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Music Rihanna's Father's Cause Of Death Revealed Rihanna's father passed away on May 30 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles while surrounded by family. By Cole Blake June 26, 2025
Politics White House Uses Usher's "Hey Daddy" To Welcome Donald Trump Back From NATO Summit NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte jokingly referred to Donald Trump as "Daddy" during a NATO Summit in The Hague. By Cole Blake June 26, 2025
Music Diddy Breaks His Silence Amid Sex Trafficking Trial To Thank Judge Today, Diddy was asked to confirm his decision not to testify in his own federal sex trafficking and racketeering trial. By Caroline Fisher June 24, 2025
Music DJ Hed Premieres New Clipse Song "So Be It" And It's A Banger Clipse are about three weeks away from dropping their first album as a duo since December 2009 and every teaser we've gotten has been gas. By Zachary Horvath June 17, 2025
Music Chris Brown Cheekily Thanks Manchester Jail At UK Show After Controversial Arrest Chris Brown was accused of an alleged assault at a nightclub in the UK, and he spent a few days at a Manchester prison before bail. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 16, 2025
Music Orlando Brown Alleges Ray J Made Him Smoke Weed As A Teen Orlando Brown and Ray J are both known for their wild celebrity takes, although they hadn't crossed over much before this. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 15, 2025
Music Kanye West Arrives At Diddy Trial In An All-White Outfit Kanye West has been very supportive of Diddy amid his trial, whether it's through social media rants or his music. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 13, 2025
Music Kirk Burrowes Alleges He Saw Diddy Slap His Mother Allegedly, Janice Combs questioned her son Diddy shortly after the deadly 1991 City College crowd crush, and he had an extreme reaction. By Caroline Fisher December 02, 2025
Music Ja Rule Responds To Tasha K's Report That He Was Jumped By Max B & His Crew Tasha K started a firestorm last night, claiming Ja Rule was allegedly jumped by Max B and his crew backstage at a Monica and Brandy show. By Zachary Horvath November 21, 2025
Music Offset Blasts Finesse2tymes For Chiming In On Cardi B & Stefon Diggs Finesse2tymes recently made some shady comments about Offset, resulting in a heated back and forth online. By Caroline Fisher November 18, 2025
Music Drake Proclaims "It's Still Personal" In Post Flexing His Years Of Success Whether this is an "ICEMAN" tease, a message to his haters, or just another random photo dump, Drake had something to get off his chest. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 15, 2025
Music Denzel Curry Is Here For Commercial Rap Being "Dead" It's unclear what prompted Denzel Curry to sound off on the state of mainstream rap, but it may have to do with its struggles on the charts. By Zachary Horvath November 13, 2025