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Music Snoh Aalegra Breaks Down Her Ethnicity For The Last Time Snoh Aalegra clears up any confusion about her ethnicity. By Alex Zidel July 21, 2021
Music Ray J Allegedly Bleeds From Eyes & Wears Heart Monitor During Performance Ray J is in the midst of a serious health crisis, but it seems he wasn't going to cancel his special Valentine's Day show. By Zachary Horvath February 16, 2026
Music BigXthaPlug Fan Gets Angry After The Rapper Declined Taking A Picture With Him BigXthaPlug lives by the rule that if he takes a picture with one fan, he has to take a picture with everyone. This admirer wasn't having it. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 01, 2025
Politics MIA Explains Why She Doesn't Support Black Lives Matter Her explanation stirred up some backlash online. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 13, 2025
Music 7 Worst Rap Diss Tracks Ever Beef is the lifeblood of hip hop's competitive spirit, but not all of them are created equal. Here's a look at the worst diss tracks ever. By TeeJay Small January 15, 2024
Music Doechii Gets Ripped To Shreds For Saying She Dislikes Cats Earlier this week, Doechii took to Threads to reveal why she personally believes that cats don't make good pets. By Caroline Fisher March 04, 2026
Music Drake Previews Bold Bars On New "ICEMAN" Snippet Teased By Akademiks Drake’s ICEMAN era may come with both cold bars and colder truths. By Tallie Spencer February 06, 2026
Music DJ Vlad Blasts "Punk" Peter Rosenberg After Cancelation Of "Ebro In The Morning" Peter Rosenberg fired back at DJ Vlad on X (formerly Twitter) for the remarks, but has since deleted the post. By Cole Blake December 15, 2025
Music Kanye West Hopes To "Manifest Love" By Changing His Album's Controversial Title Kanye West is working on multiple albums right now, one of which was supposed to fully come out last week. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 22, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Is Quitting Music And It's All Because Of Jay-Z… Allegedly Nicki Minaj went on a scathing rant about Jay-Z and Roc Nation CEO Desiree Perez before the announcement on social media. By Cole Blake October 15, 2025
Music Paul Simon Net Worth 2024: What Is The Simon & Garfunkel Singer Worth? Discover Paul Simon's net worth in 2024. Learn about his career, Simon & Garfunkel, and his lucrative BMG deal. By Axl Banks February 29, 2024
Music Kandi Burruss Details Why She "Fell Out" With Boyz II Men In The Studio Boyz II Men singer Wanya Morris gave his side of the story after Kandi said she's never felt that disrespected in the studio. By Erika Marie April 30, 2021