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Music Nicki Minaj Flashes Trump Gold Card, Suggests She Fast-Tracked U.S. Citizenship An old post in which Nicki Minaj admitted to being an illegal immigrant recently resurfaced amid backlash for her support for Donald Trump. By Caroline Fisher January 29, 2026
Music d4vd's Friend Reportedly Arrested For Failing To Appear As Witness Popular streamer Neo Langston was reportedly booked in Montana due to a Los Angeles warrant over the d4vd and Celeste Rivas case. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 23, 2026
Music NLE Choppa Apologizes For Dragging Blueface's Son Into Their Feud Blueface has been feuding with NLE Choppa on social media since he dissed him on one of his recent singles. By Cole Blake February 04, 2026
Music Ray J Claims He Has Months Left To Live Amid Health Battle Recently, Ray J went live to give his supporters an update after being hospitalized for severe chest pain. By Caroline Fisher January 28, 2026
Music Fivio Foreign Disses Kai Cenat For Getting Into Fashion Fivio Foreign says Kai is trying to move like Ye. By Tallie Spencer January 22, 2026
TV Megan Thee Stallion To Act Alongside Daniel Radcliffe In "The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins" Megan Thee Stallion previously acted in "She-Hulk: Attorney at Law" and "Big Mouth" among other projects. By Cole Blake February 04, 2026
Music Kanye West Fans Aren't Ready To Forgive Him Just Yet Kanye West reflected on his mental health struggles and asked for fans' forgiveness in a candid statement on Monday. By Cole Blake January 26, 2026
Politics Donald Trump Gushes Over Nicki Minaj’s “Beautiful” Skin & Nails During a Black History Month event at the White House today, Donald Trump showered Nicki Minaj with compliments. By Caroline Fisher February 18, 2026
Music Wack 100 Checks DJ Akademiks Over Blueface Theft Allegations Recently, DJ Akademiks accused Wack 100 of stealing money from Blueface, prompting the music manager to set the record straight. By Caroline Fisher February 04, 2026
Music Melyssa Ford Speaks On Being A Pawn In The Drake-Joe Budden Beef Drake made things extra awkward between Melyssa Ford and "The Joe Budden Podcast" after being shouted out on "Gimme A Hug." By Zachary Horvath January 29, 2026
Music Drake Is Taking Drastic Measures After Losing $1 Million On The Super Bowl Drake placed a $1 million bet on the New England Patriots defeating the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday, which didn't work out in his favor. By Caroline Fisher February 12, 2026
Music Travis Scott Says He’s Focused On Healing And Accountability After Astroworld Tragedy Travis Scott is committed towards healing. By Tallie Spencer January 22, 2026