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Relationships Yung Bleu Shuts Down Boosie Badazz's Claims He's Never Made A Song About His Wife: "It's Platinum" Bleu has even previously performed the track with his wife and their child on stage. By Hayley Hynes September 04, 2023
Pop Culture Ari Lennox Isn't Down With Dating People In The Music Industry Separating musical church and state is Ari Lennox's main goal. By Jake Lyda June 19, 2023
Music Kanye West's Slot At Slovakia Festival Leads To Event's Cancelation Due To Backlash A new report suggests Rubicon Festival promoters canceled the entire event due to the backlash over Kanye West's participation. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 12, 2025
Music Young Dolph's Killer Sentenced Following Plea Deal After cooperating with authorities, one of Young Dolph's killers, who admitted to the crime, learns his fate. By Erika Marie May 15, 2026
Music Tank Reacts To Pitchfork Going Ether On Chris Brown's Album R&B veteran Tank has repeatedly come forward in defense of Chris Brown, and following Pitchfork's low "Brown" rating, he returns with more to say. By Erika Marie May 12, 2026
Music Tupac, Eric B. & Rakim's Classic Albums Are Now In The Grammy Hall Of Fame Tupac's "All Eyez On Me" and "Paid In Full" by Eric B. & Rakim join new Grammy Hall Of Fame inductees like Alice Coltrane and Funkadelic. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 10, 2026
Music Soulja Boy Issues Unhinged Response To B. Simone’s Shady Podcast Comments Soulja Boy is not holding back. By Caroline Fisher July 25, 2024
Music Diddy’s Mother Janice Combs Hospitalized For Chest Pains Amid Indictment Rumors Reportedly, Janice Combs thinks her chest pains were caused by stress. By Caroline Fisher July 11, 2024
Music Eminem's "Tobey" Slots In At #95 On The Billboard Hot 100 It might be a shockingly low placement, but the song should be more of a steady climber, especially with the album coming Friday. By Zachary Horvath July 10, 2024
Sports Nicki Minaj Drags Stephen A Smith For Defending Jay-Z Amid Super Bowl Controversy "Sit down ugly," Nicki writes. By Caroline Fisher September 12, 2024
Music Travis Scott Ironically Ties A Previously Held Chart Debut Record By Nicki Minaj In terms of sales, though, La Flame totally separates himself from Nicki. By Zachary Horvath September 04, 2024
Music Charleston White Says Diddy Should've Made Eric Adams Repo His Key To New York City Charleston White doesn't agree with Diddy's decision. By Cole Blake June 17, 2024