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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 Pitchfork Fest Returns: Erykah Badu, Jay Electronica, Danny Brown & More Pitchfork Music Festival Chicago is scheduled for September 10th to 12th at Union Park. By Aron A. May 17, 2021
Music Russ Announces "W!ld" Release Date With Impactful Trailer & Tour Russ preaches independence. He recently suggested that streaming platforms cease posting monthly streaming numbers on profiles. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 22, 2025
Music PlaqueBoyMax Reveals He’s Launching His Own Record Label Earlier this week, PlaqueBoyMax took to Twitter/X to invite fans to submit their music in hopes of being picked to join him on stream. By Caroline Fisher August 21, 2025
Music SZA Speaks On Grammy Snub: "It's An Old Energy To Me" SZA is reflecting on her Grammy snub. By Madusa S. January 05, 2021
Music Kevin Liles Sued For Alleged Sexual Assault During Def Jam Presidency Kevin Liles is an iconic figure in Def Jam history, but he's been accused of committing assault during his company tenure. By Elias Andrews February 27, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Teases "The Greatest Song She's Ever Written" On Twitter "Pink Friday 2" cannot come soon enough. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 10, 2023
Music Kanye West Accuses Shopify Of Allegedly Owing Him $4 Million Kanye West has been feuding with Shopify since the company took down his Yeezy merchandise store, earlier this year. By Cole Blake June 01, 2025
Music Ice Spice & Paris Hilton Link Up And The "Y2K" Vibes Are Stronger Than Ever Regardless of whether you thought this meeting was clever or forced, they really emulated the spirit of the 2000s with this photo shoot. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 21, 2024
Music G Herbo's Flirting Fail Gets Him Roasted In Dating Competition The woman made it clear that she wouldn't be tolerating his disrespect. By Caroline Fisher November 10, 2023
Music Diddy's First Day On Trial Has A Massive Crowd Of People Lining Up Outside The Courtroom Jury selection in Diddy's trial kicked off today, a process that the defense predicts will be difficult due to the inevitability of bias. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 05, 2025
Music Rick Ross Will Perform At Canalside's 2020 Summer Series Rick Ross has been officially unveiled as the first performer to bless Canalside's 2020 concert season. By Mitch Findlay March 02, 2020