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Music Anthony Mackie Reveals Shocking Origin Of Eminem's "8 Mile" Disses Anthony Mackie is a Hollywood superstar today, but twenty years ago he was the butt of Eminem's scathing bars. By Elias Andrews March 13, 2025
Music 6ix9ine Admits To Possession Of Cocaine & MDMA 6ix9ine's sentencing is currently scheduled to take place in September, and he could face anywhere from a few months to years behind bars. By Caroline Fisher July 23, 2025
Pop Culture Drake And Sophie Brussaux Throw Western-Themed Bash For Adonis' 8th Birthday Drake and Sophie Brussaux keep their relationship private, but it seems their co-parenting journey is going well. By Zachary Horvath October 13, 2025
Music "Free Diddy" Supporters Outside Of His Trial Were Allegedly Hired Off Craigslist Diddy's has been on trial for alleged charges including sex trafficking and racketeering over the last several weeks. By Cole Blake May 28, 2025
Music SZA Shares Two New Song Snippets To Her Finsta SZA shared two new songs on her finsta, though neither seemed to be complete. Hopefully, we get to hear them soon. By Devin Morton August 17, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj's Sister Ming Li Disses Ice Spice For Not Living Up To Nicki's Praise Although Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice's relationship is less clear, there's no doubting where Ming Li stands on this. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 29, 2025
Sports Lil Wayne & Caleb Williams Make Amends After Trading Shots Over The Bears-Packers Game Caleb Williams and the Bears advanced to the Divisional Round of the NFL Playoffs with their win over the Packers. By Cole Blake January 14, 2026
Music Lil Wayne's Rock Performance Divides Fans During Latest Concert Wayne famously experimented with the rock genre for his polarizing seventh studio album, "Rebirth," in 2010. By Cole Blake August 20, 2025
Music Yak Gotti's Attorney, Doug Weinstein, Alleges Young Thug Risked Prison To Protect His Crew By Declining A "Blind Plea" Like Gunna In an interview with It's Up There, Doug Weinstein reveals Lil Woody was coerced by the DA and forced to testify under pressure. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 21, 2025
Music Pusha T Explains How Tyler The Creator's "P.O.V." Feature Came To Be Pusha T recently explained how Tyler, The Creator ended up on the Clipse's long-awaited comeback album. By Devin Morton July 13, 2025
Music Drake's "Fake Love" Surpasses 1 Billion Streams, Expanding His Historic Lead The historic feat comes as Drake prepares to enter the "next chapter" of his career, according to a recent Instagram post. By Cole Blake March 23, 2025
Music Stevie J Breaks Down Why Diddy's "Empty Promises" Led Him To Leave Bad Boy Stevie J has been one of Diddy's biggest supporters amid his legal scandal and has worked with many more artists outside of Bad Boy. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 15, 2025