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Politics George Floyd’s Family Moves Forward With $250 Million Lawsuit Against Kanye West George Floyd’s family is planning to sue Kanye West for $250 million in damages after his recent "Drink Champs" appearance. By Cole Blake October 18, 2022
Music Ice Cube Denies Being Kanye West's Inspiration For Antisemitism Ice Cube wants no part of Kanye West's recent rant on "Drink Champs." By Cole Blake October 18, 2022
Pop Culture DJ Akademiks Would Testify Against Lil Baby, Mentions D.A. Fani Willis Ak has created a firestorm after he complained that Baby "said I can get touched." By Erika Marie October 18, 2022
Pop Culture The Rock Admits "WAP" Is His Guilty Pleasure Song The WWE superstar has once again name-dropped Megan Thee Stallion, this time giving due praise to her hit and Cardi B’s single, “WAP.” By Balen Mautone October 18, 2022
Music Lil Baby Says He Won't Be Releasing Deluxe Version Of "It’s Only Me" Lil Baby has no intention of releasing a deluxe version of "It's Only Me," and instead intends to get to work on his next project. By Cole Blake October 18, 2022
Music Usher Gives Chris Brown His Flowers On Stage: "You're A Legend" The R&B crooners hit the strip club to celebrate Usher's birthday. By Lamar Banks October 17, 2022
Music Lil Baby Responds To Rumors That He Paid $16K To Hookup With Pornstar "I ain't no sucker" By Lamar Banks October 17, 2022
Music SZA Says She's Recorded 100 Songs Ahead Of New Album SZA says she's sitting on at least 100 songs ahead of the release of her second studio album. By Cole Blake October 17, 2022
Music GloRilla & Hitkidd Go Back & Forth Over Contract Issues With "F.N.F." GloRilla and Hitkidd have been arguing about legal issues surrounding their hit song, "F.N.F." By Cole Blake October 17, 2022
Music George Floyd's Family Considering Lawsuit Against Kanye West Kanye West could be facing a lawsuit from the family of George Floyd after his latest comments on "Drink Champs." By Cole Blake October 16, 2022
Pop Culture Ye Teases Fans With "Watch The Throne 2" Again Teases of a follow-up to his collab with Jay-Z are nothing new, but the context makes a potential reunion noteworthy. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 16, 2022
TV Megan Thee Stallion Shows Comedy Chops And Holds Back Tears On "SNL" She performed "Anxiety" and a mashup of "NDA" and "Plan B," and seemed comfortable in the host chair. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 16, 2022