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Relationships Ashanti’s Mother Was Horrified About Nelly Performing At Donald Trump's Inauguration In a new episode of Ashanti and Nelly's reality show, the songstress' mother shares her concerns about Nelly's Donald Trump performance. By Caroline Fisher June 30, 2025
Music EBK Jaaybo Might Face 30 Years In Jail Over Federal Gun & Drug Case EBK Jaaybo may be in a lot of legal trouble, but recent moves in the hip-hop game have also put his name out there in big ways. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 30, 2025
Music Diddy Jury To Begin Deliberations In Federal Sex Trafficking Trial Reportedly, court will begin today with Judge Arun Subramanian reading instructions to the jury before they begin deliberations. By Caroline Fisher June 30, 2025
Music Playboi Carti Hints At A Fresh Sound For Upcoming Album "BABY BOI" In New Snippet It's unclear where this snippet came from, but it joins DJ Swamp Izzo and other Playboi Carti affiliates' "BABY BOI" teases so far. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 29, 2025
Music Chris Brown Shows Love To T-Pain Amid Drake Tensions Chris Brown broke up the intense backlash T-Pain has been receiving after Drake called him resentful for his comments on Drizzy's retirement. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 29, 2025
Pop Culture Diddy Escort Alleges He Got Cassie Pregnant Clayton Howard, who went by "Dave" while working with Diddy, testified that the mogul allegedly watched her and Cassie have sex. By Zachary Horvath June 28, 2025
Music Joe Budden Questions T-Pain's Divisive Comments About Drake's Possible Retirement While "The Joe Budden Podcast" thinks Drake is here to stay, they also think he doesn't need to respond to folks like T-Pain and many others. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 28, 2025
Streetwear Kanye West Thanks Anna Wintour For Her Support After Vogue Exit Vogue terminated its relationship with Kanye West after him antisemitic comments, but Anna Wintour has usually given Ye grace in these cases. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 28, 2025
Music Woman Asks Justin Combs To Urinate On Her As He Leaves Diddy Trial Diddy's family members, including six of his seven children, have been present in court to support him throughout his federal trial. By Caroline Fisher June 27, 2025
Music Fat Joe Finally Breaks Silence On Disturbing Allegations In Terrance Dixon’s Lawsuit Fat Joe's former hypeman, Terrance Dixon, filed a $20 million lawsuit against him in New York, earlier this month. By Cole Blake June 25, 2025
Music Young Thug Leaves Fans Split After Previewing Ken Carson Collab At Summer Smash Young Thug still has yet to confirm an actual release date for "UY SCUTI", but the number of snippets continues to pile up. By Zachary Horvath June 23, 2025
Music Jay-Z Throws Apparent Shade At Kanye West While Performing With Beyonce In Paris The move comes as Kanye West has made numerous headlines in recent months for speaking about Jay-Z and Beyonce. By Cole Blake June 23, 2025