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Music Skepta Blasts Grown Men Pestering North West At Paris Fashion Week Skepta took to social media to argue with fans about how folks interacted with North West while asking for pictures. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 28, 2026
Music Dame Dash Trashes Jay-Z's NYC Subway Pop-Up For "Reasonable Doubt" Dame Dash was one of Jay-Z's many targets in his recent Roots Picnic freestyle, adding to decades of tensions. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 28, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Reacts To Charlamagne Tha God Asking For Live Conversation DJ Akademiks and Charlamagne Tha God have been feuding over the Akademiks TV page, Jay-Z and Roc Nation, alleged crypto scams, and more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 28, 2026
Music Usher & Chris Brown Kick Off "R&B" Tour With Massive Setlist We will see if Usher and Chris Brown keep this extensive momentum up for the remainder of their "Raymond & Brown" tour. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 28, 2026
Music T.I.'s New Album "Kill The King" May Not Be His Last, Despite His Promises There's a hint on "Kill The King" itself that suggest T.I. isn't done with dropping full-lengths yet, although this may be wishful thinking. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 28, 2026
Music Nicki Minaj's Mother Will Get $400K From Lawsuit Over Husband's Death While news of this settlement concerning Nicki Minaj's late father Robert Maraj emerged last month, Carol Maraj now knows its worth. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 28, 2026
TV BET Awards 2026: Performers, Nominees, & How To Watch The BET Awards are set to take place in Los Angeles tonight, and we have all of the details on the big show. By Alexander Cole June 28, 2026
Music Drake's Invites To Exclusive Janice Parties Have Been Revealed Drake is trying to make it up to all the women named Janice who endured people telling them to "shut the f**k up" thanks to his latest hit. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 27, 2026
Streetwear Quavo Flexes His Richard Mille RM In New Photos Quavo's latest photos feature a Richard Mille watch reportedly worth close to $200,000, drawing attention online. By Ben Atkinson June 27, 2026
Music Pleasure P Speaks On Slick'em Hound's Absence From Pretty Ricky Verzuz B2K B2K's Omarion clarified his comments about Slick'em Hound at the Pretty Ricky Verzuz, and Pleasure P addressed Slick'em's absence. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 27, 2026
Music Diddy's Legal Team Claims They Can't Reach Him In Jail Diddy's lawyers are finding it hard to get in touch with him while he's behind bars, and they have Rodney "Lil Rod" Jones' lawsuit to handle. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 27, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Believes All Of Drake's Beefs Are Because Of Jay-Z Amid recent shots between Drake and Jay-Z, DJ Akademiks claimed Drizzy's past enemies like Kendrick Lamar and Pusha T were just Hov's pawns. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 27, 2026