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Music iLoveMakonnen Thinks Kid Cudi's "Gay" For Rocking Dress On "Saturday Night Live" "Men don’t need to wear dresses to express themselves," iLoveMakonnen claims. By Caroline Fisher January 05, 2024
Music Stephen A Smith Slams Jay-Z's Friends For Not Defending Him After Accuser Drops Rape Lawsuit Stephen A Smith has a question for Jay-Z's friends. By Cole Blake February 18, 2025
Music SiR Accuses Drake Of Getting His Toronto Show Canceled Amid Kendrick Lamar Beef Last July, TDE artist SiR's show in Toronto was mysteriously canceled, leading to speculation that Drake was allegedly involved. By Caroline Fisher June 05, 2025
Music We Now Know Beyoncé’s Epic 40-Track Setlist For The "Cowboy Carter" Tour Beyoncé put on one heck of an opening night performance yesterday (April 28) for her "Cowboy Carter" tour and it was backed by a big setlist. By Zachary Horvath April 29, 2025
Music Pitbull Tells People Who Don't Like The U.S.: "God Bless You, But F*ck You" A clip of Pitbull on stage has gone viral in recent days and he lets people know that if they don't like how things are going in the U.S., they can get out. By Erika Marie October 04, 2021
Music Tank Explains Why He Believes Chris Brown Is More Talented Than Michael Jackson He claims that although Jackson "is the greatest," Brown "has more gifts." By Erika Marie June 06, 2022
Music Rich Gang Artist BTY YoungN Shot & Killed In New Orleans The rising N.O. rapper was 27 years old. By Trevor Smith April 30, 2017
Music Quavo Tattooed Takeoff As A Kid, Rapper Unveils Old "Only Built For Infinity Links" Footage As a teen, Quavo tattooed his friends with a "kind of stolen" tattoo gun. By Caroline Fisher October 07, 2023
Music Kanye West Delivers New Verse On Updated “Vultures 2” Track Ye continues to update "Vultures 2." By Caroline Fisher August 16, 2024
Music Beanie Sigel Believes Kanye West Needs Someone To Tell Him To "Shut The F**k Up" The Philly MC said that Ye "drives his own car," and that his controversial statements and actions are as unsurprising from him as they were avoidable. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 13, 2023
Music Diddy's Legal Team Is Urging The Judge To Throw Out Kid Cudi's Stunning Testimony Last week, Kid Cudi made headlines as he was one of the more high-profile witnesses in the now-infamous Diddy trial. By Alexander Cole May 27, 2025
Music Diddy’s Defense Clashes With Prosecutors Over His Potential Release After Jury Reaches Verdict The jury finally reached a verdict in Diddy's federal trial today, and found him guilty of two out of the five counts he was facing. By Caroline Fisher July 02, 2025