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Sports Shannon Sharpe Claps Back At Nicki Minaj Diss With An Explanation Shannon Sharpe had previously feigned ignorance when it comes to Nicki Minaj, which he says he did not intend as any disrespect. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 12, 2025
Music Bow Wow Reveals Why Ciara Didn't Perform "Like You" With Him At The BET Awards Bow Wow performed the song at the BET Awards during a star-studded reunion for the popular BET series, "106 & Park." By Cole Blake June 12, 2025
Music Doechii Hints At Bringing "Swamp Sessions" Back While Celebrating Her Grammy Win Doechii used her YouTube "Swamp Sessions" to build up to "Alligator Bites Never Heal." Will she run it back for her debut studio album? By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 12, 2025
Music Rolling Loud Announces India Debut In Mumbai Rolling Loud India will be exclusively ticketed and produced in partnership with District by Zomato, with dates and a venue to be announced. By Caroline Fisher June 12, 2025
Music Kai Cenat x Drake Stream: How To Watch Live Many fans submitted music video treatments for "SOMEBODY LOVES ME," and Drake and Kai Cenat will bring 20 of them to life. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 12, 2025
Relationships Mariah The Scientist Fans Worried For Her After BET Awards Arrival With Young Thug Goes Viral Young Thug's animal pelt mask is what folks noticed immediately, but fans of Mariah the Scientist believe the MC isn't good for her. By Zachary Horvath June 10, 2025
Politics Cardi B Drags Donald Trump Through The Mud For His Response To ICE Protests Cardi B spoke out against U.S. President Donald Trump's National Guard deployment while more hip-hop artists support the L.A. ICE protests. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 10, 2025
Music Macklemore's Nanny Maced During Frightening Burglary Of His Seattle Home There were three children and a nanny home when two men allegedly broke in Macklemore's house in Seattle over the weekend. By Cole Blake June 10, 2025
Music Snoop Dogg Performs Iconic Medley After Delivering Touching Acceptance Speech At The BET Awards Snoop Dogg was honored with the Ultimate Icon Tribute Award and put one heck of show afterwards to wrap up his evening. By Zachary Horvath June 10, 2025
Music Playboi Carti Gets Mixed Reviews On His BET Awards Performance Playboi Carti has an Album of the Year contender with "MUSIC," and on Monday, he performed some of those songs at the BET Awards. By Alexander Cole June 10, 2025
Pop Culture India Love Compares Herself To Jesus While Responding To Backlash For Dancing On DDG The internet had a feeding frenzy over DDG getting twerked on by India Love at a recent Kai Cenat and AMP party. By Zachary Horvath June 09, 2025
Music Diddy Accused Of Sending Associates To Take Pictures Of Alleged Victim's House This lawsuit update against Diddy comes amid his federal criminal trial for alleged sex trafficking and racketeering. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 09, 2025