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Music Ray J Insists He Would “Never Point A Gun” At Princess Love After Arrest Last week, Ray J was arrested for allegedly pointing a gun at Princess Love when she came to pick up their kids. By Caroline Fisher December 04, 2025
TV 50 Cent Shows Off Never-Before-Seen Diddy Footage In Trailer For New Docuseries 50 Cent's executive-produced, "Sean Combs: The Reckoning," is dropping this week. But before it does, he's teasing it with a new trailer. By Zachary Horvath December 01, 2025
Music Max B Performs Jim Jones Diss Track And Draws Split Reactions Although Max B did perform his Jim Jones diss track "We Sip Grand Cru," neither artist has really confirmed they're still beefing right now. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 29, 2025
Music Drake Fans Erupt Into Explicit Kendrick Lamar Chant During Anita Max Win Tour Drake fans in Australia expressed their hatred for Kendrick Lamar during the Toronto rapper's concert in Brisbane. By Cole Blake February 26, 2025
Music Drake Hilariously Checks Pregnant Fan Before Spoiling Her With $30K During one of his recent concerts in Australia, Drake gave a pregnant fan in the crowd $30K and upgraded her to VIP. By Caroline Fisher February 22, 2025
Music Cam’ron Continues Targeting Omar Gooding With Another Fiery Instagram Post Omar Gooding used the feud with Cam'ron to promote his upcoming album, which he plans on releasing in October. By Cole Blake August 06, 2025
Politics Mark Geragos Says Pardoning Diddy Would Be A "Great Decision" For Donald Trump Following his conviction, last month, Diddy will be returning to the courtroom for a sentencing hearing on October 3rd. By Cole Blake August 05, 2025
Music Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist Close To Top 10 Debut As "Alfredo 2" Receives First Week Sales Projections Freddie Gibbs and The Alchemist created a strong sequel to a classic and it looks like they will be rewarded handsomely for "Alfredo 2." By Zachary Horvath August 02, 2025
Music Rapsody Albums & Mixtapes, Ranked Rapsody is slowly cementing herself as a top emcee in contemporary hip-hop. Let's look back through her catalogue and rank all of her mixtapes and albums. By Christopher Gorrie June 14, 2024
Music Rihanna Invites Fans Into Her Private Vehicle Following Fenty Beauty Event In Paris Not many superstars are comfortable letting fans get too close to them, but Rihanna was more than okay with giving her fans time to interact. By Zachary Horvath April 05, 2025
Music Tory Lanez's Team Claims That He Will Be Freed "Later This Year" Representation for Tory Lanez also revealed who they are actually fighting in court as his legal team has yet to file their new evidence. By Zachary Horvath June 14, 2025
Music "Jesus Walks For $400": Lupe Fiasco Honors Unexpected Milestone Of Being A Jeopardy! Question Lupe Fiasco and Kanye West has a history together that spans decades that includes the two creating a group with Pharrell Williams, CSR. By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 09, 2025