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Music Julie McKnight Says Niko McKnight Was "More Than An Estranged Son" In Touching Tribute Brian McKnight's son Niko passed away following a two-year cancer battle, which opened up more controversies among the family. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 07, 2025
Music Detroit Police Arrest Suspect In Skilla Baby Shooting After Searching Their Home Skilla Baby popped out to perform with 42 Dugg in their home city of Detroit just days after a bullet grazed his head in a drive-by shooting. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 06, 2025
Music Tony Buzbee Quotes Jay-Z's "Big Pimpin'" In Latest Legal Filing Tony Buzbee is attempting to get one of the defamation lawsuits that Jay-Z has filed against him dismissed. By Cole Blake June 05, 2025
Music Young Thug Leads Fans Down A Rabbit Hole With His "Release Date" For "UY SCUTI" Despite receiving snippets, a single, and physical copy pre-orders for "UY SCUTI," Young Thug has still not provided an exact drop date. By Zachary Horvath June 04, 2025
Music Former Escort Recalls Cassie’s Behavior During Diddy’s Alleged “Freak Offs” According to a former escort named Shawn Dearing, Cassie was always respectful to him during Diddy's alleged freak offs, but knew "her role." By Caroline Fisher June 04, 2025
Music UMG Nearly Axed Pop Smoke Album Due To A Pusha T Bar They Believed Was About Drake We have come to learn that Pusha T has not had the easiest time with labels agreeing to his wants on his projects and now his features too. By Zachary Horvath June 03, 2025
Music Jay-Z Strengthens Bid To Open Times Square Casino With A Trip To The State Capitol Jay-Z and Roc Nation have been working on getting a gaming license to open a casino in New York City for years. By Cole Blake June 03, 2025
Music Future Breaks Silence On "Delulu And Messy" Gorgeous Doll Drama Future is all about the music, and the rapper took to Twitter on Tuesday to shift the focus back onto his upcoming album. By Elias Andrews March 05, 2025
Music Bhad Bhabie Challenges Alabama Barker To "Drop" Another Diss Song Bhad Bhabie shared an animated video parodying Barker, while providing some context for who started the feud. By Elias Andrews March 04, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Claps Back At Charlamagne Tha God For Taunting Him Over His Drake Coverage Drake and iHeartMedia have since reached an "amicable resolution" in their legal dispute as the Toronto rapper continues going after UMG. By Cole Blake March 04, 2025
Music Angie Stone's Family Is Planning Massive Public Memorial For The Legendary Singer Angie Stone's family previously confirmed that she died in a car crash on Saturday morning at the age of 63. By Cole Blake March 04, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Affiliate Hitta J3 Calls Out Rubi Rose For Hypocritical Drake Comments Rubi Rose recently made some interesting comments about the historic feud between Kendrick Lamar and Drake. By Alexander Cole March 04, 2025