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Pop Culture ASAP Rocky Shares Why He & Rihanna Decided To Announce Third Pregnancy It had been speculated for a little bit now that Rihanna and ASAP Rocky were expecting another little monster, so it made sense to come clean. By Zachary Horvath May 06, 2025
Music Maino Surprised By Shannon Sharpe Lawsuit After He Thought Podcaster Was Gay Maino found success in rap after prison with "Hi Hater." He is also known for his previous relationship with Lil Kim. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 03, 2025
Music Mase Wonders If He Should Go To Diddy’s Sex Trafficking Trial According to Mase, multiple people have reached out to him already about his possible appearance at Diddy's trial. By Caroline Fisher May 01, 2025
Music Young Thug Sees Solid Streaming Debut For Future-Assisted "Money On Money" Seeing Young Thug back in musical action with his lead single for "UY Scuti" was a feel-good moment and it looks like fans are hyped too. By Zachary Horvath April 26, 2025
Relationships Ray J & Princess Love Spotted Packing On PDA At The "Millennium Tour" The viral video comes as Ray J and Princess Love are in the midst of their fourth divorce. By Cole Blake April 14, 2025
Music Kanye West Sparks Heated Debate After Sharing New Freestyle Given the current creative state that Kanye West is in right now, some listeners aren't seeing the vision with this very rough freestyle. By Zachary Horvath April 09, 2025
Music Travis Scott Explains How He's Shifting His Approach For His Next Album Travis Scott sat down with "Complex" for a new interview and gave fans insight into new music, his relationship with Kanye West, and more. By Cole Blake April 08, 2025
Music Chrisean Rock Promises She's Still "Gangsta" Despite New Gospel Single, "Yahweh" Chrisean Rock gave an emotional performance of the highly-anticipated single at a church in Maryland over the weekend. By Cole Blake March 31, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj & Kenneth Petty’s Lawyer Blasts Tyrone Blackburn For Allegedly Trying To "Embarrass" Them The woman who accuses Nicki Minaj's husband Kenneth Petty of attempting to sexually assault her in 1994 is suing him. By Caroline Fisher March 28, 2025
Music Lil Yachty Issues Key Clarification In Response To Playboi Carti's Apparent Diss Playboi Carti threw some shade at Giovanna Ramos' ex in a post on Instagram while celebrating the success of his album, "Music." By Cole Blake March 25, 2025
Music Lizzo Confronts Yung Miami To Explain Her Strong Comments About Singer's Weight Loss A lot of folks have been critical of Lizzo's weight loss journey, although Yung Miami called them out for having the same tone before it. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 23, 2025
Music RIAA Just Made NBA Youngboy The Most Successful Rapper This Decade NBA Youngboy has been unstoppable his entire career with a cult-like following that made him one of the most popular artists in rap music. By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 22, 2025