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Music Chris Brown Wants The Comparisons & Versus Talk To Stop Now Chris Brown is often compared to Michael Jackson or Usher. Brown and Usher have collab on hit songs while Brown recreated MJ dance routines. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 28, 2025
Music Roc Nation Demands Out Of "Nonsensical" Fat Joe Lawsuit Fat Joe is facing several disturbing allegations in Terrance Dixon's lawsuit, including that he allegedly had sexual relations with minors. By Cole Blake June 24, 2025
Music R Kelly's Lawyer Explains Why More Celebrities Haven't Testified In Diddy Trial The Diddy trial has featured a few high-profile names on the stand, namely Kid Cudi and Sean Combs' former partner Cassie Ventura. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 22, 2025
Music BlocBoy JB Reveals "Look Alive" Was Originally Drake's Song BlocBoy JB's example is one of many in which Drake had a song that he gave to a collaborator for their own albums. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 20, 2025
Music Chris Brown Unveils Snippet Of Upcoming Song Sampling The Usher Classic “Nice & Slow” Chris Brown and Usher are frequently mentioned in discussions about the next King of Pop. Usher has been a known mentor to Chris Brown. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 17, 2025
Music Cardi B Moves To Dismiss "Enough (Miami)" Copyright Lawsuit Sten Joddi and producer Kemikal956 accused Cardi B of stealing elements from their 2021 track "Greasy Frybread." By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 12, 2025
Music Hotboii Arrested For Allegedly Trespassing On School Property With Gun Earlier this week, officers responded to a call about two "suspicious males" allegedly running through a school parking lot. By Caroline Fisher July 10, 2025
Music BigXThaPlug Reveals He Will Join NBA Youngboy On The MASA Tour After Lil Baby Tour Exit BigXThaPlug has one of the biggest songs of the summer with the Bailey Zimmerman-featured, “All The Way.” "Home" is racing up the charts. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 06, 2025
Music Wiz Khalifa Overcome With Emotion During "Kush & Orange Juice"-Themed Tiny Desk Debut Wiz Khalifa is the latest rapper to team up with NPR to help celebrate Black Music Month and he did so with his classic mixtape. By Zachary Horvath June 11, 2025
Music BET Awards To Continue Despite Ongoing Protests In Los Angeles The BET Awards will still be airing at 8:00 PM, ET on Monday night from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. By Cole Blake June 09, 2025
Music Diddy Requests A Mistrial As He Accuses Prosecutors Of Presenting Untrue Testimony Diddy was arrested last September and hit with charges related to alleged sex trafficking and racketeering, and his trial began last month. By Caroline Fisher June 07, 2025
Music DDG Gets Fans Cackling After He Compares Himself To Michael Jackson Whether fans clowned DDG for his numbers or proclaimed Michael Jackson as the better artist, this reflection on fame clearly didn't land well. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 06, 2025