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Music Megan Thee Stallion Reveals Heartbreaking Reason For Rejecting "Call of Duty" Deal That Went To Nicki Minaj Yesterday, Daniel Kinney of Roc Nation testified in Megan Thee Stallion's defamation trial against Milagro Gramz. By Caroline Fisher November 20, 2025
Music J. Cole Unveils Cover Art For Upcoming Album “The Fall-Off” J Cole has finally announced the official release date of his highly anticipated seventh studio album, "The Fall-Off." By Caroline Fisher January 14, 2026
Music Boosie Badazz Will Not Go To Prison Over His Federal Gun Case Boosie Badazz reportedly received a sentence of time served, a $50,000 fine, and 300 hours of community service. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 09, 2026
Music Mary J Blige Secures Legal Victory As Misa Hylton’s Lawsuit Is Dismissed A judge has ruled that Misa Hylton's failure to respond to Mary J Blige's dismissal motion “constitutes the abandonment” of her claims. By Caroline Fisher January 07, 2026
Music Young Threat, A Feature On Kendrick Lamar's "GNX," Was Hit With Murder Charges Young Threat was one of many Los Angeles-based collaborators Kendrick Lamar worked with on his 2024 album, "GNX." By Cole Blake January 06, 2026
Music Kanye West's Daughter North West Produces Song For Lil Wayne's Son Lil Novi With North West showing off more rage beats and Lil Novi making more rage tracks, Kanye West and Lil Wayne's kids are following their leads. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 03, 2026
Music Charlamagne Tha God Reportedly Signs Massive $200M Deal With iHeartMedia News of Charlamagne Tha God's massive iHeartMedia deal comes as "The Breakfast Club" and other shows are hitting Netflix next year. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 19, 2025
Music Mother Of 50 Cent's Son Accuses Him Of Allegedly Assaulting Daphne Joy Shaniqua Tompkins and 50 Cent share a son in Marquise Jackson, who recently made headlines for trolling the rapper on Father's Day. By Cole Blake June 17, 2025
Music Sneako Presses Diddy Trial Reporter For Not Calling Kanye West "Ye" Sneako and Kanye West have been linking up a lot as of late, and the two of them made it to the Diddy trial's courthouse on Friday. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 13, 2025
TV Rocsi Diaz & AJ Calloway Apologize For Missing "106 & Park" Reunion At The 2025 BET Awards The former "106 & Park" cohosts didn't make it to their 2025 BET Awards reunion, but Rocsi Diaz and AJ Calloway reflected on the show fondly. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 10, 2025
Politics Nicki Minaj Faces Backlash For Sharing Donald Trump's Supposed Achievements It's far from the first time Nicki Minaj has spoken out in support of President Donald Trump in recent weeks. By Cole Blake November 11, 2025
Music Drake Sparks New Album Buzz By Liking Post About “ICEMAN” Drake's highly anticipated ninth studio album "ICEMAN" doesn't have an official release date, but it's expected to drop sometime this year. By Caroline Fisher November 05, 2025