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Music Doja Cat Tries To End Debate On Whether Or Not She's A Rapper Doja Cat has shown us multiple sides to her artistry since breaking out in the late 2010s, but went nearly full rap on "Scarlet" in 2023. By Zachary Horvath August 11, 2025
Music Aubrey O’Day Breaks Down Over Diddy’s Arrest In Emotional Video Aubrey O'Day has been speaking out against Diddy for years, and alleges that she was a victim of him when she appeared on "Making the Band." By Caroline Fisher August 06, 2025
Music Kodak Black Receives Second Key To The City In A Matter of Weeks In Florida Kodak Black recently paid the rent for his hometown’s housing community for months before it received widespread media attention. By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 03, 2025
Music ScHoolboy Q To Join Kendrick Lamar For Australia “Grand National” Tour Dates Kendrick Lamar plans to bring his record-breaking "Grand National" tour to Sydney and Melbourne in December of this year. By Caroline Fisher August 01, 2025
Music Lil Baby Throws Carnival-Themed 1st Back-To-School Event By His The Jones Project Non-Profit Lil Baby is on the WHAM World Tour in support of his latest album, featuring Young Thug, Future, and Travis Scott. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 31, 2025
Music GloRilla And T-Pain To Be Honored At BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards In August Broadcast Music, Inc. confirmed that T-Pain and GloRilla would be receiving awards during their R&B/Hip-Hop Awards ceremony in August. By Devin Morton July 29, 2025
Music Diddy & King Combs Using "International" Argument To Try & Drop Alleged Yacht Assault Diddy faces another legal hurdle as he and his son, Christian "King" Combs," try to have an alleged assault from 2022 dropped. By Zachary Horvath July 29, 2025
Music Chris Brown & Bryson Tiller Take Charge On Our New "R&B Season" Playlist Update This week's "R&B Season" update comes courtesy of Chris Brown, Bryson Tiller, Mariah Carey, Daniel Caesar, Jacquees, and more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 27, 2025
Music 50 Cent Addresses Rumor He Helped Jay-Z’s Alleged Secret Son Amid Legal Battle For years, a man named Rymir Satterthwaite has alleged that he's Jay-Z's illegitimate son, and begged him to take a paternity test. By Caroline Fisher July 24, 2025
Music 50 Cent's Attempt To Clown Rick Ross For Kissing A Man Goes Wrong After Internet Corrects Him 50 Cent and Rick Ross have traded a lot of jabs over the years, and sometimes, they aren't always going to land. By Zachary Horvath July 23, 2025
Music A$AP Rocky Sparks Health Concerns After Being Spotted In A Wheelchair Further details as to why A$AP Rocky was in a wheelchair while out and about in West Hollywood are unclear. By Cole Blake July 21, 2025
Relationships Reginae Carter Claims Lil Wayne Dated Solange And Other Celebrities Reginae Carter also brought up Lil Wayne's relationships with Nivea and Trina while discussing Solange on her podcast. By Cole Blake March 23, 2026