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Music DeMar DeRozan Addresses Choosing Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” Video Over Drake Friendship According to DeMar DeRozan, he has love for Kendrick Lamar and Drake. By Caroline Fisher September 13, 2024
Music What Happened Between Meek Mill & Kanye West? Meek recently labeled Ye “smart, but a lil off.” By Demi Phillips March 25, 2024
Music Benny The Butcher Explains His Absence From Kanye West's "Donda" During "Donda 2" Week, Benny chats with L.A. Leakers about why he wasn't featured on the first installment of the series. By Erika Marie February 24, 2022
Music Playboi Carti Speaks Out After Fans Clown $5K "Narcissist" Merch Playboi Carti claims his website was hacked and he did not approve the release of his "Narcissist" merch, including a $5,000 motorcycle helmet. By Alex Zidel September 15, 2021
TV Jay-Z Believes "Ambition" & "Ego" Derailed Murder Inc Supergroup With Ja Rule & DMX Back in the 1990s, the trio of hitmakers came together to form Murder Inc, but they never went the distance and Hov shared why. By Erika Marie August 13, 2022
Music Donald Trump “Seriously” Considers Diddy Pardon As Sentencing Looms When asked if he'd consider pardoning Diddy in May, Donald Trump said that he'd "certainly look at the facts." By Caroline Fisher July 30, 2025
Music Diddy's Ex Assistant Recalls Fearing For His Life During Alleged Run-In With Suge Knight Witness testimony has been continuing in Diddy's criminal trial on Tuesday with his ex-personal assistant being the latest to take the stand. By Cole Blake May 20, 2025
Music Sexyy Red Shoots Down Latto Beef Rumors Prompting Ice Spice To Chime In Sexyy Red says if she wanted to have dissed Latto, she would've been more direct. By Cole Blake October 25, 2023
Music Lil Baby Arrested In Las Vegas: Details Lil Baby was being held on $5,000 bail. By Alexander Cole August 27, 2024
Music Kanye West Fan Discovers Old Storage Unit With Never-Before-Seen Items This TikTok user had one of the wildest "Eureka!" moments a Kanye West fan could have, finding samples, designs, equipment, and more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 08, 2024
Music TLC Forced To Postpone Canadian Tour Dates As T-Boz Catches Flu Doctors advised T-Boz to stay away from performing for now. By Zachary Horvath May 15, 2024
Music CNN Shuts Down Diddy Claim That They "Altered" Cassie Hallway Video Diddy's legal team leveled a bold allegations against the news network, and they claim they have evidence. By Elias Andrews March 13, 2025