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Music Kendrick Lamar Fans Take Over New Ho King After Show In Drake’s Hometown Of Toronto Yesterday, Kendrick Lamar performed in Drake's hometown of Toronto for the first time since their explosive battle. By Caroline Fisher June 13, 2025
Music Diddy Juror Could Get Disqualified From Trial Over Alleged Dishonesty In court yesterday, tensions arose during Diddy's trial as prosecutors accused a juror of being dishonest during the jury selection process. By Caroline Fisher June 13, 2025
Music Keith Sweat Stands On His Today's Women Entitlement Comments After Viral Backlash Keith Sweat achieved superstardom in the 80s with his early hits, "Make It Last Forever," "I Want Her," and "In The Rain." By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 12, 2025
Music Ashanti Reacts To SZA Paying Homage To One Of Her Iconic Looks At The BET Awards SZA stunned in a yellow leopard print Versace dress at the BET Awards this year, which Ashanti rocked back in 2002. By Caroline Fisher June 12, 2025
Music Diddy Allegedly Told "Jane" He Needed Her Friendship Days After Cassie's Lawsuit "Jane" previously alleged that she had a nasty physical altercation with Diddy not long after Cassie Ventura filed her lawsuit against him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 12, 2025
Music Xzibit Claims DMX’s “Party Up” Was A Kurupt Diss Track During a recent interview, Xzibit shared the interesting backstory behind one of the late DMX's biggest hits. By Caroline Fisher June 11, 2025
Relationships Jeezy Speaks On How He's Doing Following Tumultuous Divorce From Jeannie Mai Jeezy and Jeannie Mai were at each other's throats for months during the finalization of their split, but the MC seems to be healing. By Zachary Horvath June 11, 2025
Music Diddy's Prison Costume From "Monster's Ball" Sells For Over $20k At Auction The auction sale comes as Diddy's criminal trial for allegations of sex trafficking and racketeering continues in New York City. By Cole Blake June 11, 2025
Music Saigon Disses Joe Budden’s Son And Challenges The Retired Rapper To A Boxing Match It looks like Saigon still has hard feelings towards Joe Budden and thinks there's only one way to settle their feud. By Caroline Fisher June 11, 2025
Music ASAP Rocky & Travis Scott Beef: A Brief Timeline Of Tension, Clashes & Confusion Ian Connor's recent comments on A$AP Rocky put a spotlight on the Harlem rapper's supposed beef with Travis Scott. By Aron A. June 10, 2025
Music Playboi Carti Divides Fans' Tastes With His Iced-Out Lollipop Some Playboi Carti fans have pretty bigoted views of his style choices, whereas others think he's just doing too much to be cheeky. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 10, 2025
Music "Jane" Recalls When She Allegedly Began To Assume That Diddy Was Bisexual The "Jane" in Diddy's ongoing federal trial has continued to drop one bombshell allegation after another these last few days. By Zachary Horvath June 10, 2025