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Politics Nicki Minaj Wonders If She's Really "Canceled" For Donald Trump Support Nicki Minaj may have gotten lots of backlash for endorsing Donald Trump, but she continues to succeed as one of hip-hop's biggest superstars. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 20, 2026
Music Lil Tay Claims Family Disowned Her After Opening OnlyFans Account, Tells Women To “Drop The Link” Lil Tay’s family allegedly disowned her for opening an OnlyFans, and she wants other women to follow in her footsteps. By Devin Morton August 17, 2025
Music Jada Pinkett Smith Wins Court Decision As Restraining Order Request Is Dismissed A win for Jada. By Tallie Spencer February 26, 2026
Music Fetty Wap Performs For The First Time Since Prison Release Fetty Wap previously said he doesn't want to speak on his prison time in his new music, and we'll see when that will land. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 18, 2026
Music 50 Cent Drags Benzino's New Music Through The Mud: "The Worst S**t I Heard This Year" The feud between 50 Cent and Benzino is a hip-hop mainstay at this point, much like Fif's many other beefs. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 31, 2025
Music Diddy's Ex Bodyguard Alleges Russell Simmons Influenced Diddy's Lifestyle He also names Uptown's Andre Harrell. By Elias Andrews September 19, 2024
Music Cassie Allegedly Told Diddy He Treated Her Like A Prostitute In Texts Shown To Jury Cassie Ventura has been one of the most notable alleged victims in Diddy's trial, as she's come up a lot even after her witness testimony. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 20, 2025
Music Diddy Prosecutors Rest Their Case After More Alleged “Freak-Off” Revelations The prosecution's final witness, Homeland Security Investigations special agent Joseph Cerciello, testified in Diddy's trial today. By Caroline Fisher June 24, 2025
Music Nick Cannon & Former "Wild 'N Out" Member Karlous Miller Squash Beef Miller recently popped up on the show as a special guest. By Erika Marie July 10, 2019
Music Swizz Beatz Clap Back At Fan Again Claiming He & Timbaland Sold Out Verzuz A casual Instagram Live battle between producers Timbaland and Swizz Beatz during the COVID-19 lockdown. The producers battled first. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 08, 2025
Music Fivio Foreign Shockingly Agrees With 6ix9ine Over "F**k The Streets" Tweets 21 Savage, Young Thug, and many more are proclaiming "f**k the streets" so divisively that even Fivio Foreign and 6ix9ine are aligning. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 21, 2025
Music Jay-Z Drops New Website Celebrating 30-Year Career After "Dead Presidents" Jay-Z has caused a lot of speculation about possible new music, a "Reasonable Doubt" rerelease, and more with this new website. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 21, 2026