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Music Dionne Warwick Hit With Lawsuit By Company That Negotiated Doja Cat Sample Deal In a new lawsuit, Artist Rights Enforcement Corp accuses Dionne Warwick of trying to dodge a 50% royalty split agreement. By Caroline Fisher December 17, 2025
Music Top5 Buries The Hatchet With Hitta J3 And Calls Drake A Nail Polish Wearing Weirdo The move comes after Top5 posted a picture of Kendrick Lamar and praised his song, "Not Like Us," over the weekend. By Cole Blake December 08, 2025
TV Blueface Locks Women Up In Jail For Hectic New Dating Show Blueface's new dating show comes after he got out of prison, last month, having spent nearly two years behind bars. By Cole Blake December 08, 2025
Music Netflix Fires Back At Diddy’s Stolen Footage Allegations Diddy was furious with Netflix for putting out 50 Cent's new documentary, "Sean Combs: The Reckoning," on Tuesday. By Cole Blake December 03, 2025
Music Bomb Squad Investigates Box Outside Of Megan Thee Stallion's Defamation Trial The jury sided with Megan Thee Stallion in her trial on Monday, finding Milagro Gramz liable for defamation. By Cole Blake December 01, 2025
Music How To Watch "Sean Combs: The Reckoning" 50 Cent's upcoming documentary, "Sean Combs: The Reckoning," will detail the recent turbulent years of Diddy's life. By Cole Blake December 01, 2025
Music Cam'ron Blocked From Receiving Potential Payout In J. Cole Lawsuit A federal lien by a photographer who won a lawsuit against Cam'ron for copyright infringement has complicated his legal battle with J. Cole. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 30, 2025
Politics Cardi B Combats Nicki Minaj With Support Of Jasmine Crockett Cardi B may not be directly fighting back against Nicki Minaj's Republican support, but she's making her stance clear politically again. By Zachary Horvath February 27, 2026
Music T.I. Claims 50 Cent Is Avoiding A Verzuz Battle With Him, 50 Calls Him A Snitch Not only did T.I. fans take issue with how 50 Cent responded to his Verzuz challenge, but it seems like the general public is split on this. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 07, 2026
TV Megan Thee Stallion To Act Alongside Daniel Radcliffe In "The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins" Megan Thee Stallion previously acted in "She-Hulk: Attorney at Law" and "Big Mouth" among other projects. By Cole Blake February 04, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Reacts To Ebro Calling His Life "Sad" DJ Akademiks and Ebro's feud has been intensifying in recent days and the latter just fired back with some hard-hitting critiques. By Zachary Horvath March 19, 2026
Music Afroman Takes To The Streets To Celebrate His Win Following Viral Lawsuit Afroman recently found himself in the middle of a defamation lawsuit with Adams County deputies, and on Wednesday, he won. By Alexander Cole March 19, 2026