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Music Petition Launched To Remove Kanye West From Slovakian Hip-Hop Festival Fans are calling for Kanye West's removal from a popular festival in Slovakia because of his history of antisemitism. By Devin Morton June 26, 2025
Music OMB Peezy Nightclub Shooting Suspect Arrested This April, OMB Peezy's sprinter van was shot at roughly 20 times in the parking lot of StarBar in Raleigh, North Carolina. By Caroline Fisher June 25, 2025
Music Diddy Prosecutors Drop Kidnapping And Select Sex Trafficking Charges The move from prosecutors in Diddy's sex trafficking and racketeering trial comes just before closing arguments. By Cole Blake June 25, 2025
Music Jay-Z & Beyonce Attend Pharrell's Louis Vuitton Show In Paris Jay-Z and Beyonce's appearance at the event comes after they performed together on the "Cowboy Carter" tour. By Cole Blake June 24, 2025
Music Cardi B's "Outside" Hits Major Apple Music Milestone Cardi B disses her estranged husband, Offset, on the song as she's begun dating NFL wide receiver Stefon Diggs. By Cole Blake June 22, 2025
Music Ja Rule Reveals Fat Joe's Mindset Amid Massive Lawsuit Fat Joe and Ja Rule have a long hip-hop history together for their iconic 1990s and 2000s output, a bond that continues to this day. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 21, 2025
Music Chris Brown Has Woman Removed From Concert After "Accidentally" Throwing Drink At Him Chris Brown wasn't tolerating any disrespect at his most recent tour stop despite the fan claiming it was an accident. By Zachary Horvath June 21, 2025
Music Polo G Settles Legal Dispute Over Canceled 2023 European Tour Polo G accused a booking agency of using his name without permission, whereas they accused him of breach of contract. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 21, 2025
Music Kodak Black Launches $YAK Artist Crypto Coin At "Kodak Day" Celebration Kodak Black distributed the coin during his annual Kodak Day festivites on November 11. By Tallie Spencer November 13, 2025
Music Beyonce & Jay-Z Step Out For Brandy & Monica’s “The Boy Is Mine” Tour Stop In Los Angeles This weekend, Brandy and Monica brought their co-headlining "The Boy Is Mine" tour to the Kia Forum in Inglewood. By Caroline Fisher November 11, 2025
Music Melyssa Ford Discusses Misogyny In Podcast With Charlamagne Tha God Amid Joe Budden Exit Melyssa Ford's appearances on "The Joe Budden Podcast" started becoming more and more infrequent in recent months. By Cole Blake November 11, 2025
Music PARTYNEXTDOOR & Drake's "$ome $exy $ongs 4 U" Achieves Platinum Status In just nine months, PARTYNEXTDOOR & Drake's "$ome $exy $ongs 4 U" is already platinum, with many records from it receiving plaques. By Zachary Horvath November 10, 2025