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Music Soulja Boy And Bow Wow To Perform As A Duo During SeaWorld Summer Concert Series Soulja Boy and Bow Wow performed during the Summer Spectacular Concert Series in 2024 and are now running it back. By Devin Morton July 10, 2025
Music XXXTentacion’s Old Notebook Surfaces Online Seven Years After His Death Recently, one XXXTentacion fan got a hold of one of his old notebooks thanks to his former manager, and his team has confirmed it's real. By Caroline Fisher July 10, 2025
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
Music Faith Evans Hit With Major Lawsuit Over The Notorious B.I.G.'s Mother’s Estate The Notorious B.I.G.'s mother, Voletta Wallace, passed away back in February at the age of 72. By Cole Blake July 10, 2025
Music Cam'ron Brings Up Kanye West's Cousin Confession While Responding To Their Feud Cam'ron said Kanye West is putting a "stain" on Chicago, and Ye clapped back by dissing and praising the Dipset rapper at the same time. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 28, 2025
Music Lil Durk Leaves DJ Akademiks Stunned With Unforeseen Phone Call From Behind Bars DJ Akademiks has previously interviewed Lil Durk and extensively covered the rapper's murder-for-hire allegations. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 28, 2025
Music Wale & Smino Celebrate Black Music Month With Amazon Exclusive "Glory" Wale and Smino also performed their new track "Glory" in an exclusive Amazon Music video to celebrate Black Music Month. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 19, 2026
Music T.I. Asks Judge To Finally Dismiss Sabrina Peterson's Long-Running Case Sabrina Peterson accused T.I. of pointing a gun at her head back in 2021, a long battle of which only an emotional distress claim remains. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 19, 2026
Music Fivio Foreign Reacts To Alicia Keys & Yung Miami Performing At Knicks Parade Fivio Foreign hoped to see the New York Knicks' NBA championship parade this week, but he's not hating on Alicia Keys and Yung Miami's slots. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 19, 2026
Music BET Awards Announces Star-Studded List Of Performers For 2026 Ceremony The BET Awards are taking place on Sunday, June 28 in Los Angeles, and we now know the performers who will be taking the stage. By Alexander Cole June 17, 2026
Streetwear Drake Reportedly In Talks To Sell 50 Percent Of OVO To Authentic Brands Group Drake's OVO brand is one of the most successful artist clothing imprints in the world, and it could be reaching a lucrative deal soon. By Alexander Cole June 17, 2026
Music Chris Brown's Civil Dog-Mauling Case Declared A Mistrial, But It's Not Over Yet A juror's poor decisions led to a mistrial in the Chris Brown dog-mauling case, although the case is far from over. By Alexander Cole June 17, 2026