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Music Howard University Revokes Diddy's Honorary Doctorate Degree Diddy no longer has a doctorate. By Elias Andrews June 07, 2024
Music Megan Thee Stallion & Winnie Harlow's Disagreement Allegedly Centered Around Troy Lanez Megan Thee Stallion was allegedly upset about a post on social media. By Cole Blake November 12, 2024
Music Drake's Federal Lawsuit Against UMG: The Biggest Takeaways Drake's taking UMG to court over "Not Like Us." By Aron A. January 17, 2025
Pop Culture Liam Payne Posted Snapchat Story An Hour Before Tragic Death The singer claimed to be having a 'lovely day.' By Elias Andrews October 16, 2024
Music DJ Hed Criticized After Airing Edited Version Of Drake's "2 Hard 4 The Radio" DJ Hed revealed that he took the Mustard and West Coast disses out of Drake's "2 Hard 4 The Radio," and no one is happy about it. By Alexander Cole May 26, 2026
Music 50 Cent Producing Podcast About DMX's Upbringing Hosted By Jadakiss 50 Cent has been busy as this podcast surrounding the early life of DMX is now the second project of his announced this week. By Zachary Horvath January 23, 2026
Music Young Thug To Reclaim Seized Property Thanks To Latest Legal Win By January 9 at 5 p.m., the state of Georgia must return roughly $150K cash, various luxury cars, and some expensive jewelry to Young Thug. By Caroline Fisher January 08, 2026
Music Wale Rips Radio Station For Backdoor Antics, Radio Personality Lore'l Reacts Wale's radio history includes chart-topping singles "Looking At Me," "Lotus Flower Bomb," and "Matrimony" with Usher. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 16, 2025
Music Kanye West Backs Meme Coin Created By Diddy's Sons Justin and King Combs launched their cryptocurrency venture yesterday (May 8) and Kanye West is helping spread the word. By Zachary Horvath May 09, 2025
Music Ray J's Mom Defends Him After Princess Love Fight & Subsequent Arrest Ray J and Princess Love have already traded their sides of the story online, and it's been ugly to witness. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 30, 2025
TV Teyana Taylor Left Stunned As Janet Jackson Presents Her With Icon Of The Year At The BET Awards Teyana Taylor won Icon of the Year at the BET Awards last night, and her idol Janet Jackson was there to present the award. By Alexander Cole June 29, 2026
Music Jack Harlow Likes Women With High Body Counts: "She Knows What She's Doing" Louisville's own isn't solely attracted to this aspect about a potential partner for him, but said he doesn't hold the same scrutiny as others. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 18, 2023