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Music 50 Cent Clowns Tracy Morgan Over Courtside Puking Incident: “WTF” 50 Cent doesn't appear to have any sympathy for Tracy Morgan, who blames food poisoning for his viral incident at the Knicks-Heat game. By Caroline Fisher March 18, 2025
Music Ja Rule Wishes He Had Internet During 50 Cent Beef While Addressing Kendrick Lamar & Drake Battle Along with Nas versus Jay-Z, 50 Cent versus Ja Rule and Kendrick Lamar versus Drake rank among hip-hop's most legendary beefs. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 17, 2025
Music UMG Reportedly Files Motion To Dismiss Drake Defamation Lawsuit Over "Not Like Us" Drake isn't letting his legal battle slow his other efforts down, as he recently seemed to tease a new music video for "$ome $exy $ongs 4 U." By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 17, 2025
Music Charlamagne Tha God Slams “Boring” Kanye West For Trying Too Hard To Be Controversial Kanye West has been making headlines lately for posting swastikas, praising Hitler, demanding Diddy's freedom, and more. By Caroline Fisher March 17, 2025
Viral The Weeknd Performs "Timeless" With Kai Cenat During Playboi Carti's Rolling Loud LA Set Fellow streamer Young Dabo accompanied Kai Cenat at Playboi Carti's performance, where The Weeknd showed both of them love. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 17, 2025
Music Kanye West Creates Chaos Debating Should He Pair Timberlands or Jordan 6's With Klan Sheet Kanye West's Nazi remarks have lost him partnerships with several major brands, including Adidas and Def Jam Recordings. By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 16, 2025
Music Kanye West Mingles With Bianca Censori Lookalike During Sunday Service Auditions Last month, rumors that Kanye West and Bianca Censori were getting a divorce began to circulate, but they've since been debunked. By Caroline Fisher March 15, 2025
Music Jermaine Dupri Weighs In On Dawn Robinson's Precarious Living Situation Jermaine Dupri doubts Dawn Robinson's story, but elsewhere, her ex husband offered her another job from a more sympathetic perspective. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 14, 2025
Music Jay-Z's Accuser Denies Admitting He Never Assaulted Her Despite Bombshell Audio Clip Jay-Z's legal team released an audio recording of a conversation two private investigators had with Jane Doe, earlier this week. By Cole Blake March 13, 2025
Music Lil Tjay Backs Tory Lanez As He Fights Megan Thee Stallion Shooting Case According to a new post from Lil Tjay, he would have "crashed out" if he were in Tory Lanez's position right now. By Caroline Fisher May 30, 2025
Music Tory Lanez Shares Petition Calling For His Release From Prison After Stabbing Incident Tory Lanez is currently serving a 10-year sentence behind bars for the 2020 shooting of Megan Thee Stallion. By Cole Blake May 28, 2025
Music Lizzo Explains Why She Won't Reveal Exactly How Much Weight She's Lost Lizzo has been updating fans on her weight-loss journey since 2023, although she hasn't gotten specific about pounds. By Cole Blake May 26, 2025