye West is an artist who is constantly working, however, his methods of getting things done don't always work out for his collaborators. By Alexander Cole April 29, 2025
Music Beyonce Gets The Beyhive Buzzing With Stunning New "Cowboy Carter" Tour Teaser If this new Beyonce teaser is anything to go by, the "Cowboy Carter" tour might just be even grander than her "RENAISSANCE" trek. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 27, 2025
Music Nelly Flirts With His Wife Ashanti Over Thrist Trap Clip Nelly made 50 Cent apology to Ashanti when they were previously together for involving him in the Murder Inc and G-Unit beef. By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 27, 2025
Music Offset Faces Pushback From Fans After Asking Them To Stop Referencing His Kids Online Some fans found Offset's words hypocritical considering his recent defense of BIA, who named his children in her beef with Cardi B. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 25, 2025