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Music 50 Cent Trolls Kanye West For Showing Up To Diddy Trial Today, Kanye West attended Diddy's federal sex trafficking trial in an all-white suit, earning a response from 50 Cent. By Caroline Fisher June 13, 2025
Music Kanye West Arrives At Diddy Trial In An All-White Outfit Kanye West has been very supportive of Diddy amid his trial, whether it's through social media rants or his music. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 13, 2025
Music The Grammys Announce New Best Album Cover Category For 2026 Ceremony The Recording Academy also announced key dates for the 2026 Grammys, such as the nominations announcement occurring on November 7 this year. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 12, 2025
Music Diddy’s Ex-Girlfriend “Jane” Recalls Unnamed Woman Having Sex In Front Of Group At Party One of Diddy's ex-girlfriends is testifying anonymously under the pseudonym "Jane" amid his federal trial. By Caroline Fisher June 12, 2025
Music Snoop Dogg Gives Jonathan Daviss His Flowers For Portraying The Rapper In Upcoming Biopic The upcoming Snoop Dogg biopic is currently in development under direction from Craig Brewer and Death Row Pictures' production. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 12, 2025
Music Eminem Allegedly Infuriated Mariah Carey By Trying To Cast Her As His Mom In "8 Mile" The role Eminem offered Mariah Carey ended up going to Kim Basinger, whose performance helped make "8 Mile" a massive success. By Cole Blake June 12, 2025
Music Wiz Khalifa Overcome With Emotion During "Kush & Orange Juice"-Themed Tiny Desk Debut Wiz Khalifa is the latest rapper to team up with NPR to help celebrate Black Music Month and he did so with his classic mixtape. By Zachary Horvath June 11, 2025
Music Dame Dash Ordered To Turn Over Assets To Satisfy Ongoing Debt After getting sued for alleged copyright infringement and defamation, Dame Dash was ordered to pay over $800K in damages in 2022. By Caroline Fisher June 11, 2025
Relationships Jeezy Reflects On Shooting His Shot With Nia Long After Jeannie Mai Divorce Jeezy famously remarked, "real men don't cheat," while speaking with Nia Long for an interview after his divorce in 2023. By Cole Blake June 11, 2025
Music 50 Cent Mocks Elon Musk’s Black Eye After Donald Trump Spat 50 Cent recently took to Instagram to do even more trolling, this time targeting none other than Elon Musk. By Caroline Fisher June 11, 2025
Music Lil Wayne's "Tha Carter VI" On Track For Strong First Week Of Sales Despite Lackluster Reception Despite all of the complaints of Lil Wayne's "Tha Carter VI," his legendary status and the respect he gets cannot be ignored. By Zachary Horvath June 11, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Takes Aim At Shannon Sharpe & Jay-Z On Lil Wayne's “Banned From NO” Remix Nicki Minaj was left off the original version of Lil Wayne's "Tha Carter VI," but now, she has her very own remix with "Banned From NO." By Alexander Cole June 11, 2025