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Music Chris Brown Finally Able To Return To The US As UK Assault Case Lingers On Chris Brown was accused of assaulting a music producer at the Tape club in the U.K. and is awaiting trial. By Cole Blake October 29, 2025
Music Justin Bieber Admits He's "Broken" And Suffering From "Anger Issues" Justin Bieber has been sharing erratic posts on social media following his viral run-in with paparazzi in California. By Cole Blake June 16, 2025
Music Tyler, The Creator's "DON'T TAP THE GLASS" Becomes His Fourth No. 1 Billboard Album Debut Tyler, The Creator is still on tour for his last album "CHROMAKOPIA," but all that hard work didn't stop his most recent musical expression. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 27, 2025
Music Earl Sweatshirt Calls Out "Racist" Criticism Of Mumble Rap Earl Sweatshirt recently spoke with The New York Times' "Popcast" about his brand new album "Live Laugh Love." By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 22, 2025
Music Meek Mill Seeks $5 Million To Fund Upcoming Projects According to Meek Mill, he needs financial support for multiple new projects, including an album, a book, and a short film. By Caroline Fisher September 08, 2025
Music Diddy Allegedly Referred To "Jane" As His "Crackpipe" Because He Was So Addicted To Her An anonymous woman going by "Jane" has been testifying in Diddy's ongoing criminal trial throughout the week. By Cole Blake June 10, 2025
Pop Culture T.I. Slammed With Intellectual Property Theft Lawsuit For Allegedly Stealing "Situationships" Title The lawsuit over "Situationships" comes after T.I. and Tiny Harris recently won their own intellectual property theft lawsuit. By Cole Blake June 19, 2025
Politics Utah Law Enforcement Reacts To Donald Trump's NBA YoungBoy Pardon Donald Trump pardoned NBA YoungBoy's 2024 conviction in Utah over firearm and prescription drug fraud charges. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 31, 2025
Music Joey Bada$$ Announces "The Dark Aura Tour" With Ab-Soul & Rapsody As Special Guests The tour announcement comes after Joey Bada$$ had to delay the release of his highly-anticipated new album. By Cole Blake August 18, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Insinuates Kendrick Lamar Praise Is Being Astroturfed By Overseas Accounts Recently, one of the most popular Kendrick Lamar fan accounts on X got exposed for allegedly being based out of India. By Caroline Fisher November 25, 2025
Music Cardi B Delivers Major Update On New Album While Venting About Delays Fans have been patiently waiting for Cardi B's sophomore album for years, and now, it looks like it's right around the corner. By Caroline Fisher May 24, 2025
Music Kanye West's Newest "Bully" Snippet Is Potentially AI And Fans Are Furious Fans are wishing that Ye never messed with it in the first place. By Zachary Horvath February 01, 2025