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Music Dame Dash Gives His Honest Thoughts On Life Rights Selling For $550K Dame Dash's life rights sold for a hefty sum, and recently, he spoke to The Art of Dialogue about what went down. By Alexander Cole October 29, 2026
Music Diddy's Twin Daughters Speak Out About His Scandal For The First Time Jessie and D'Lila Combs spoke on Diddy while promoting their new fashion line, which was their first interview since his conviction. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 17, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Reveals the Exorbitant Cost Of Flying Air Drake DJ Akademiks spoke to Trap Lore Ross about Air Drake, and had an interesting revelation about the costs associated with it. By Alexander Cole October 06, 2026
Music Kanye West Announces Three New Concerts In The American Southwest Kanye West continues to tour around the United States, and this week, he announced three more shows to take place down South. By Alexander Cole September 02, 2026
Music DMX Estate Denies Authorization Of Planned Posthumous Ordination Ceremony The DMX Estate has been stepping in to protect his legacy. By Tallie Spencer January 08, 2026
Music Kendrick Lamar Dominates Spotify Wrapped And Claims One Final Victory Lap Kendrick Lamar dropped "GNX" at the end of 2024, and then went on to have the biggest year of his career so far. By Alexander Cole December 03, 2025
Viral Kehlani Removes "N***as" From Streaming After Backlash, Twitter Reacts Fans on Twitter expressed disappointment following some backlash over their race, possibly prompting them to remove the song. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 23, 2023
Music Drake Scores Major Legal Win As Photographer Abandons “What Did I Miss?” Lawsuit In November, Drake was sued by Italian photographer Gabriele Galimberti, who accused him of copyright infringement. By Caroline Fisher January 21, 2026
Music Kanye West & Travis Scott Perform "Father" At Don Toliver's Show: Watch Don Toliver was performing in Los Angeles last night, where he brought out Kanye West and Travis Scott, much to everyone's shock. By Alexander Cole June 30, 2026
Music Man Who Killed Nicki Minaj's Father Officially Settles Wrongful Death Lawsuit Charles Polevich killed Nicki Minaj's father, Robert Maraj in a hit-and-run five years ago, leading to a wrongful death lawsuit. By Alexander Cole May 05, 2026
Music Ms. Lauryn Hill Delivers Empowering Speech After Being Honored by Nas, Doja Cat, Common, & More At The BET Awards Ms. Lauryn Hill received the Living Legend Icon Award at the BET Awards last night, and it was preceded by an incredible medley. By Alexander Cole June 29, 2026
Relationships What Happened Between Tank & Moniece Slaughter? The pair’s relationship was quite turbulent. By Demi Phillips March 14, 2024