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Pop Culture Brian McKnight Jr Reacts To His Dad Celebrating Alleged $8 Million Legal Win Against His Mom Family issues have been plaguing the McKnight clan for a while, and it seems Brian McKnight Jr is fed up with his dad. By Zachary Horvath October 17, 2025
Music TMZ's Harvey Levin Has Bad News For Drake As Lawyers Seek To Appeal UMG Verdict Drake recently had his defamation lawsuit against UMG thrown out, and to make matters worse, he is getting bad news from Harvey Levin. By Alexander Cole October 16, 2025
Relationships Kim Kardashian Explains Why She Needed To Divorce Kanye West Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's divorce made headlines at the top of the decade, and to this day, Kim is feeling the reverberations. By Alexander Cole October 16, 2025
Music Wale Announces New Album "Everything Is a Lot" Wale hasn't put out a proper album in four years, with "Folarin II" being the last title. It featured J. Cole, Rick Ross, and more. By Zachary Horvath October 13, 2025
Music Eminem’s Daughter, Alaina Scott, Announces Pregnancy In Heartfelt Instagram Post Alaina Scott and her husband Matt Moeller are expecting Eminem's second grandchild, and they "can't wait" to meet them. By Caroline Fisher October 13, 2025
Music Mass Appeal Drops Timelines For Nas, DJ Premier, Big L & De La Soul Albums The "Legend Has It" series already boasted new albums from Slick Rick, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, and most recently, Mobb Deep. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 13, 2025
Music Blueface's Mother Claims He's Days Away From Prison Release Blueface's new girlfriend Angela also spoke about anticipating his release from prison, although it's unclear when it will happen. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 11, 2025
Music YNW Bortlen’s New Mugshot Surfaces As He Begins 10-Year Sentence In YNW Melly Case Last month, YNW Bortlen accepted a plea deal in his double murder case just a day before his trial was set to begin. By Caroline Fisher October 09, 2025
Music Nas Praises Kendrick Lamar As The “North Star” Of Hip-Hop Nas discussed Kendrick Lamar's “Watch the Party Die" single and reflected on his own song, “Hip Hop Is Dead." By Cole Blake October 08, 2025
Music Donald Trump Likens Diddy To Ghislaine Maxwell, Reveals Puff Asked For A Presidential Pardon Diddy was sentenced to 50 months in prison on Friday, and now, it appears as though he is seeking help from the President. By Alexander Cole October 07, 2025
Music Cardi B Calls JT A Massive Flop As Diss Tracks Hit Streaming Cardi B reignited her beef with JT by taking aim at her and Lil Uzi Vert on her song, "Magnet," from "Am I The Drama?" By Cole Blake October 06, 2025
Music Diddy's Team Puts Judge's Sentencing On Blast While Announcing Plan To Appeal Diddy's team is heading back to court next Monday, October 6. Their client received a four-year sentence on Friday. By Zachary Horvath October 04, 2025