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Music Jon B Regrets Harsh Comments To Gunna & Chloe Bailey Over Using "They Don't Know" Sample Jon B became an R&B legend in the 90s for his work with the late Tupac and his chart-topping singles "Are U Still Down?" By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 19, 2025
Music Skilla Baby Breaks His Silence On Detroit Shooting In New Freestyle Last month, Skilla Baby suffered graze wounds to his head, hand, back, and thigh after a shooting in his hometown. By Caroline Fisher June 19, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Has A Message For Drake After Surpassing His Billboard Record Nicki Minaj and Drake are confident in their individual GOAT candidacies, but their Young Money bond goes even deeper than competition. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 19, 2025
Sports Drake Reveals The Shocking Amount He's Lost On Sports Betting Regardless of the losing streak, Drake's still set on making it back with Game 6 of the NBA Finals on Thursday. By Cole Blake June 19, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Claims Pusha T Got The Wrong Information About Travis Scott Pusha T dissed Travis Scott on the new Clipse song, "So Be It," which arrives ahead of their reunion album, "Let God Sort Em Out." By Cole Blake June 17, 2025
Music Tekken Player Named "Joe Budden" Gets Kicked Out Of Tournament For Toilet Paper Antics This mysterious Tekken player, who has no real connection to Joe Budden, showed up to CEO 2025 with a (partial) Doctor Doom costume. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 16, 2025
Music Diddy’s Ex-Assistant Details Alleged 24-Hour "Kings Night" Sex Parties This week, Diddy's former assistant Jonathan Perez took the stand amid his federal sex trafficking and racketeering trial. By Caroline Fisher June 14, 2025
Music Justin Bieber Finally Puts His Foot Down On Pestering Paparazzi Justin Bieber has clashed a lot with paparazzi before, but he wanted to send a clearer message this time around. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 13, 2025
Music Jagmeet Singh Praises OVO And Apologizes To Drake After Attending Kendrick Lamar Concert Drake had some smoke for Jagmeet Singh on Sunday morning after the Canadian politician attended the Kendrick Lamar and SZA show. By Alexander Cole June 16, 2025
Music Fetty Wap Clemency Petition Gains Traction As Fans Demand Prison Release Fetty Wap was sentenced to six years in prison shortly after pleading guilty to federal drug charges in 2023. By Caroline Fisher June 12, 2025
Music Diddy’s Ex-Girlfriend Alleges She Witnessed Another Rapper’s Freak-Off Diddy's ex-girlfriend took the stand in his federal trial again today, recalling a trip she allegedly took to Las Vegas with another rapper. By Caroline Fisher June 12, 2025
Music “Jane” Admits She Used Diddy’s Alleged Freak-Offs To Her Advantage One of Diddy's former girlfriends recently testified anonymously under the pseudonym "Jane" amid his federal trial. By Caroline Fisher June 11, 2025