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Music Kevin Hart Delivers Hilarious Freestyle Over Kendrick Lamar's "squabble up" Kevin "Chocolate Droppa" Hart made a surprise appearance at the BET Awards and dropped some bars over one of Kendrick Lamar's "GNX" cuts. By Zachary Horvath June 10, 2025
Music 5th Ward Weebie, Pioneer Of New Orleans Bounce Music, Has Passed Away He was 42 years old. By Lynn S. January 10, 2020
Music Forensic Video Technician Alleges Diddy & Cassie Assault Footage Shows “Significant Distortion” Diddy is currently behind bars at the MDC in Brooklyn awaiting his trial, which is scheduled to begin next month. By Caroline Fisher April 17, 2025
Streetwear Saweetie Performs "Best Friend" At Philipp Plein's Fashion Show In Milan Saweetie and Quavo both performed at Philipp Plein's show for Milan Fashion Week. By Cole Blake September 24, 2023
Music Sexual Assault Lawsuit Against Diddy, Druski & Odell Beckham Jr Dismissed Earlier this year, a woman named Ashley Parham alleged that Diddy, Odell Beckham Jr, and Druski sexually assaulted her at a party. By Caroline Fisher December 17, 2025
Music Snoop Dogg Files Trademark For His Own Hot Dog Brand "Snoop Doggs" Snoop Dogg is trying to secure the rights for "Snoop Doggs" hot dog brand. By Aron A. January 11, 2022
Music Pop Smoke Runs This Week's "Fire Emoji" Playlist Another weekly update of our "Fire Emoji" playlist including three new cuts from Pop Smoke's second posthumous album, "Faith." By Aron A. July 17, 2021
Sports Super Bowl Halftime Show: 7 Best Performances, Ranked Before Usher takes the stage in February, we are counting down the seven best Super Bowl halftime performances. By Wyatt Westlake September 26, 2023
Music ASAP Rocky’s Lawyer, Joe Tacopina, Addresses Rumor He Turned Down Diddy Case Because Of Jay-Z Lawyer Joe Tacopina was previously offered the opportunity to represent Diddy amid his sex trafficking case. By Caroline Fisher April 04, 2025
Music SZA Tributes "Lost Friend" Mac Miller After Feature On Posthumous Album Their work dates back a decade. By Elias Andrews January 17, 2025
Politics The Game Voices Support For LA Protesters As Tensions Escalate People in Los Angeles have been protesting for days in response to recent ICE's recent immigration raids in the city. By Cole Blake June 09, 2025
Pop Culture Machine Gun Kelly Punches Fan's Face During Performance Machine Gun Kelly was actually a fan of this particular fan. By Jake Lyda July 07, 2023