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Music Chris Brown Ordered To Pay $13 Million To Dog Attack Victim Chris Brown has been found liable in a civil lawsuit involving his former housekeeper, who was attacked by one of his dogs. By Alexander Cole July 01, 2026
Music Wale & Smino Celebrate Black Music Month With Amazon Exclusive "Glory" Wale and Smino also performed their new track "Glory" in an exclusive Amazon Music video to celebrate Black Music Month. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 19, 2026
Music Blueface Ordered To Relinquish Music Royalties To The Mother Of Soulja Boy's Child Blueface must now pay Jackilyn Martinez a hefty six-figure sum after refusing to pay attention to her defamation lawsuit. By Alexander Cole June 12, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Claims Jay-Z's Diss Targets Don't Care About His Freestyle DJ Akademiks continues to blast Jay-Z's Roots Picnic freestyle, arguing Drake, Nicki Minaj, Kanye West, and others aren't worried about Hov. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 06, 2026
Music Doja Cat Delivers Hilarious Rant At Elon Musk While Begging For X Feature To Return Doja Cat shared her unfiltered thoughts. By Tallie Spencer June 04, 2026
TV Joe Budden Weighs In On Sauce Walka's Beef With Drake Joe Budden and his co-hosts decided to dive head first into the recent beef between Sauce Walka and rap megastar, Drake. By Alexander Cole June 03, 2026
Music Diddy Facing Civil Trial Over Allegations He Dangled Woman Over Balcony This lawsuit against Diddy came from Bryana Bongolan, a close friend of Cassie Ventura's who testified during Sean Combs' criminal trial. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 25, 2026
Sneakers Rihanna's Puma Deal Is Done And She's Already Been Spotted Wearing Nike Rihanna's Puma partnership has ended, and recent sightings of her wearing the Jacquemus x Nike Moon Shoe have sparked speculation By Ben Atkinson May 20, 2026
Music Drake's OVO Allies Clown Rick Ross For Wanting Peace With Him Rick Ross recently told Drake he doesn't want to see him lose, but many in the OVO camp remember Rozay's disses over the past two years. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 09, 2026
Music Uncle Murda Goes Off On Rick Ross For Allegedly Sending Cease-And-Desist Over Remy Ma’s “The Biggest Boss” Movie Rick Ross reportedly sent a cease-and-desist letter to Remy Ma over "The Biggest Boss." By Aron A. May 07, 2026
Sports Cleveland Cavaliers Troll Drake With "Not Like Us" & An "ICEMAN" Statue Following Game 7 Win As the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Toronto Raptors on Sunday, the Cavs decided to troll Drake in a couple of unique ways. By Alexander Cole May 04, 2026
Music Ice Spice's McDonald's Attacker Explains Fight While Cleotrapa Chimes In For those unaware, Cleotrapa previously accused her former friend Ice Spice and her team of mistreating her during a tour. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 17, 2026