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Music Rihanna's Suspected Shooter Risks Losing Custody Of Her Child Rihanna's shooting suspect Ivanna Ortiz allegedly sent a message about RiRi to her estranged husband weeks before the attack. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 14, 2026
Music Kanye West Calls Playboi Carti An "Agent" Who Betrayed Him In DJ Akademiks Interview Kanye West also told DJ Akademiks that Playboi Carti took "the blue pill" and made similar comments about Ty Dolla $ign. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 30, 2025
Music Skepta Is Keeping Artwork For "Gas Me Up (Diligent)" Single But Gives Context On Why He Chose It The UK grime legend explains the creative process. By Zachary Horvath January 10, 2024
Sports Ryan Garcia Claims Bobbi Althoff Had Sex With Drake Garcia claims this is what prompted Althoff's divorce. By Alexander Cole April 15, 2024
Music J Cole’s “Might Delete Later” Sales Projection Forecasts Huge Debut J Cole is off to an impressive start for the Billboard 200 chart. By Cole Blake April 06, 2024
Music Usher Celebrates 20 Years Of "Confessions": "Let’s Keep Making History!" Usher has come a long way in the last two decades. By Cole Blake March 24, 2024
Music Lil Yachty Pulled Plug On Drake Interview Due To Kendrick Lamar Beef Lil Yachty had some Drake fans mad for how he talked about the Kendrick Lamar beef and it in turn complicated things. By Zachary Horvath February 26, 2026
Music Ebro Reacts To Fat Joe Calling Him A “Dictator” Over Radio War During a recent episode of his podcast, Fat Joe reflected on the peak of the rivalry between Hot 97 and Power 105.1. By Caroline Fisher February 19, 2026
Music Joe Budden Weighs In On DJ Vlad "Trolling" With His Conspiracy Post DJ Vlad brought up unfounded allegations about Jay-Z, Megan Thee Stallion, and more celebrities in his wild post. By Cole Blake February 18, 2026
Music Mannie Fresh Labels Juvenile’s "Back That Azz Up" The Best Love Song Of All Time Mannie Fresh says that new music doesn't have the same longevity it once did. By Cole Blake May 17, 2023
Music Charlamagne Calls Lil Wayne "Corny" For Ending Concert Early Charlamagne says it was "corny" for Lil Wayne to stop his concert in L.A. and blame the fans. By Cole Blake May 15, 2023
Music Boosie Badazz To Cops After Arrest: "Suck My D*ck" The rapper has no kind words for the SDPD. By Noah Grant May 08, 2023