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Music Brendan Paul Denies Being Diddy's Drug Mule And Claims He Was Allegedly Instructed To Buy Drugs Brendan Paul took the stand in Diddy's trial on Friday, June 20, and gave witness testimony about Sean Combs' alleged "freak-offs." By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 20, 2025
Music Drake Loses Yet Another Huge Bet Thanks To The Indiana Pacers Drake bet $800K on the Oklahoma City Thunder to beat the Indiana Pacers with a six to ten-point margin in game six of the NBA Finals. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 20, 2025
Music Ciara Addresses Old Rihanna Beef And Reveals Where They Stand Now Back in 2011, Ciara claimed she had an uncomfortable encounter with Rihanna at a party, prompting a Twitter war. By Caroline Fisher June 20, 2025
Music Cardi B Tells Haters To Stop Praying On Her Downfall Because It's "Been Too Long" Cardi B took to Instagram Live to tell her haters that their prayers will never be answered. By Devin Morton June 20, 2025
Music Cardi B To Fight $50M Lawsuit Over Alleged Copyright Infringement In Court Producers Joshua Fraustro and Miguel Aguilar accuse Cardi B of using the instrumental from their song “Greasy Frybread” without permission. By Caroline Fisher June 20, 2025
Sports Drake Reveals The Shocking Amount He's Lost On Sports Betting Regardless of the losing streak, Drake's still set on making it back with Game 6 of the NBA Finals on Thursday. By Cole Blake June 19, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Claims Pusha T Got The Wrong Information About Travis Scott Pusha T dissed Travis Scott on the new Clipse song, "So Be It," which arrives ahead of their reunion album, "Let God Sort Em Out." By Cole Blake June 17, 2025
Music Nas' Mass Appeal Reaches Agreement On Racism Lawsuit From Former Executive Nas' Mass Appeal imprint has been dealing with this lawsuit since 2023 and it was filed by their former executive, Melissa Cooper. By Zachary Horvath June 16, 2025
Music Slim Thug Addresses Backlash For How He Treated A Woman Who Slept In His Garage Slim Thug already went through an apartment burglary earlier this year, so he's extra sensitive to any unwanted visitors. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 16, 2025
Music Tekken Player Named "Joe Budden" Gets Kicked Out Of Tournament For Toilet Paper Antics This mysterious Tekken player, who has no real connection to Joe Budden, showed up to CEO 2025 with a (partial) Doctor Doom costume. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 16, 2025
Music Gunna's Birkin Bag Birthday Gift Sparks Social Media Debate Gunna celebrated his 32nd birthday with family and friends, last week, after dropping his new single, "Won't Stop." By Cole Blake June 16, 2025
Original Content Juneteenth Playlist Vibes Only: Tracks That Move The Culture Celebrate Juneteenth with a playlist that honors Black freedom, resistance, & joy, featuring legends like Sam Cooke, Kendrick Lamar, Beyoncé, and more. By Erika Marie June 19, 2025