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Music Cardi B Urges Her Haters To Move On As 2026 Approaches Cardi B faces a lot of hate year in and year out, but her relationship and pregnancy with Stefon Diggs has really enraged some folks. By Zachary Horvath December 29, 2025
Music YFN Lucci's Attorney Issues Motion Demanding Speedy Trial The rapper's legal team is seeking acquittal if this case doesn't move forward within six months. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 01, 2023
Music NxWorries Gets Down On Our New "R&B Season" Playlist Update "R&B Season" boasts new picks from Anderson .Paak, Knxwledge, Rihanna, Emotional Oranges, GIVĒON, Naomi Sharon, and more this week. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 18, 2025
Music Drake's Mother Flexes "ICEMOM" Tattoo Drake's mother Sandra Graham was a big part of his "FOMO" short film, and she even showed off her new "ICEMAN" inspired ink. By Alexander Cole September 16, 2026
Music Beyonce Brings Out Her Mom Tina Knowles During Tour To Celebrate Her New Book's Success Beyonce and Tina Knowles also took the stage with the former's daughters Blue Ivy and Rumi during the "COWBOY CARTER" tour. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 04, 2025
Pop Culture Lil Kim Had Creative Control Over Retouching Ebony Cover Shoot Fans couldn't believe that Lil Kim was allowed to retouch the cover herself. By Lavender Alexandria September 19, 2023
Music Drake Officially Dismissed From Astroworld Lawsuits A similar request made by Travis Scott was rejected. By Lavender Alexandria April 11, 2024
Music Kid Cudi Fires Back At M.I.A. Lawsuit By Invoking First Amendment Kid Cudi responded to M.I.A's lawsuit. By Aron A. September 10, 2026
Tech Spotify Experiences Major Outage, Twitter Reacts Spotify users are having a bad morning. By Alexander Cole April 19, 2023
Music Janelle Monae On Aretha Franklin's Influence: "She Is The Blueprint" Janelle Monae speaks on Aretha Franklin's legacy. By Milca P. August 25, 2018
Music NLE Choppa Says There Is Divide In The Black Community NLE Choppa does not hold back on his latest tweet. By Zachary Horvath August 21, 2023
Music SZA In The MCU As Storm? The Singer Wants To Play The Part SZA made her acting debut in 2025. The X-Men's Storm will join the MCU in phrase 7 along with the mutant race. By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 22, 2025