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Music Diddy Accuses NBC Of Knowingly Rushing Documentary About Him In Defamation Case "Diddy: The Making Of A Bad Boy" resulted in his $100 million defamation lawsuit against NBCUniversal and Peacock ahead of his sentencing. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 13, 2025
Reviews GloRilla "GLORIOUS" Album Review Glo's still got some rough edges to smooth out, but her studio debut both deepens her artistry and emphasizes its strengths. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 14, 2024
Music French Montana Brings Out Andrew Tate At Romanian Festival & Gets Obliterated For It Many fans took issue with French Montana inviting an alleged human trafficker to share the stage with him, but the rapper doesn't mind. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 15, 2024
Music Chris Brown Fans Defend Victoria Monet After Backlash For Attending His Show Many celebrity supporters of Chris Brown often get dragged given his abusive history, and his fans are tired of this obsession. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 08, 2024
Music Nicki Minaj Addresses Lack Of "Pink Friday 2" Videos, And Her Answer Will Surprise You The Trinidadian MC explained how a conversation with J. Cole actually helped her realize a crucial perspective on her work. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 05, 2024
Original Content Why Is Lil Uzi Vert Using Heaven's Gate Cult Imagery For His Artwork? Is Lil Uzi Vert's latest artwork reveal all about style, or is he actually into Heaven's Gate cult ideology? By Rose Lilah August 03, 2018
Music Travis Scott Shows Love To Justin Bieber's "SWAG" After Sales Showdown In contrast to La Flame and the new Clipse album, Travis Scott and Justin Bieber's chart debuts did not have any contextual beef behind them. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 24, 2025
Sports LeBron James Raps Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” On Vacation Amid Drake Tensions Earlier this month, Drake appeared to call out everyone who switched up on him amid his beef with Kendrick Lamar, including LeBron James. By Caroline Fisher July 22, 2025
Music Diddy’s Net Worth Has Reportedly Dropped By Half Since 2022 Diddy is currently facing charges related to sex trafficking and racketeering, as well as several civil lawsuits. By Caroline Fisher May 21, 2025
Politics Lil Wayne Explains The Backstory Of His Infamous Donald Trump Photo Lil Wayne says he wasn't worried about possible backlash to his decision to pose with Donald Trump. By Cole Blake April 22, 2025
Music BIA Claps Back At Megan Thee Stallion For Laughing At Cardi B's Diss Track BIA and Cardi B's recent lyrical exchange followed a feud between Megan Thee Stallion and Nicki Minaj that's still coming up today. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 08, 2026
Music Judge In Lil Durk's Trial Rules On Key Severance Motion From Codefendants Lil Durk's murder-for-hire trial was recently delayed from April to August, and now we have more details about what's next. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 28, 2026