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TV Lil Wayne Performs A Fan-Favorite Medley Of Hits At "SNL" 50th Anniversary Special Lil Wayne was one of many artists to perform at this sprawling event for the iconic sketch comedy program. By Zachary Horvath February 17, 2025
Music 50 Cent Roasts Diddy With A New Name For Baby Oil 50 Cent isn't letting up on Diddy. By Cole Blake September 25, 2024
Music Security Guard From InterContinental Hotel Alleges Diddy Paid Him And Staff Members For Cassie Video Eddy Garcia details how Diddy and his team allegedly got a hold of the 2016 Cassie video that "CNN" eventually released to the public. By Zachary Horvath June 03, 2025
Music Rob Markman Reveals Contents Of Kendrick Lamar's Clipse Feature Def Jam and UMG lost Pusha T and No Malice when the label asked to ax Kendrick Lamar's feature verse from the upcoming Clipse comeback album. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 02, 2025
Relationships Brian McKnight Has Allegedly Made No Effort To Contact His Family After His Son Niko's Death Brian McKnight's son, Niko, passed away at the age of 32, last week, following a lengthy battle with cancer. By Cole Blake June 02, 2025
Music Justin Bieber Admits He's Afraid Of Being "Exposed" In Candid Post About Mental Health Justin Bieber fans have been expressing their concerns about the singer's antics on social media in recent weeks. By Cole Blake May 11, 2025
Music Rihanna Glows As She Flaunts Baby Bump And Odd Accessory In New York City ASAP Rocky recently said it felt “amazing” to tell the world that he and Rihanna are expecting their third child. By Caroline Fisher May 10, 2025
Music Ja Rule Leads Moving Irv Gotti Tribute Weeks After His Passing Ja Rule recently admitted that Irv Gotti's death has been painful for him, as it seems like it all happened so fast. By Caroline Fisher April 17, 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
Music Baby Keem Says "Ca$ino" Is His First Album With "Meaning" Baby Keem really opened up on "Ca$ino" and it seems that was the whole point of it after giving glimpses of who he is earlier on. By Zachary Horvath March 19, 2026
Streetwear Lil Yachty Explains Why He Thinks Many Rappers Today Can't Dress This is far from Lil Yachty's only fashion hot take, as he prompted the ire of New York City's streetwear culture a few years ago. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 06, 2026
Music T.I. Reflects On Kanye West's Fall from Grace Recently, the rapper spoke with "The Breakfast Club" about his relationship with the disgraced mogul. By Alexis Oatman August 16, 2023