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Music Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins Celebrates Songwriters Hall of Fame With “Darkchild Sessions” Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins picked up Michael Jackson from his New York apartment to ride around the city to experience the love from fans. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 21, 2025
Music Janice Combs Shares A Spirited Moment With Her Dog As This Week's Diddy Trial Concludes Diddy was raised by his single mother, Janice Combs, after the death of his father as a toddler. The mogul has frequently praised his mother. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 21, 2025
Music Joey Bada$$ Returns With Potential Dagger Response To Ray Vaughn With "CRASH DUMMY" Joey Bada$$ is looking to assert his dominance over the West Coast and TDE, and this expertly crafted response to Ray Vaughn may just do it. By Zachary Horvath May 20, 2025
Music Cassie Admits She Was Jealous Of Kim Porter's Relationship With Diddy Cassie has been testifying in Diddy's ongoing criminal trial since Tuesday and will return to the stand on Friday. By Cole Blake May 15, 2025
Pop Culture Chrisean Rock Puts Her Body On Display While Flirting With Her Jeweler Chrisean Rock was having tons of laughs while picking up some new pieces from her jeweler over the weekend. By Cole Blake May 05, 2025
Music Kodak Black’s Lawyer Fires Back At Maranda Johnson’s Abuse Allegations According to Kodak Black's lawyer Bradford Cohen, they're willing to take legal action against Maranda Johnson. By Caroline Fisher May 04, 2025
Politics Donald Trump Attacks Charlamagne Tha God On Social Media Following Epstein Comments Charlamagne Tha God’s comments about the Epstein files did not go over well with President Trump, who took to Truth Social to issue a scathing rebuttal. By Devin Morton August 03, 2025
Music Kid Cudi Reveals He's Done Doing Collaborations Unless They Happen "Oragnically" Kid Cudi's next studio album is due out in a couple of weeks and for those hoping there would be features... we're sorry to burst your bubble. By Zachary Horvath August 02, 2025
Music Vybz Kartel Unveils Upcoming 25-City “Worl Boss World Tour” With New Merch Collection Vybz Kartel joined Drake on stage last month at Wireless Festival in London after the 6 God gifted Kartel a owl chain. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 31, 2025
Sports Boosie Badazz Goes Off In Defense Of Gilbert Arenas After Illegal Gambling Arrest Authorities arrested Gilbert Arenas in Southern California on Wednesday for his alleged involvement in an illegal gambling business. By Cole Blake July 31, 2025
Music Diddy Demands A Retrial To Overturn Charges Related To Prostitution Diddy was found guilty on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution in his high-profile criminal trial. By Cole Blake July 31, 2025
Music Waka Flocka Flame Gets The Crowd Jumping With Electric SeaWorld Set Several hip-hop artists have performed at SeaWorld in recent weeks, including Fat Joe, Baby Bash, Ying Yang Twins, and Soulja Boy. By Cole Blake July 28, 2025