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Music Lil Wayne's Security Guard Takes $29K Loss In Court Over Alleged Assault Back in 2023, a security guard sued Lil Wayne, accusing him of brandishing a firearm and punching him. The rapper denied the allegations. By Erika Marie June 12, 2026
TV Joe Budden Weighs In On Sauce Walka's Beef With Drake Joe Budden and his co-hosts decided to dive head first into the recent beef between Sauce Walka and rap megastar, Drake. By Alexander Cole June 03, 2026
Music Lil Wayne Believes Some Women Rappers Won't Admit Nicki Minaj Influenced Them During a conversation with DJ Drama, Lil Wayne offered some comments about Nicki Minaj and her influence on rap. By Alexander Cole July 01, 2026
Music Nipsey Hussle And Bino Rideaux's Collaborative Album Has A Release Date Bino Rideaux has been teasing a collaborative album with Nipsey Hussle, and today, we officially have a release date for "Prolific." By Alexander Cole June 12, 2026
Music Tyler The Creator Denies Plans To Release A Jazz Album Tyler, The Creator addresses the speculation. By Aron A. June 16, 2026
Music Birdman & Master P Are Going On Tour With Boosie This Fall: How To Cop Tickets Birdman and Master P are teaming up for the Cash Money & No Limit tour, which will also feature Boosie Badazz. By Alexander Cole June 15, 2026
Music Cardi B Asks Fans To Lay Off BIA After Performing Diss Track At BET Awards Some fans called Cardi B hypocritical for performing the BIA diss track "Pretty & Petty" at the 2026 BET Awards and later asking for peace. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 29, 2026
Politics San Antonio's Mayor Calls For Cancelation Of Kanye West's Concert Kanye West's upcoming shows in the United States are in Tampa, Chicago, and San Antonio, which Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones is not happy about. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 21, 2026
Sports Teyana Taylor Explains Tense Moment With Security At Knicks Game After a viral video showing Teyana Taylor being denied access to the court following the Knicks' win, she's clarifying what happened. By Erika Marie June 17, 2026
TV Druski Delivers Hilarious Jay-Z Impression At The BET Awards Druski was hosting the BET Awards last night, and in the middle of the show, he delivered an impressive Jay-Z impression. By Alexander Cole June 29, 2026
Music India.Arie Clears The Air After Yung Miami "Spend Dat" Controversy India.Arie clarified her critical comments about Yung Miami's song "Spend Dat," stating she never called for a boycott against the song. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 01, 2026
Music Rihanna Assault Cannot Be Mentioned In Chris Brown Dog Bite Lawsuit A former housekeeper is suing Chris Brown after she claims his dog mauled her while she was taking out the trash at his L.A. home. By Erika Marie June 10, 2026