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Sports Chad Ochocinco Fires Back At Cam’ron For Starting Unnecessary Beef With Him Chad Ochocinco says he meant no disrespect to Cam'ron with his initial comments about It Is What It Is and doesn't understand why he's mad. By Cole Blake February 27, 2025
Music ASAP Relli Proceeds With Civil Lawsuit Following ASAP Rocky Acquittal ASAP Rocky may have won the felony case, but ASAP Relli is still moving forward with a civil lawsuit against the rapper. By Elias Andrews February 26, 2025
Music A$AP Rocky's Lawyer Joe Tacopina Reveals Why He Turned Down Diddy Case Joe was deferential to another rapper. By Elias Andrews February 25, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Warns Joe Budden About Suing 50 Cent After Drake Criticisms The podcaster is considering legal action. By Elias Andrews February 24, 2025
Music Rihanna Admits She Can Only Listen To One Of Her Albums With No “Shame” During a recent interview, Rihanna looked back on her discography, revealing which of her albums is her favorite. By Caroline Fisher February 23, 2025
Music Pusha T Fuels Rumors Of Tyler The Creator Feature After Fake "Don't Tap The Glass" Tracklist The fake "Don't Tap The Glass" tracklist Tyler The Creator debunked featured Pusha T, Kendrick Lamar, Lil Wayne, and more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 20, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar, Jay-Z, Beyonce & More Among 2025 Emmy Nominees Kendrick Lamar is nominated for Outstanding Music Direction, Outstanding Variety Special (Live), and more at the 2025 Emmys. By Caroline Fisher July 15, 2025
Music Soulja Boy Beefs Up Security After SODMG Burglary Soulja Boy and Bow Wow were the latest acts to perform at Sea World San Diego following other Atlanta rap acts such as the Yin Yang Twins. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 10, 2025
Music 50 Cent & Netflix Sued By Former Sex Worker Over Diddy Docuseries A former sex worker named Clayton Howard alleges that his story was misrepresented in "Sean Combs: The Reckoning." By Caroline Fisher January 28, 2026
Music Hit-Boy & Mike Will Made-It To Face Off On "Verzuz" "Verzuz" has a new battle between Hit-Boy and Mike Will Made-It after making its return at ComplexCon, last year. By Cole Blake January 21, 2026
Politics Nicki Minaj Blasts Don Lemon In Homophobic Rant Over Church Protest Nicki Minaj's post about Don Lemon comes as protests have continued in Minneapolis following the shooting of Renee Good. By Cole Blake January 19, 2026
Sneakers DDG Calls Soulja Boy's New Sneaker Line Trash On Social Media DDG publicly criticized Soulja Boy's new sneaker line "Soulja Boy Drip Co." calling the shoes trash on social media sparking debate. By Ben Atkinson January 13, 2026