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Music Big U Pleads Not Guilty To Massive List Of Alleged Crimes Big U's trial will be kicking off on May 20th as he faces life in prison for a number of alleged crimes. By Cole Blake April 09, 2025
Pop Culture Rihanna Floors Kai Cenat After Sending Him Sweet DM Mid-Stream Kai Cenat has become a very likable pop culture figure thanks to his acts of kindness, something that Rihanna wanted to shout him out for. By Zachary Horvath April 08, 2025
Music Tyler The Creator Festival Set In Mexico City Canceled Following Deadly Crane Incident Tyler The Creator was set to perform outside of his ongoing "CHROMAKOPIA World Tour" this weekend, but an unthinkable tragedy occurred. By Zachary Horvath April 08, 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
Music Diddy’s Team Could Benefit From Lack Of Celebrity Sex Tapes & Minors Involved In Trafficking Case Diddy's long-awaited sex trafficking trial is just around the corner, and if convicted, he could face a hefty sentence. By Caroline Fisher May 03, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Predicts If Kendrick Lamar Will Topple Drake's Highest-Grossing Rap Tour Record DJ Akademiks' Kendrick Lamar and SZA prediction concerns Drake's "It's All A Blur" tour with 21 Savage, which reportedly grossed $320 million. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 03, 2025
Music Suge Knight Agrees To $1.5 Million Settlement To Avoid Hit-&-Run Trial Suge Knight says that he doesn't want to put the Carter family "through more pain." but maintains he didn't do "anything wrong" By Cole Blake April 30, 2025
Music T.I. Claims He Has Paperwork Proving 50 Cent Is A Snitch Earlier this month, T.I. accused 50 Cent of dodging a Verzuz battle against him, prompting some fiery back-and-forth. By Caroline Fisher February 12, 2026
Music J. Cole Reveals The Next Stop On His “Trunk Sale” Tour J. Cole is currently making his way around the United States selling "The Fall-Off" CDs out of his old Honda Civic. By Caroline Fisher February 11, 2026
Music The Game Drops Surprising Review Of J. Cole's "The Fall-Off" After Past Criticism We wonder what would happen if more rappers like The Game and J. Cole would review each other's projects as publicly and directly as this. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 07, 2026
Music Sparkle Speaks Out After Niece Reshona Landfair Alleges She Helped Facilitate R. Kelly Abuse She voiced hope that Landfair continues finding peace, clarity, and accountability as she processes her past. By Tallie Spencer February 05, 2026
Music Playboi Carti Is Furious About Getting Snubbed At The Grammys While Playboi Carti didn't receive any Grammy Awards, Kendrick Lamar, Clipse, and more artists were honored on Sunday. By Cole Blake February 02, 2026