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Music Rihanna Celebrates 20 Years In Music With Touching Tribute Rihanna has become one of the most successful musicians and entrepreneurs of our time and she decided to celebrate by thanking everyone. By Zachary Horvath August 30, 2025
Pop Culture Drake Reveals "Degrassi" Led To One Of His First Kisses Drake had his rise to fame during a successful run on "Degrassi: The Next Generation" in which he played Jimmy Brooks for eight years. By Zachary Horvath August 30, 2025
Music Police Scanner Audio Reveals Lil Nas X Was Seemingly Tased During His Arrest Lil Nas X will return to the courtroom on September 15 for a pre-trial hearing in the case as he faces four felony charges. By Cole Blake August 26, 2025
Music Ghostface Killah Wants Tyler, The Creator To Send Him Beats However, the specific Tyler, The Creator song that led Ghostface Killah to this conclusion may surprise you. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 23, 2025
Music Drake Tells Adin Ross He Wants To Box Kick's CEO At A Walmart Drake has been very critical of Kick and Stake cofounders Ed Craven and Bijan Tehrani for various recent reasons. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 23, 2025
Music Joey Bada$$ Announces "The Dark Aura Tour" With Ab-Soul & Rapsody As Special Guests The tour announcement comes after Joey Bada$$ had to delay the release of his highly-anticipated new album. By Cole Blake August 18, 2025
Music Erica Banks Claims Carl Crawford Did Not Pay For Her BBL Earlier this year, Carl Crawford claimed that he paid for Erica Banks' first BBL, and that it gave her a huge confidence boost. By Caroline Fisher August 14, 2025
Music Taylor Swift Praises Diddy As An Ideal Prom Date In Resurfaced Viral Interview Clip The clip is resurfacing after Taylor Swift announced that she's dropping her next album, "The Life of a Showgirl," on October 3rd. By Cole Blake August 14, 2025
Music Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist Announce Two-Month Long Tour For "Alfredo 2" Freddie Gibbs and The Alchemist will be hitting the road next month alongside some special guests like MAVI as well. By Zachary Horvath August 05, 2025
Politics Megyn Kelly Pleads With Donald Trump To Not Pardon Diddy Deadline previously reported that Donald Trump was weighing whether to use a presidential pardon on Diddy. By Cole Blake July 31, 2025
Music Chris Brown & Live Nation Sued By Swimwear Company Over "Breezy Bowl XX" Tour Chris Brown announced his Breezy Bowl XX tour with Summer Walker and Bryson Tiller as supporting acts, earlier this year. By Cole Blake July 30, 2025
Relationships Nelly & Ashanti Celebrate Their Son KK's First Birthday With Wholesome Family Photos Nelly and Ashanti welcomed Kareem Kenkaide Haynes as their first son, last year, after tying the knot in 2023. By Cole Blake July 30, 2025