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Music NBA YoungBoy Breaks Mind-Blowing Billboard Record With "MASA" NBA YoungBoy has achieved something literally no other rapper has done before on the Billboard 200 albums chart. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 07, 2025
Relationships Nelly & Ashanti Celebrate Their Son KK's First Birthday With Wholesome Family Photos Nelly and Ashanti welcomed Kareem Kenkaide Haynes as their first son, last year, after tying the knot in 2023. By Cole Blake July 30, 2025
Relationships DDG Jokingly Tells Cameraman Not To Show Him After Drake Asks Crowd About "F***ed Up" Exes DDG and his cameraman shared a brief exchange after Drake asked the crowd about their "f***ed up" ex-partners. By Devin Morton July 13, 2025
TV Adin Ross Offers Nicki Minaj Equity In Kick Amid Jay-Z & Megan Thee Stallion Beef Nicki Minaj wants to know which platform she should stream on, and Adin Ross is jumping in with an offer she can't refuse. By Alexander Cole July 09, 2025
Music Rich Homie Quan's Dad Gets Candid About Late Rapper's Beef With Young Thug While they collaborated on music for a number of years, Young Thug and Rich Homie Quan infamously had a falling out. By Cole Blake July 07, 2025
Music Diddy Has No Mandatory Minimum Sentences For His Transportation & Prostitution Charges Manhattan federal court found Diddy not guilty of sex trafficking and racketeering, and guilty of transportation to engage in prostitution. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 02, 2025
Music Why Did Shyne Go To Prison? Revisiting The Case Involving Diddy Unpacking Shyne and Diddy's involvement in a 1999 shooting that changed the trajectory of Shynes career forever. By TeeJay Small March 28, 2024
Reviews Tierra Whack "World Wide Whack" Album Review Tierra Whack offers a glimpse into her creative process and mental health in the most robust installment of her catalogue yet. By TeeJay Small March 21, 2024
Music Ja Rule Continues To Deny That Murder Inc Was Responsible For 50 Cent Shooting During Ja Rule's recent interview with "The Breakfast Club," he also explained how 50 Cent's comments about Irv Gotti's passing upset him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 12, 2025
Music Spice Goes Off On Bambi In Her Own "Eleven" Diss Song Bambi's Love & Hip-Hop history has been filled with beef. She has feud with Momma Dee, Sierra, Karlie Redd, and Amy Luciani. By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 05, 2025
Sports Ice Cube Delivers World Series Trophy To Dodgers In Epic Fashion Lifelong Dodgers fan Ice Cube was one of the many Los Angeles celebrities in attendance to celebrate the latest Dodgers title win. By Devin Morton March 28, 2025
Music Are We About To Get "OPIUM TWINS" & "Broken Heart 3"? Destroy Lonely Delivers Surprise Update Playboi Carti signed Destroy Lonely and Ken Carson to his Opium label, under Interscope Records, in 2019 and 2021. By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 23, 2025