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Music Rihanna Was Sober All 2024, She Says In 1st Instagram Post of 2025 RiRi reveals her journey through 2024. By Bryson "Boom" Paul January 01, 2025
Music Lil Uzi Vert Expresses His Opinion On Leakers & Fans Who Listen To His Leaked Music Lil Uzi Vert has something to say about leakers. By Bryson "Boom" Paul December 30, 2024
Music Brian McKnight Jr. Shares Heartfelt Tribute To His Brother Niko After His Tragic Passing Brian McKnight's son, Niko McKnight, passed away at the age of 32, last week, after a lengthy battle with cancer. By Cole Blake June 02, 2025
Music Drake Allegedly Hired Two Private Investigators To Subpoena Kojo Menne Asamoah In UMG Lawsuit Drake's legal team alleges that Kojo Menne Asamoah helped artificially inflate the success of Kendrick Lamar's hit, "Not Like Us." By Caroline Fisher July 15, 2025
Sports 50 Cent Is Heated At The Number Of Players Who Tore Their Achilles During The 2025 NBA Playoffs 50 Cent posted a video where he was frustrated at the uptick in Achilles injuries during the 2025 NBA season. By Devin Morton July 06, 2025
Music T.I. Has No Respect For 50 Cent, Claims 50 Agreed To "Verzuz" & Backed Out T.I. and 50 Cent have been going back and forth for a while now, and it all stems from a "Verzuz" challenge that remains unanswered. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 22, 2026
Politics Nicki Minaj Will Speak During Donald Trump's Crypto Forum At Mar-a-Lago Nicki Minaj has already voiced her support for Donald Trump at multiple different events in recent months. By Cole Blake February 17, 2026
Music J. Cole’s “The Fall-Off” World Tour Presale Draws Thousands Of Fans J. Cole is preparing to embark on a 54-date world tour in support of his seventh studio album, "The Fall-Off." By Caroline Fisher February 17, 2026
Music J. Cole Surprises Fans At Fayetteville Listening Event For "The Fall-Off" J. Cole pays tribute to his hometown of Fayetteville consistently on "The Fall-Off," so to see him in the flesh there is even more special. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 07, 2026
Music Lauryn Hill Set To Honor D’Angelo And Roberta Flack With Special Tribute At The 2026 GRAMMYs Lauryn Hill will lead the tribute for the two figures. By Tallie Spencer January 29, 2026
Music Ray J Reveals He’s Currently On Nine Different Medications As He Faces Serious Health Concerns Prayers up for Ray J! By Tallie Spencer January 29, 2026
Music Lil Baby Accepts DJ Akademiks' Boxing Challenge, But Only On One Condition DJ Akademiks and Lil Baby are currently at odds, but it looks like they might sort out their differences in the ring sometime soon. By Caroline Fisher January 27, 2026