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Music Billie Eilish Once Questioned Jumping Out A Window In Berlin: "I Was So Unhappy" Billie Eilish looks back on her darker days. By Chantilly Post January 25, 2020
Music NLE Choppa Explains Why He Doesn't Respect NBA YoungBoy Speaking On King Von NLE Choppa speaks on his tweet about NBA YoungBoy, implying that he doesn't respect the rapper getting involved in "street stuff" that he had nothing to do with. By Alex Zidel January 25, 2022
Music Kendrick Lamar Dominates Spotify Wrapped And Claims One Final Victory Lap Kendrick Lamar dropped "GNX" at the end of 2024, and then went on to have the biggest year of his career so far. By Alexander Cole December 03, 2025
Music Latto Seemingly Picks Sides In Nicki Minaj & Megan Thee Stallion Beef Fans were not shocked by who she chose. By Alexander Cole February 01, 2024
Music Everything You Need To Know About Russ How Russ became one of SoundCloud's brightest stars. By Danny Schwartz February 22, 2017
Music Nas Pens Foreword For Special Edition Of Miles Davis' Autobiography Nas, seeing as how his dad was a jazz musician around Miles Davis' era, knows a thing or two about how much hip-hop borrows from the genre. By Zachary Horvath April 24, 2026
Music Diddy Gave Cassie’s Friend A Concussion With Hanger, Ex-Bodyguard Alleges Roger Bonds alleges that Diddy's been "hiding behind" NDAs. By Caroline Fisher June 22, 2024
Music Lawyer Fights Back Against Diddy's $100M Defamation Lawsuit Diddy accused Ariel Mitchell, attorney Courtney Burgess, and NewsNation's parent company Nexstar Media Group of spreading false info. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 21, 2025
Music 6ix9ine And DJ Akademiks Discuss The Diddy Trial Verdict On Livestream 6ix9ine does not believe that Diddy's legal woes will end anytime soon and that prosecutors will continue to bring new charges against him. By Devin Morton July 04, 2025
Music Kanye West Ex-Staffer Granted Attorney Fees For Fighting "Frivolous" Motion In Antisemitism Lawsuit Kanye West's attempt at dismissing an early 2025 lawsuit is backfiring as his legal team is being awarded for defending a waste of a motion. By Zachary Horvath August 05, 2025
Music Trey Songz Reaches Settlement In Sexual Assault Case Trey Songz was sued by a woman named Jauhara Jeffries in 2020, who alleged that he sexually assaulted her at a party in 2018. By Caroline Fisher September 11, 2025
Music Quavo Hopes To Become The Greatest Rapper-Turned-Actor Of All Time It's unclear if Quavo means to leave his rapper role behind for a full actor transformation, as unlikely as that sounds. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 24, 2025