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Politics Pharrell Faces Backlash After Explaining His Hatred For Politics Pharrell says he's not a fan of either side of the political aisle and the comments are sparking debate on social media. By Cole Blake November 17, 2025
Music Tory Lanez Held In Contempt Again After Being Uncooperative During Third Deposition Tory Lanez may be trying to send a message, but he's also not making things easier for himself as he faces more legal penalties. By Zachary Horvath November 17, 2025
Music Lil Durk Wants Judge Removed From Murder-For-Hire Case Over Alleged Death Threats Lil Durk is currently behind bars on charges related to an alleged murder-for-hire plot, and his trial is supposed to begin in January. By Caroline Fisher November 14, 2025
Music Akon Sets The Record Straight Amid Arrest Reports Earlier this week, it was reported that Akon was arrested in Georgia on an outstanding bench warrant and booked into the Smyrna City Jail. By Caroline Fisher November 13, 2025
Music Megan Thee Stallion Reveals Dream To Headline Super Bowl Halftime Show According to Megan Thee Stallion, if she had the opportunity to perform at the Super Bowl, she'd "embrace the challenge." By Caroline Fisher November 12, 2025
Music Tyler The Creator & JID Lead Outkast Medley For Rock & Roll HOF Induction Doja Cat, Janelle Monáe, Killer Mike, Sleepy Brown, and Big Boi also performed some of Outkast's best hits for their Hall of Fame ceremony. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 09, 2025
Music Diddy's Team Denies Reports That He Was Caught Drinking Alcohol In Prison Reports of Diddy allegedly drinking homemade alcohol behind bars followed his promise to commit to his sobriety journey. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 09, 2025
Music HoodTrophy Bino Trolls Chrisean Rock For Getting Back With Blueface After Sucking His Toes HoodTrophy Bino previously claimed he ended his relationship with Chrisean Rock because she refused to cover up her Blueface tattoo. By Cole Blake November 05, 2025
Music Diddy’s Mother Janice Combs Fires Back Amid Lawsuit Over Alleged Fraud Former Bad Boy executive Kirk Burrowes alleges that he was swindled out of his 25% stake and 15% profit cut of the label. By Caroline Fisher November 04, 2025
Politics Candace Owens Tells Eminem To Hang It Up In Response To “Lucifer” Diss "He's just so desperate to show Black people that he's real," Candace Owens says of Eminem. By Caroline Fisher July 12, 2024
Music DJ Akademiks Thinks Kendrick Lamar's Camp Is Too Obsessed With The Drake Beef DJ Akademiks wants to see pgLang and company on the charts, and isn't impressed with their presumed attempts to bait Drake into round two. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 11, 2024
Music Shakur Stevenson Intensifies Cam'ron Beef By Threatening To Drop A Song The boxer is heading into the booth. By Elias Andrews July 10, 2024