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Music Nipsey Hussle To Be Commemorated With Los Angeles Intersection Renaming This Saturday (February 28), the intersection at Crenshaw Boulevard and Slauson Avenue will become "Nipsey Hussle Square." By Caroline Fisher February 25, 2026
Politics Amanda Seales Dubs Nelly An "Idiot" For Playing At Trump Inauguration Ball The rapper has caught a lot of flack. By Elias Andrews January 20, 2025
Music Joe Budden Podcast's Ice Responds To Kendrick Lamar's Hitta J3's Rant About Him JBP's Ice does something about Hitta J3's rant. By Bryson "Boom" Paul January 12, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Lets A Young Fan Join Him On A Run In Detroit Kendrick Lamar was in Detroit for a performance on his and SZA's ongoing "Grand National Tour," earlier this week. By Cole Blake June 12, 2025
Music Ray J Apologizes To Sexyy Red For Alleging They Slept Together Ray J said Sexyy Red is one of his favorite artists and explained that he misrepresented their actual interaction with this false claim. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 08, 2025
Music "Jane" Alleges Diddy Is Still Paying For Her Rent Despite Trial Testimony The anonymous alleged sex trafficking victim previously alleged during trial that she exchanged "freak-offs" with Diddy for rent money. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 07, 2025
Relationships Kim Kardashian Reportedly On Verge Of Stripping Joint Legal Custody Of Their Kids From Kanye West It appears that Kanye West's more recent tweets have sent Kim Kardashian over the edge, and it seems she's weighing all of her options now. By Zachary Horvath March 17, 2025
Music Boosie Badazz Saved By Security Guard In New Footage From Ohio Concert Shootout Details keep rolling in from the horrific Boosie Badazz concert in Akron, including some footage of a brave security guard. By Zachary Horvath March 11, 2025
Music Meghan Cuniff Shockingly Gives Tory Lanez Credit After He Called Her Out On New Album "PETERSON" Tory Lanez also called out various other individuals and entities on his new one-of-one prison album "PETERSON," including Roc Nation. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 08, 2025
Music Tory Lanez’s New Alleged Evidence In Megan Thee Stallion Case Has Not Been Filed In Court Kelsey Harris' bodyguard recently came forward to allege that Harris shot Megan Thee Stallion in 2020, not Tory Lanez. By Caroline Fisher May 15, 2025
Music Keefe D Claims Innocence Over Tupac Murder In First TV Interview Since Arrest Keefe D was arrested back in September of 2023 and was charged with the 1996 murder of Tupac Shakur. He's currently in a Las Vegas prison. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 06, 2025
Music Kanye West Is As Confusing As Ever In His Latest Twitter Rant About Swastikas Kanye West is repeating many of his Twitter talking points about his embrace of the swastika emblem and pushback from the industry. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 28, 2025