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Music Kendrick Lamar, Future & Metro Boomin Hit With Lawsuit For Unpaid "Like That" Royalties Rodney O is suing Future, Metro Boomin, Kendrick Lamar, and the estate of Barry White for sampling his Joe Cooley collab "Everlasting Bass." By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 08, 2025
Music Doechii Responds To Backlash Over Treatment Of Her Team At The Met Gala Many thought Doechii was being hard on her assistants before her arrival at the Met Gala, but the rapper is more than thankful for their work. By Zachary Horvath May 07, 2025
Pop Culture Sabrina Carpenter Participates In Usher's Seductive Cherry Feeding Tradition At The Met Gala The Met Gala this year was not as classy with several attendees breaking rules such as Usher and Sabrina Carpenter. By Zachary Horvath May 07, 2025
Music Sean Kingston In Trouble As Judge Denies Concert Opportunity Ahead Of Wire Fraud Sentencing Sean Kingston had a shot to make some money to pay off his debt, but the judge wasn't moved by him and his attorney's argument. By Zachary Horvath May 07, 2025
Streetwear Lizzo Smokes The Carpet In Custom Gown At 2025 Met Gala Lizzo arrived at the 2025 Met Gala in a bold black and white Christian Siriano gown, topped off with a tobacco pipe and platinum blonde curls. By Ben Atkinson May 06, 2025
Pop Culture Megan Thee Stallion Captures Hilarious Footage While Breaking No Phone Rule At The Met Gala Megan Thee Stallion decided to commit a Met Gala criminal offense, but the results from her stealthy camera work are amazing. By Zachary Horvath May 06, 2025
Music Diddy Trial Will Reportedly Not Sequester Jurors Despite Massive Media Coverage If you needed proof of the public interest in the Diddy case, there's a massive line outside the courtroom to attend the trial. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 05, 2025
Pop Culture Chrisean Rock Documents Young Thug Link-Up With Wholesome Selfie Young Thug and Chrisean Rock don't seem like they would ever cross paths, but they have gone through a lot in their own way lately. By Zachary Horvath May 05, 2025
Music Diddy Brings Eight Lawyers To Jury Selection For Sex Trafficking Trial Diddy appeared in a courtroom in Manhattan on Monday morning as his criminal trial is finally getting underway. By Cole Blake May 05, 2025
Music Kanye West Reminisces On His Meet-Up With Fellow "GOATs" Drake & J Prince For those unaware, J Prince is who squashed the beef between Kanye West and Drake earlier this decade, although that didn't last long. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 05, 2025
Music Soulja Boy & Top5 Put Each Other On Blast Due To Soulja's Beef With Drake Soulja Boy has dissed Drake on multiple occasions in the past, but Top5 wasn't there to defend Drizzy like he is now. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 03, 2025
Music Diddy's Attorneys Call Out "Disturbing" Documentary Interview With A Witness' Lawyer This concern from the legal defense team is similar to Diddy's efforts to place a gag order on Cassie's attorney. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 02, 2025