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Music Snoop Dogg's "Smoke Weed Everyday" Trademark Gets Rejected For Several Reasons Snoop Dogg already owns a Los Angeles dispensary and Amsterdam coffeeshop that operate under the acronym, "S.W.E.D." By Cole Blake March 17, 2026
Music 50 Cent Goes After His Ex In Court After Life Rights Battle Leads To A Loss A judge blocked 50 Cent's default judgement against his ex Shaniqua Tompkins earlier this month, and he refuses to take the loss. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 15, 2026
Music Diddy Cites His First Amendment Rights To "Freak-Offs" In Appeal Brief Prosecutors blasted Diddy and his defense team's attempts to get him out of prison, claiming that his "freak-offs" were not consensual. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 14, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Clowned Over Video Of Playboi Carti Styling Him DJ Akademiks has been roasted over the years for numerous reasons, and this video is sure to be one that will be remembered forever. By Zachary Horvath March 05, 2026
Music Drake Allegedly Extorted By Hackers As "ICEMAN" Leaks Continue To Plague Rollout Drake is trying to drop "ICEMAN" right now, however, leakers and hackers are making it incredibly difficult on the artist. By Alexander Cole March 05, 2026
Music T.I. Reveals What He Really Thinks Of King Dissing 50 Cent's Mom T.I.'s 21-year-old son, King Harris, sports a t-shirt featuring 50 Cent's late mother in the video for his latest diss track. By Caroline Fisher March 04, 2026
Music Joe Budden’s Harsh Take On J. Cole’s “Trunk Sale” Tour Confuses DJ Akademiks J. Cole's old Honda Civic recently broke down in the middle of his "Trunk Sale" tour, prompting Joe Budden to weigh in. By Caroline Fisher February 26, 2026
Music Drake Shares Picture Of Adonis Rocking An OTF Chain From Lil Durk Drake's Instagram post comes as he continues to work on his highly anticipated next studio album, "Iceman." By Cole Blake February 25, 2026
Music Original Version Of Jay-Z’s “Dead Presidents” Finally Hits Streaming Services New vinyl, cassette, and CD editions of Jay-Z's "Dead Presidents" are now available to mark its 30th anniversary. By Caroline Fisher February 20, 2026
TV Tia Mowry Expertly Turns Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" Into A Gym-Inspired Dance Routine Tia Mowry killed it. By Alexander Cole June 25, 2024
Music Pop Smoke Murder Trial Faces Delay Due To Alleged Killer Failing To Negotiate Plea Deal Corey Walker's the sole adult defendant, and this follows the recent release of an alleged Pop Smoke killer from juvie. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 24, 2024
Music Kodak Black Was Caught On Camera Trying To Steal SteveWillDoIt's Richard Mille, Internet Personality Alleges SteveWillDoIt claims to have proof to back up his accusations. By Caroline Fisher June 16, 2024