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Music Kodak Black Launches $YAK Artist Crypto Coin At "Kodak Day" Celebration Kodak Black distributed the coin during his annual Kodak Day festivites on November 11. By Tallie Spencer November 13, 2025
Music Jay-Z & Beyonce Sneak Into Kris Jenner's Extravagant Birthday Party Kris Jenner hosted a 007-themed party with a star-studded list of attendees for her 70th birthday on Saturday. By Cole Blake November 10, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Posts Video Of Himself Partying With Maino As Feud Intensifies DJ Akademiks and Maino have been trading shots over the last week following Ak's jokes about Fabolous' fashion choices. By Cole Blake December 16, 2025
Music Justin Bieber Pulls Over To Help Stranded Driver In Heartwarming Video A stranded driver, a bad day… and then Justin Bieber pulled over to help and prayed with him. By Tallie Spencer November 20, 2025
Music RIP Enchanting: How The 1017 Artist Was Carving Her Own Lane The talented rapper and singer passed away at 26. By Demi Phillips June 13, 2024
Music Ray J Claims Someone Just Tried To Shoot Him Ray J says he recently survived an attempt on his life. By Cole Blake November 12, 2024
Music Skepta Aims To Put An End To Joyner Lucas Beef With Merciless "JUNIOR'S LAW" Response Skepta comes back with some hilarious retorts and a multi-faceted beat to try and end his battle with Joyner Lucas. By Zachary Horvath July 29, 2025
Music Cardi B Claps Back At Joe Budden For Saying She Doesn't Write Her Raps Joe Budden and his podcast cohosts were reacting to Cardi B's disses towards JT on her new album, "Am I The Drama?" By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 20, 2025
Music Young Thug Admits He's "Going Through It" After Dropping Apology Track The release of "Miss My Dogs" followed Young Thug's Big Bank interview, in which he promised to keep fans updated on his healing journey. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 13, 2025
Music SZA Defends Lizzo From Ex-Staffers' Lawsuit Allegations Several former employees of Lizzo filed lawsuits against the singer with allegations of misconduct back in 2023. By Cole Blake September 11, 2025
Music Wack 100 Claims Drake Has A 28-Minute Jail Call Of Young Thug Trashing Drizzy Drake and Young Thug have been incredibly supportive of one another as of late, so this allegation from Wack 100 raised many eyebrows. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 05, 2025
Music Diddy's Businesses Removed From Dawn Richard's Ongoing Abuse Lawsuit While many of Diddy's companies are in the clear for now, Dawn Richard is reportedly prepping a second complaint. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 16, 2025