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Music Kanye West Documentary “In Whose Name?” Gets Ominous Trailer Featuring Kim Kardashian And Drake "In Whose Name?" comes out in select theaters on September 19, and unveils Kanye West's day-to-day from around 2018 to 2024. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 28, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Wastes No Time In Catching Up To Drake's Massive Spotify Achievement Kendrick Lamar and Drake are also challenging each other for Billboard Hot 100 dominance amid their Spotify success. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 19, 2025
Music Ray J Hits Kim Kardashian & Kris Jenner With Countersuit Over Defamation Allegations A few weeks ago, Kim Kardashian and her "momager" Kris Jenner filed a lawsuit against Ray J for alleged defamation. By Caroline Fisher November 14, 2025
Music Ray J Goes Off After YouTuber Alleges He Was Involved In Whitney Houston’s Death In a now-deleted Instagram post, Ray J shut down a conspiracy theory related to Whitney Houston's tragic passing. By Caroline Fisher June 07, 2025
Relationships NBA Youngboy & Yaya Mayweather's Rocky Relationship: A Timeline "On-again off-again" doesn’t even begin to describe what’s happened in NBA Youngboy & Yaya Mayweather's less-than two-year romance. By Isaiah Cane September 09, 2020
Music Cardi B Confirms "Am I The Drama?" Tour Announcement Is Coming "Very, Very Soon" Cardi B recently confirmed that she will be going on tour in 2025 amid ongoing rumors of another pregnancy. By Devin Morton September 02, 2025
Music 50 Cent Trolls Diddy With Jokes About Alleged Penis Size And Death Penalty 50 Cent has been taunting Diddy for quite a while now, and the first week of the Bad Boy founder's trial has been no exception. By Caroline Fisher May 15, 2025
Music Ja Rule Explains Why He's A "Better Rapper" Than 50 Cent Ja Rule also said that he wishes nothing but "luck" for 50 Cent and isn't interested in focusing on negativity. By Cole Blake November 11, 2025
Music Fans Heap Tremendous Praise On Big L's Mass Appeal Release "Harlem's Finest: Return Of The King" Outside of some minor complaints, fans are thoroughly enjoying Mass Appeal's handling of Big L's indelible legacy. By Zachary Horvath October 31, 2025
Music 6ix9ine Claims He Offered NBA YoungBoy $1 Million For A Feature Rumors of this offer from 6ix9ine to NBA YoungBoy were swirling in 2021, so the former could very well be telling the truth here. By Zachary Horvath November 03, 2025
Music Finesse2tymes Calls G Herbo A “Grown Baby” For Laughing At His Math Skills Finesse2tymes recently hopped on social media to diss G Herbo and compare his ex, Ari Fletcher, to FNG Shugga. By Caroline Fisher December 30, 2025
Music Offset Seemingly Admits To Messing Up His Marriage To Cardi B During a recent interview, Offset acknowledged that he's made mistakes in the past, which he's learned to accept. By Caroline Fisher August 15, 2025