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Politics DL Hughley Jokes Nicki Minaj Should Be Worried About Chris Hanson, Not Gavin Newsom Nicki Minaj has weighed in on politics a number of times in recent months, often voicing her support for Donald Trump. By Cole Blake December 15, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Stops Show To Sing Happy Birthday To Nine-Year-Old Fan Kendrick Lamar is wrapping up his last performances of the year in Australia, and has given fans many special moments. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 13, 2025
Music Bossman Dlow Hit With Song Theft Allegations In New Lawsuit Louisiana music executive Ivory “Mobo Joe” Paynes accuses Bossman Dlow of stealing key elements from a 1994 Dog House Posse track. By Caroline Fisher December 10, 2025
Pop Culture Jussie Smollett Finally Addresses Viral Kendrick Lamar Deepfake Kendrick Lamar infamously morphed into the likes of Kobe Bryant and Jussie Smollett for his iconic "Heart Part 5" visual back in May 2022. By Zachary Horvath December 01, 2025
Music Lil Baby Finally Confirms Release Date Of “The Leak$” Lil Baby has been sharing new singles for fans every Wednesday to promote his upcoming album, "The Leak$." By Cole Blake November 26, 2025
Music 6ix9ine Inundates Young Thug With Snitching Allegations In Explosive New Diss Track In his new song, 6ix9ine calls Young Thug a "rat" in reference to a clip of him allegedly speaking on Peewee Roscoe during an interrogation. By Caroline Fisher October 15, 2025
Music Mark Geragos Believes Diddy's At Serious Risk Of Prison Assault Mark's daughter Teny Geragos is a part of Diddy's defense team amid his federal case, and Mark himself has known Puff for a while. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 05, 2025
Music 6ix9ine Disrespects 21 Savage And His Alleged Citizenship Status There have been some bubbling tensions between 21 Savage and 6ix9ine for some time, dating back to the "SAVAGE MODE II" days. By Zachary Horvath September 27, 2025
Music 1090 Jake Breaks Down Why Young Thug Didn't Actually Snitch On Peewee Roscoe 1090 Jake's video on Young Thug comes as the rapper is gearing up to release his new album, "UY Scuti," on Friday. By Cole Blake September 25, 2025
Music Teyana Taylor Discusses Creative Directing NBA YoungBoy’s “MASA” Tour NBA YoungBoy's "Make America Slime Again" tour kicked off earlier this month with a performance in Dallas, Texas. By Caroline Fisher September 12, 2025
Music Drake Makes A Shocking Revelation About His Type Drake is making tons of headlines for his interview with Bobbi Althoff ahead of his upcoming album, "Iceman." By Cole Blake September 02, 2025
Relationships Ice Spice Sparks Sauce Gardner Breakup Rumors After Lunch Date With Diamant Blazi Ice Spice and Sauce Gardner met while recording episode of LeBron James' HBO show, "The Shop," back in 2024. By Cole Blake August 22, 2025