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Pop Culture Tina Knowles Changes IG Caption As Fans Assume She's Dissing Nicki Minaj Tina Knowles wants no part of the drama between Nicki Minaj and Jay-Z, which exploded on social media, Wednesday. By Cole Blake July 10, 2025 1.8K Views
Music Karrine Steffans Says She Can't Be Sure Whether She Had Sex With Diddy Karrine Steffans's appearance on "Piers Morgan Uncensored" comes after Diddy was found not guilty of sex trafficking and racketeering. By Cole Blake July 09, 2025 4.7K Views
Music Fat Joe Sparks Uproar With Claim About The Five Percent Nation Fat Joe has been making several headlines in recent months for his antics on his new podcast with Jadakiss, "Joe & Jada." By Cole Blake July 09, 2025 3.6K Views
Music Lauryn Hill Breaks Silence On Essence Festival Tardiness Many fans gave up hope in seeing Lauryn Hill perform at the event as she didn't take the stage until late into the night. By Cole Blake July 09, 2025 1189 Views
Music Mello Buckzz’s Father Hit With Federal Gun Charges Days After Album Release Party Shooting Earlier this month, a deadly shooting outside of Mello Buckzz's album release party in River North killed four and injured 14 others. By Caroline Fisher July 09, 2025 1426 Views
Music Diddy Earns Another Legal Win After Judge Dismisses Accuser's Rape Allegations The update comes after Diddy was found not guilty of sex trafficking and racketeering in his criminal trial, earlier this month. By Cole Blake July 09, 2025 2.4K Views
Music Fans Think Nicki Minaj & Cardi B Are Taking Shots At Each Other Nicki Minaj and Cardi B's cryptic posts on social media have resulted in fans trying to come up with an explanation. By Cole Blake July 08, 2025 4.9K Views
Music Young Thug Pays For Fan's Gas After 9-Hour Drive To Concert Young Thug fans are foaming at the mouth for his comeback album "UY SCUTI," and to go see his first shows post-YSL RICO trial. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 07, 2025 1.7K Views
Music Kevin Gates Visits 4Xtra In The Hospital After Fireworks Accident Kevin Gates went to visit Los Angeles rapper 4Xtra, who allegedly lost some fingers due to a firework accident on the Fourth of July. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 07, 2025 4.7K Views
Music NLE Choppa Channels Tupac To Reveal Shocking New Look NLE Choppa not only debuted a new look seemingly inspired by Tupac, but he also announced a diss track coming out later today. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 07, 2025 4.0K Views
Music N.O.R.E. Recalls Angry Phone Call From Pusha T After Pharrell Said He Loved Drake According to N.O.R.E., the first time he ever heard Pusha T raise his voice was after Pharrell weighed in on his feud with Drake. By Caroline Fisher July 07, 2025 3.8K Views
Music Kodak Black Reveals Beef With NBA Youngboy, Calls “MASA” Album “Straight Trash” Kodak Black and NBA Youngboy were both pardoned by President Donald Trump. Kodak Black went to the White House to meet Trump. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 06, 2025 4.7K Views