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Music Cassie Hires Lawyers After Judge Lets Accuser's Lawsuit Proceed Former escort Clayton Howard was cleared to serve Cassie by alternative means with a lawsuit alleging sex trafficking, an STD, and abortion. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 13, 2025
Music YSL Woody Speaks Out From Hospital Bed After Frightening Dirt Bike Accident Grim rumors relating to this YSL Woody incident began to swirl, but thankfully, he's doing better and is conscious. By Zachary Horvath September 02, 2025
Tech Kanye West Says His Instagram Account Was Hacked Following Cryptocurrency Launch Kanye West's attempt at getting into the cryptocurrency industry has not gone as planned as his social media now compromised. By Zachary Horvath August 26, 2025
Music Drake Continues His Rhythmic Airplay Dominance As "What Did I Miss?" Rises To No. 1 Drake's rule on the charts is far from over and he's padding his lead over on the Rhythmic Airplay side of things with "What Did I Miss?" By Zachary Horvath August 19, 2025
Music Cam'ron Escalates Beef With Omar Gooding Through Elaborate Fake Movie Prank Cam'ron has been beefing with Omar Gooding ever since the actor took offense to some of his comments on "It Is What It Is." By Cole Blake August 12, 2025
Music Ronald Savage, Afrika Bambaataa's First Accuser, Mourns His Passing Despite the history being what it was with Afrika Bambaataa, Ronald Savage is still sending his best to the former's family amid his death. By Zachary Horvath April 10, 2026
Music 50 Cent Calls Out Usher For Coming To Diddy's Defense Usher said that Diddy has been "misrepresented" in the public and described him as his "mentor" while speaking with Forbes. By Cole Blake March 25, 2026
Music Meek Mill Goes Off About Today’s Overproduced “Bubblegum Rap” Recently, Meek Mill took to social media to share his thoughts on music with "no meaning," confirming that he's not a fan. By Caroline Fisher November 26, 2025
Music Prosecutors Respond To Lil Durk's Request To Remove Judge Over Death Threats Lil Durk has been charged with murder-for-hire and his trial is scheduled to begin on January 6, 2026. By Cole Blake November 18, 2025
Music Beyoncé Narrates Jay-Z's Roots Picnic Hair Transformation Jay-Z received plenty of reactions for changing up his hair, and now, Beyoncé is showing off the secret behind that change. By Alexander Cole June 22, 2026
Music A$AP Rocky Admits He Stalked Tim Burton To Get Him To Create The "Don't Be Dumb" Artwork Following the release of "Don't Be Dumb," A$AP Rocky will be embarking on a world tour in promotion of the album. By Cole Blake January 20, 2026
Music Cash Out Ordered To Pay Sex Trafficking Victim $40 Million Amid Life Sentence One of Cash Out's sex trafficking victims has been awarded $10,000,000 in compensatory damages and $30,000,000 in punitive damages. By Caroline Fisher January 13, 2026