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Music Mal Goes Off On Kendrick Lamar With Harsh Super Bowl Halftime Show Critique Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl Halftime Show may be the most polarizing yet. By Cole Blake February 11, 2025
Music Kanye West Targets Taylor Swift In Latest Shocking Post To Spark Outrage Kanye West hasn't stopped posting. By Cole Blake February 09, 2025
Music Kanye West Accuses UMG Of Using Kendrick Lamar To “Make An Example” Of Drake Ye's rant continues. By Caroline Fisher February 09, 2025
Music Diddy Denied Bail Following Mixed Verdict Diddy and his family were relieved and happy with the final results of his trial, but he will have to go back to jail for now. By Zachary Horvath July 02, 2025
Music 50 Cent Once Again Mocks Diddy Following Not Guilty Verdict Diddy was found not guilty on charges of racketeering and sex trafficking. 50 Cent has already weighed in, roasting Diddy in the process. By Devin Morton July 02, 2025
Music Protester From Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl Halftime Show Arrested The man who displayed a Palestinian flag during Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl performance was arrested for his actions that night. By Devin Morton June 26, 2025
Music Diddy Trial Prosecutors Break Down How Jurors Can Convict Him Of Sex Trafficking Diddy is facing a number of charges including sex trafficking and racketeering in his ongoing criminal trial. By Cole Blake June 26, 2025
Music Clipse Deliver Impressive “Ace Trumpets” Performance On “A COLORS SHOW” Clipse are currently gearing up to drop their new album, "Let God Sort Em Out," which is slated for release on July 11. By Caroline Fisher June 26, 2025
Music Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins Celebrates Songwriters Hall of Fame With “Darkchild Sessions” Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins picked up Michael Jackson from his New York apartment to ride around the city to experience the love from fans. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 21, 2025
Music Janice Combs Shares A Spirited Moment With Her Dog As This Week's Diddy Trial Concludes Diddy was raised by his single mother, Janice Combs, after the death of his father as a toddler. The mogul has frequently praised his mother. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 21, 2025
Music Offset & Cardi B Go Head To Head On Our New "Fire Emoji" Playlist Update "Fire Emoji" has a brief but blazing update for you thanks to new music this week from Cardi B, Offset, JID, Rob49, Fred again.., and more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 21, 2025
Music Diddy Scores Another Legal Win As February Sexual Assault Case Gets Thrown Out Diddy was hit with this sexual battery lawsuit in February from a John Doe who alleged this incident took place in 2015. By Zachary Horvath August 27, 2025