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Music Cardi B Claps Back At Critics Of Her Writing Skills In Fiery ASCAP Award Speech The ASCAP Award win comes as Cardi B continues to prepare for the release of her long-awaited sophomore album. By Cole Blake June 09, 2025
Music The Biggest R&B Singers Who Are Cancers As Cancers line up to celebrate their season, it’s important to honor these talented singers that have contributed greatly to R&B. By Demi Phillips June 26, 2023
TV Yung Miami Claps Back At Haters Still Focused On Her "BMF" Performance Fans have been trolling Yung Miami for her work on Season 2 of "BMF" since it aired back in 2023. By Cole Blake August 11, 2025
Music Gloria Estefan Fiercely Defends Husband Emilio Against Diddy Accuser In New Declaration Earlier this year, Emilio Estefan Jr. was named in a lawsuit filed by a man who alleges he was sexually assaulted by Diddy. By Caroline Fisher August 05, 2025
Music Pras Fails To Avoid Prison In Conspiracy Appeal, But It's Not All Bad News Pras received a 14-year prison sentence for charges of money laundering, conspiracy, foreign lobbying, witness tampering, and more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 23, 2026
Music Usher Runs Into Unexpected Issue While Feeding Fan A Cherry Usher continues to go viral for his seductive cherry feeding tradition, but it doesn't always go as planned. By Caroline Fisher May 11, 2025
Music Kanye West's Nazism Gets Him Banned From Brazil This is actually not the first time that Kanye West has been prohibited from performing in Brazil within the last year and change. By Zachary Horvath December 04, 2025
Music UMG Motions To Dismiss Salt-N-Pepa's Lawsuit Over Masters Ownership Salt-N-Pepa first brought this lawsuit against Universal Music Group in May, seeking control of their master recordings. By Devin Morton July 18, 2025
Music Prosecutors Reveal Their Lengthy Demand For Diddy's Prison Sentence Diddy will return to the courtroom for his sentencing hearing on Friday, October 3, where he'll face 20 years behind bars. By Cole Blake September 30, 2025
Music Travis Scott Sold Out Circus Maximus Tour In India, China, South Korea Within Minutes Travis Scott's Circus Maximus tour supports the rap star's chart-topping album, Utopia. The album includes "Fe!n" and "Meltdown." By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 10, 2025
Music Joey Bada$$ Declares 2025 As The Best Year For Rap This Decade The 2020s have been a great decade so far for the genre, with multiple future classics, but Joey Bada$$ feels 2025 has been the best. By Zachary Horvath September 10, 2025
Music J. Cole Reveals "2014 Forest Hills Drive" Was The OG Double Album J. Cole's new interview with Apple Music's Nadeska Alexis has revealed quite a lot about his relationships within rap and his albums. By Zachary Horvath March 20, 2026