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Music Travis Scott’s Disorderly Intoxication Charge Gets Dropped After Miami Arrest Travis Scott got good news today, but he's not completely off the hook. By Caroline Fisher August 08, 2024
Music Offset Announces The Second Year Of His "Toys 4 The Nawf" Christmas Toy Drive The rapper is hoping to help over 500 families this year. By Lavender Alexandria November 30, 2023
Music Sara Rivers Risks Losing Appeal Over Diddy Lawsuit's Dismissal Former Da Band member Sara Rivers accused Diddy of sexual assault, harassment, and more over her "Making The Band 2" tenure. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 21, 2025
Music Lil Wayne Raps Along To "Seeing Green" At The Club: Watch Lil Wayne reminded fans that his verse is "top tier." By Caroline Fisher January 03, 2024
Music Diddy’s Sex Trafficking Trial Faces Delay Due To Sick Juror The judge overseeing Diddy’s trial, Judge Arun Subramanian, canceled proceedings today because one juror was experiencing vertigo symptoms. By Caroline Fisher June 18, 2025
Music Ludacris' "Word Of Mouf" Turns 22 Explore Ludacris's "Word of Mouf," a groundbreaking album that blended humor and lyricism to redefine early 2000s hip hop. By Rain Adams November 29, 2023
Music How Scooter Braun Built His Empire Scooter Braun built his music empire from the ground up, representing artists like Justin Bieber. With public feuds and artists leaving, his empire might topple. By Tamara McCullough August 23, 2023
Music Michael Jackson Molestation Allegations Will Officially Go To Trial Michael Jackson's molestation allegations will be subject to trial after a new ruling. By Lavender Alexandria June 27, 2023
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 YNW Melly Offers A Message To Fans Amid Trial Delay Melly is grateful right now. By Alexander Cole November 24, 2023
Music Joe Budden Says Media Personalities Are Bigger Than Rappers Joe Budden says that media personalities are often bigger than artists nowadays. By Cole Blake April 04, 2023
Music Kanye West's Cousin Confirms "Real Friends" Story About Stolen Sex Tape Kanye West really did shell out $250,000 to a cousin who discovered a sex tape of his on a laptop he had given away. The incident, as explained by another cousin, is believed to have played a major role in Kanye's recent breakdown. By Angus Walker December 20, 2016