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Music DJ Akademiks Resurfaces Cam'ron & Mase Rumors Amid Fiery Back & Forth With Treasure Wilson Treasure Wilson had weighed in on Loren Lorosa labeling DJ Akademiks a liar regarding Kendrick Lamar and SZA's "Grand National" tour. By Cole Blake May 12, 2025
Music Lizzo Settles Lawsuit Over Her Song Joking About Sydney Sweeney’s American Eagle Ad Neither Lizzo nor GRC Trust provided further details about the terms of the settlement they reached on Friday. By Cole Blake January 12, 2026
Music Cardi B Gives Men A Hilarious Tutorial On How To Eat A Banana Cardi B has men re-thinking how to eat bananas. By Tallie Spencer January 09, 2026
Music Drake Maintains Impressive Spotify Title A Year After Kendrick Lamar Feud Kendrick Lamar may have come out on top following his explosive battle with Drake, but the Toronto rapper has taken the lead in other ways. By Caroline Fisher May 23, 2025
Relationships A Look At Tamar Braxton's Dating History Tamar’s love life has had its fair share of highs and lows. By Demi Phillips October 30, 2023
Music Eminem Shouts Out New Lil Wayne Lyrics: "Why Didn't I Think Of That" Em showed some love to a bar from a new Lil Wayne song. By Lavender Alexandria September 29, 2023
Music Chuck D To Gene Simmons' Controversial Take On Rappers Being In The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Gene Simmons riled fans up with his bold take on hip-hop's place in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Chuck D is stepping to defend his genre. By Zachary Horvath February 13, 2026
Music Viral Megan Thee Stallion Fan Who Grabbed Her Butt Claims He Asked Her First This caused a lot of controversy for Megan Thee Stallion fans, who debated whether or not this excused the fan's behavior. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 05, 2025
Sports Drake Hilariously Taunts Shohei Ohtani & The Dodgers As The Blue Jays Take World Series Lead You have to imagine that Drake is a little more invested in this World Series matchup given that it is his Jays are going up against LA. By Zachary Horvath October 30, 2025
Music Chris Gotti Slams Ashanti For Not Reaching Out After Irv Gotti's Death Murder Inc. co-founder Irv Gotti passed away at the age of 54 on February 5, 2025, after suffering a hemorrhagic stroke. By Cole Blake September 30, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Claims Drake Originally Wanted Her On “Rich Baby Daddy,” Not SZA In recent days, Nicki Minaj has thrown various jabs at SZA online, going after her appearance, career, and more. By Caroline Fisher July 17, 2025
Music Flo Milli Hit With Copyright Lawsuit Over "Fine Ho, Stay" Track "Never Lose Me" Flo Milli released her sophomore album, Fine Ho, Stay in March 2025. The album features Gunna, SZA, and Cardi B. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 28, 2025