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Music Megan Thee Stallion Reveals Heartbreaking Reason For Rejecting "Call of Duty" Deal That Went To Nicki Minaj Yesterday, Daniel Kinney of Roc Nation testified in Megan Thee Stallion's defamation trial against Milagro Gramz. By Caroline Fisher November 20, 2025
Music Kodak Black Labels Mellow Rackz & NBA YoungBoy His "Clones" Kodak Black previously took issue with NBA YoungBoy collaborating with Mellow Rackz on his album, "Make America Slime Again." By Cole Blake November 18, 2025
Music Diddy Shows His Age In New Mugshot And Fans Have Plenty To Say Diddy previously requested to be transferred to Fort Dix to take advantage of the facility's drug treatment and rehabilitation program. By Cole Blake November 11, 2025
Music Royce Da 5’9” Breaks His Silence On Battle With Rare Health Condition During a recent interview with "Rolling Stone," Royce Da 5'9" opened up about his ongoing health struggles. By Caroline Fisher November 04, 2025
Music Snoop Dogg's Cousin Is At The Center Of Spotify Lawsuit That Implicates Drake Drake is not listed as a defendant in this federal class action lawsuit against the streaming titan, but it's just another thing on his plate. By Zachary Horvath November 03, 2025
Music Burna Boy Suggests He's Still Got Strong Beef With Davido During Livestream Burna Boy's recent appearance on a PlaqueBoyMax stream has fans wondering if Davido will respond to this shade. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 31, 2025
Music Diddy’s Prison Release Date Ignites Controversy As Mogul Prepares Appeal This month, Diddy was sentenced to 50 months behind bars for two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution. By Caroline Fisher October 28, 2025
Music Young Thug Claims Hip-Hop Is In A “Weird” Place After Kendrick Lamar & Drake Beef According to Young Thug, hip-hop has definitely seen better days, and artists need to "take it to the next level." By Caroline Fisher December 17, 2025
Music Young Thug Seemingly Shades Gunna For "Acting Like The Victim" Young Thug has been upset with Gunna ever since he got out of jail for taking a plea deal in the YSL RICO case back in 2022. By Cole Blake December 16, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Gives "Moment Of The Year" To Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl Although DJ Akademiks is firmly on Team Drake, he couldn't deny that Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl halftime show had everyone talking. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 06, 2025
Music Cardi B's Assault Accuser Fails To Secure New Trial A jury sided with Cardi B back in September against accusations that she assaulted a security guard back in 2018. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 06, 2025
Politics Is Pharrell Apolitical, Tone-Deaf Or Spineless? Pharrell's recent comments on politics and DEI paint him as selectively political, and those choices reveal contradictions shaped by financial privilege, corporate entanglements, and blind spots around structural inequity. By Aron A. November 27, 2025