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Music Trey Songz Wants Sexual Assault Case Thrown Out; Claims Of Witness Tampering Trey Songz wants his sexual assault case thrown out amidst claims that Jauhara Jeffries' lawyer attempted to pay off a key witness. By Brianna Lawson February 15, 2022
Numbers J.I.D. Unloads Impressive Collection Of Gold Plaques J.I.D recently unboxed an impressive collection of gold plaques, earned for "Never," "Off Deez," and "151 Rum." By Mitch Findlay February 19, 2021
Pop Culture Jhené Aiko Shares #StopAsianHate Posts After Atlanta Spa Shootings Jhené Aiko reflects on her grandfather's legacy while encouraging her followers to #StopAsianHate. By Joshua Robinson March 18, 2021
Music 2Pac's Brother Theorizies He'd Be Critical Of The Grammys 2Pac Shakur's brother Mopreme opened up about how the late rapper might have reacted to the 2021 Grammy Awards. By Mitch Findlay March 17, 2021
Numbers Drake Sets Another Billboard Chart Record Drake continues his historic rollout for "Certified Lover Boy" by setting yet another Billboard chart record. By Joshua Robinson March 17, 2021
Music Travis Scott Agrees To SZA's Request To Perform "Love Galore" One Last Time Travis Scott tells SZA that he's down to perform "Love Galore" with her "a couple more times," and while doing so, he teases that SZA may be performing at Astroworld Festival this year. By Joshua Robinson June 04, 2021
Music 50 Cent Marvels At Kevin Durant's Massive Coinbase Profit 50 Cent took a moment to show some love to Kevin Durant after the basketball star's Coinbase investment proved particularly lucrative. By Mitch Findlay April 15, 2021
Music Meek Mill Gets Teased For Asking "What Is A PH Balance" A comment on Justin LaBoy's post went haywire for the rapper. By Erika Marie April 14, 2021
Music Swae Lee Gives Update On Stolen Hard Drive: "It's On The Way Back" Swae Lee had his hard drive stolen not too long ago, but thankfully he has a positive update on the situation and it looks like he'll be getting it back soon. By Keenan Higgins December 23, 2020
Music L.A. Reid Passed On Signing Kanye West, John Legend, & More Out Of Spite, Lawsuit Claims A former employee of L.A. Reid says he turned down opportunities to sign Kanye West and John Legend out of spite. By Cole Blake January 23, 2024
Music Kid Cudi Dismisses Retiring, The Alchemist Links With Him After Joint Album Talk The Cleveland creative had reached out to the stellar producer to work together, which is exciting now that he doesn't want to hang up the mic yet. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 20, 2024
Sports Usher Drops First Teaser For Super Bowl Halftime Show The minute-long trailer celebrated Usher's legacy through his iconic track, "Yeah". By Ben Mock January 12, 2024