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Music G Herbo Achieves His First Solo Platinum Plaque With "Went Legit" G Herbo's last month or so has been very exciting and good things are continuing to come his way with this RIAA certification. By Zachary Horvath January 09, 2026
Music Wale Reveals If He Ever Dated Solange Rumors that Wale was once romantically involved with Solange have been rampant for a while now, and he's finally set the record straight. By Caroline Fisher December 18, 2025
Music SZA Poses In Jaw-Dropping Nude Alien Costume And Leaves Fans In Awe SZA had fans questioning whether or not she was naked. By Alexander Cole May 31, 2024
Music NBA YoungBoy Fan Ruthlessly Attacks Elderly Worker During His Kansas City Concert NBA YoungBoy was performing in Kansas City on Sunday for his ongoing "MASA (Make America Slime Again)" tour. By Cole Blake September 24, 2025
Politics Kanye West Wants To Meet With Jewish Leaders Amid Wireless Controversy Wireless Festival has since decided to cancel this year's event in London after facing tons of backlash for booking Kanye West. By Cole Blake April 07, 2026
Music J. Cole Details His Creative Process Behind "Disc 2 Track 2" From "The Fall-Off" J. Cole will finally be releasing his highly anticipated project, "The Fall-Off," as his seventh studio album, next month. By Cole Blake January 21, 2026
Music Suspect Arrested In Connection With Beyonce Hard Drive Theft In July, a suitcase containing hard drives full of unreleased Beyonce music was stolen out of her choreographer's rental car in Atlanta. By Caroline Fisher September 16, 2025
Music DMX Memorabilia Auction Earns Legal Threat From Late Rapper’s Estate Online auction house GottaHaveRockandRoll is currently offering 30 priceless pieces of DMX memorabilia, including handwritten lyrics. By Caroline Fisher May 29, 2025
Music New Death Certificate Suggests Celeste Rivas May Have Been Pregnant Earlier this week, prosecutors in the Celeste Rivas case claimed she and D4vd exchanged texts about sex and abortion while she was underage. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 01, 2026
Music Justin Bieber Posts Picture Of Him Allegedly Smoking From A Bong In The Background This is probably just a misinterpretation on behalf of social media users, but many fans have expressed concern for Justin Bieber as of late. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 05, 2025
Music "Jane" Alleges Diddy Is Still Paying For Her Rent Despite Trial Testimony The anonymous alleged sex trafficking victim previously alleged during trial that she exchanged "freak-offs" with Diddy for rent money. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 07, 2025
Music Tokyo Toni Tells SZA To Mind Her Business Following Nicki Minaj Dispute Tokyo Toni took to Instagram Live to show support for Nicki Minaj during her Twitter altercation with SZA. By Devin Morton July 16, 2025