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TV Kevin Hart Kicks Off BET Awards With A Bang, Takes Aim At Diddy, Cardi B, & Kanye West Kevin Hart is hosting the BET Awards tonight, and during his monologue, he made sure to make jokes about the event's biggest stars. By Alexander Cole June 09, 2025
Music DOJ Alleges Gucci Mane Helped Feds Identify Pooh Shiesty & Big 30 New details are emerging slowly but surely. By Tallie Spencer April 02, 2026
Music Drake & Central Cee's "Which One" Heads For High-Ranking Debut On The Billboard Hot 100 Drake and Central Cee ended up performing the song together at a concert in Manchester over the weekend. By Cole Blake July 28, 2025
Music Joe Budden Shows Off Body Transformation In New Workout Video Joe Budden recently said that he's below 220 pounds and has been working on his health and fitness. By Cole Blake February 11, 2026
Music Nicki Minaj Adds Dez Bryant To Her List Of Enemies Amid Jay-Z Beef After Vicious Exchange Dez Bryant accidentally got on Nicki Minaj's bad side after getting mentioned in a comment by Dallas Cowboys owner, Jerry Jones. By Zachary Horvath August 04, 2025
Music Cardi B Claims She's Willing To Go To Jail As Nicki Minaj Continues To Mention Her KIds Nicki Minaj and Cardi B have been trading some pretty harmful and violent shots at one another, even dragging their kids into it. By Zachary Horvath October 01, 2025
Music Big U Will Represent Himself In RICO Trial After His Lawyer's Shocking Withdrawal Authorities have accused Big U of allegedly running a criminal network connected to the Rollin' 60s Crips gang. By Cole Blake May 21, 2025
Music Drake Affiliate All But Confirms One Key Detail About "ICEMAN's" Release Date Drake cannot wait to drop "ICEMAN," and according to one producer, there is a fairly large release window. By Alexander Cole January 05, 2026
Music Luce Cannon Reportedly Shares Big U's Reaction To Son's Death TMZ has reportedly confirmed via family sources that Eugene "Big U" Henley's son, Jabari "Baby Uiie" Henley, was shot and killed last night. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 01, 2025
Music Baby Keem’s “Ca$ino” First-Week Sales Projections Are In Last week, Baby Keem finally unveiled his sophomore album featuring Kendrick Lamar, Too $hort, and more after a five-year wait. By Caroline Fisher February 25, 2026
Music Drake Reacts To Kendrick Lamar Fan Account Being Exposed For Posting From India X (formerly Twitter) has begun implementing a feature to reveal where accounts are posting from and it's led to plenty of drama. By Cole Blake November 25, 2025
Music Lil Pump’s Attempt To Ragebait J. Cole Is As Embarrassing As His Career Trajectory Lil Pump is back to ragebaiting J. Cole but the formula that made him famous no longer works, and that particular conversation has long moved on without him. By Aron A. March 10, 2026