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Pop Culture Ashanti Says There's No Bad Blood Between Her & Keyshia Cole After 'Verzuz' Battle Ashanti is shutting down rumors of any sort of feud between her and Cole after their 'Verzuz' battle. By Madusa S. January 27, 2021
Music Nelly Accused Of Abandoning St. Lunatics By Rapper Ali: "I Got Hustled" Ali claimed that he helped Nelly write his bars "but got no credit." By Erika Marie February 02, 2021
TV Lizzo Pledges Her Allegiance To Drake & OVO During Streamer University Lizzo is one of the professors at Kai Cenat's Streamer University, and she is making her love for Drake crystal clear. By Alexander Cole July 16, 2026
Music Future Unveils Cover Art & Tracklist For "The Real Me" Future is dropping "The Real Me" tonight, and there is no denying that fans are excited to see what the artist comes through with. By Alexander Cole July 09, 2026
Music George Clinton, Ari Lennox & More Lead D'Angelo Tribute At BET Awards D'Angelo's children, The Vanguard, RAYE, Durand Bernarr, and BJ The Chicago Kid were also there to pay tribute at the 2026 BET Awards. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 29, 2026
Music TDE's Punch Blasts Druski's Saxophone Gag For SZA & Doechii At BET Awards Doechii and SZA's speech at the 2026 BET Awards was cut by a saxophone player that Druski had warned about, but TDE's Punch wasn't happy. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 29, 2026
Music Judge Scolds Lil Durk Fans For Giving "Free Durk" Postcards In Courtroom The judge in the Lil Durk case reportedly warned fans they could be prosecuted for contempt of court due to their actions. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 21, 2026
Music Jury Make-Up Of Keefe D's Tupac Murder Trial Has Been Revealed Opening arguments in Keefe D's trial for the murder of Tupac Shakur are expected to begin on Monday, August 17. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 14, 2026
Music OVO's Baka Not Nice Disses "B*tch" Rick Ross After Drake's "ICEMAN" Shots OVO and Baka Not Nice are firmly standing behind Drake against Rick Ross, who's talked a lot about their beef as of late. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 17, 2026
Music Six-Year-Old Pit Bull Attack Survivor Hopes Kendrick Lamar Attends His Birthday Party By Tallie Spencer May 15, 2026
Music Nicki Minaj Says Obama Paid A Price For His Jay-Z Friendship “Lots of rappers don’t like Jay-Z and were afraid to say it.” By Aron A. May 14, 2026
Music HoodRich Pablo Juan Reportedly Freed From Prison After RICO Sentence HoodRich Pablo Juan was arrested in October of 2020 on RICO charges regarding alleged violent activity and drug trafficking. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 19, 2025