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Music Drake Scolds DJ Akademiks For Not Congratulating Him On His Birthday DJ Akademiks definitely did celebrate Drake's birthday, but these cheeky jokes led to yet another "ICEMAN" tease. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 25, 2025
Music Diddy Turned Down Plea Deal Ahead Of Sex Trafficking Trial Diddy's team also argues that he lived a swinger lifestyle, but that this doesn't mean he did anything illegal. By Caroline Fisher April 26, 2025
Music Brian McKnight Drops Unhinged Monologue After Winning $9 Million Lawsuit Brian McKnight apparently just won a huge judgement against his ex wife Julie. The defamation case followed a lot of other family drama. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 17, 2025
Music D4vd’s Ex-Friend Neo Doesn’t Hold Back During Grand Jury Appearance Last month, D4vd's former friend Neo Langston was questioned by Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney Beth Silverman. By Caroline Fisher March 18, 2026
Music Drake Collaborator Sparks Speculation After Sharing J. Cole's “The Fall-Off” Trailer J. Cole recently announced the release date of his upcoming album "The Fall-Off," and unveiled its cover art and trailer. By Caroline Fisher January 14, 2026
Music Clipse Tease "Culturally Inappropriate" Release Next Monday It's unclear what Clipse and Roc Nation are cooking up this August, but either way, fans are happy to be surprised. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 01, 2025
Music Kanye West & King Combs Team Up On Seven-Track EP "NEVER STOP" Kanye West has been showing a lot of love to Diddy's family as of late, and that is culminating in a new EP with Diddy's son, King Combs. By Alexander Cole June 27, 2025
Music Cam’ron & Mase: A Timeline Of Their Beef & Reconciliation From best friends, to a years-long beef, to best friends again. By Demi Phillips January 25, 2024
Politics Nicki Minaj Divides Fans By Praising Donald Trump Nicki Minaj has been making tons of headlines for her controversial antics on social media in recent weeks. By Cole Blake October 15, 2025
Music Amber Rose Jokes About Getting Intimate With Ray J If He Wasn't Her "Brother" Amber Rose and Ray J have been hosting livestreams often these days, previously commenting on the Megan Thee Stallion and Tory Lanez case. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 23, 2025
Pop Culture Adam22 Responds To Unsubstantiated Rumor About Pooh Shiesty Kidnapping & Robbing Gucci Mane These rumors about Pooh Shiesty trying to get out of his deal with Gucci Mane remain completely unsubstantiated. By Cole Blake January 19, 2026
Music DJ Khaled Explains Staying Neutral In Drake, Rick Ross, & Future's Beefs DJ Khaled says he always tries to bring "love" and "positivity" when his fellow artists are beefing with one another. By Cole Blake September 11, 2025