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Music Fans Place Blame For Lauryn Hill's Late-Night Essence Fest Set On Singer But Sources Blame Essence Lauryn Hill performed her classic “To Zion” alongside her 28-year-old son, whom she created the song about in 1998 with Carlos Santana. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 05, 2025
Music King Combs Delivers Ecstatic Message To Fans Following Diddy's Mixed Verdict There's a belief amongst Diddy and his family that he will get out on bond later today ahead of his sentencing. By Zachary Horvath July 02, 2025
Music Diddy Proposes $1 Million Bond Package With Strict Travel Conditions After Trial's Verdict We still have no idea what Diddy's sentence will be after his trial's jury acquitted him on some charges and convicted him on others. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 02, 2025
Music Diddy Quotes His Hit "Coming Home" In Emotional Message To His Family Following Verdict It was an emotional conclusion for Diddy's trial as the jury came to a mixed verdict after a multi-day deliberation. By Zachary Horvath July 02, 2025
Music Diddy Fans Celebrate Verdict By Drenching Themselves In Baby Oil Outside Courthouse The jury finally reached a verdict today in Diddy's trial, which has since earned mixed reactions from fans and peers. By Caroline Fisher July 02, 2025
Music PARTYNEXTDOOR Tops Rhythmic Airplay Chart For First Time While Drake Extends His Record Drake and PARTYNEXTDOOR's "$ome $exy $ongs 4 U" may have not landed with everyone, but it's clearly sticking with more than enough people. By Zachary Horvath July 02, 2025
Music US Revokes Bob Vylan's Visas Over Controversial Glastonbury Set Police in the United Kingdom are investigating the performances of both Bob Vylan and Kneecap at Glastonbury. By Cole Blake June 30, 2025
Politics Nelly Calls Out Kamala Harris For Marrying A White Man Amid Donald Trump Performance Backlash Nelly recently suggested that he's more pro-Black than Kamala Harris because of who they each decided to marry. By Caroline Fisher June 30, 2025
Relationships A$AP Rocky & Rihanna Look Stunning At "Smurfs" Film Premiere Rihanna will be starring as Smurfette in the highly-anticipated movie, which hits theaters in the US on July 18th. By Cole Blake June 29, 2025
Music Timeline For Closing Arguments Revealed As Diddy Trial Nears Its End Diddy's federal sex trafficking and racketeering trial is finally nearing its end after nearly two months. By Caroline Fisher June 26, 2025
Sports Kevin Durant Shuts Down Cam'ron's Theory About Tyrese Haliburton's Injury Cam'ron had theorized that low-top shoes have played a role in the high number of Achilles injuries NBA stars are suffering. By Cole Blake June 25, 2025
Music Cardi B Explains Why She's Including "WAP" & "Up" On Her Sophomore Album Cardi B has been catching a lot of heat for including these older tracks on her next LP, but she feels they deserve to be there. By Zachary Horvath June 25, 2025