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Music R Kelly Defends Diddy And Calls His Federal Investigation A "Conspiracy" In Resurfaced Report R. Kelly was convicted on very similar charges to those that Diddy faces. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 26, 2024
Music Kaliii Refutes Allegations That She Sampled Keyshia Cole Without Clearance The two had a disagreement on whether a sample of Cole's song "LOVE" had been cleared. By Lavender Alexandria February 12, 2024
Music Kanye West "In Whose Name" Documentary Director Says New Cut Will "Change Everything" Nico Ballesteros, the director of the new Kanye West documentary "In Whose Name," says that a new cut will be made available for streaming. By Devin Morton September 28, 2025
Music Young Thug Issues Emotional Tweets After Mixed Fan Reaction To "UY Scuti" Young Thug took to X to deliver some emotional tweets about where he is amid "UY Scuti"'s mixed reception and surrounding drama. By Devin Morton September 28, 2025
Music Cardi B Finally Reveals Star-Studded Features For New Album "Am I The Drama?" Cardi B is finally giving fans more insight into her long-awaited sophomore album, "Am I The Drama?" which drops on Friday. By Cole Blake September 15, 2025
Music Playboi Carti Tries To Explain Himself In Wild Body Cam Footage Of Traffic Stop Playboi Carti was apparently going 84 miles an hour in a 35 miles per hour zone while "trying to get straight back home." By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 23, 2024
Relationships Nicki Minaj Dishes On Her Sex Life, Says She "Did Back Shots & Twerked To 'Bussin'" Mama Minaj is telling all this Valentine's Day. By Hayley Hynes February 14, 2022
Music 5 Times Megan Thee Stallion Praised Her Rap Idol, Pimp C Tina Snow doesn’t play about the influence Pimp C had on her. By Demi Phillips February 22, 2024
Music Cardi B's "AM I THE DRAMA" Sees Decent Drop In Early Second-Week Sales Update Drops in sales numbers are normal but given how big Cardi B is and how long the wait was for the LP, this slip is a bit shocking. By Zachary Horvath October 01, 2025
Relationships Mariah The Scientist Reveals What Lessons She's Learned From Dating Young Thug Mariah The Scientist spoke about Young Thug already having children with several different women when they began dating. By Cole Blake August 14, 2025
Music Kanye West Reminisces On His Childhood In China With Throwback Picture Ye lived in China with his mother for a short time. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 27, 2024
Music Ready Ron Denies DMX's Claims He Exposed Rapper To Drugs Last year, DMX told Talib Kweli he'd never tried drugs until Ron allegedly secretly laced a blunt with crack cocaine when he was 14. By Erika Marie April 15, 2021