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Sports LeBron James Is Already Quoting Kendrick Lamar's Upcoming Clipse Feature LeBron James was one of the most surprising talking points among fans during the Kendrick Lamar and Drake beef, so this should inspire debate. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 02, 2025
Pop Culture Keyshia Cole Apologizes After Boldly Announcing That Ashanti Was Allegedly Pregnant Again Keyshia Cole thought she dropped one heck of a bombshell on "The Breakfast Club," but she fell for the Ashanti rumors that have been spread. By Zachary Horvath June 02, 2025
Music Diddy's Ex Assistant Recalls Dream In Which Mogul Saved Her From R. Kelly An anonymous alleged victim referred to as "Mia" faced more questions on the stand from Diddy's defense team during the mogul's trial. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 02, 2025
Pop Culture DDG Continues Defending His Brother DuB After Violent DreamCon Altercation DDG's brother got into a heated altercation with a fan at the event who called the rapper “Doo Doo Garbage." By Cole Blake June 02, 2025
Music King Combs Shares Precious IG Post Celebrating The Combs Twins High School Graduation King Combs is one of six children. Quincy, Christian Combs and the Combs Twins' mother is the late Kim Porter. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 01, 2025
Music Chxrry Becomes The "Main Character" On Our New "R&B Season" Playlist Update This week's "R&B Season" playlist update comes courtesy of Chxrry, Leon Thomas, Justine Skye, KAYTRANADA, Terrace Martin, and Kenyon Dixon. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 01, 2025
Music Bill Maher Catches Heat For Suggesting Cassie's Responsible If Diddy Is Acquitted In Trial Bill Maher believes Cassie's text messages to Diddy might lead him to avoid a conviction in his federal sex trafficking trial. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 01, 2025
Tech Kanye West Fans Demand For "Ye" Twitter User To Hand Over His Account Kanye West wants to change his Twitter handle from @kanyewest to @ye, and he can't do that until a Twitter user leaves the platform. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 01, 2025
Viral DDG Allegedly Reacts To Man Threatening Legal Action For Dream Con Fight With His Brother There is only one sole picture on social media backing this up, but some fans are reading between the lines of DDG's Twitter. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 01, 2025
Politics Kanye West Has A Strong Message For Folks Who Don't "Love" Donald Trump Kanye West recently thanked United States President Donald Trump for commuting Larry Hoover's federal sentence. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 01, 2025
Music BigXthaPlug Fan Gets Angry After The Rapper Declined Taking A Picture With Him BigXthaPlug lives by the rule that if he takes a picture with one fan, he has to take a picture with everyone. This admirer wasn't having it. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 01, 2025
Music Cardi B Seemingly Unleashes On Offset In Fiery Upcoming Track Recently, Cardi B went off on Offset on Twitter Spaces, telling him she hopes he will "die slow" amid their messy divorce. By Caroline Fisher June 01, 2025