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Music XXXTENTACION Speaks On Sleeping With Jocelyn Flores While Underage In Alleged Leaked Audio This alleged clip seems to show XXXTENTACION explaining his album "17" and the story behind his track titled after Flores. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 22, 2024
Music Yella Beezy Finally Gets Trial Date For Alleged Mo3 Murder Plot Yella Beezy has been allegedly linked to the death of Mo3, who was shot and killed in Texas back in 2020 at the age of 28. By Cole Blake August 26, 2025
Music 50 Cent Ruthlessly Trolls Floyd Mayweather Over His Defamation Lawsuit Floyd Mayweather is suing Business Insider over an article about him claiming to have purchased real estate in New York. By Cole Blake May 18, 2025
Music Travie McCoy Opens Up About Battle With Addiction Travie McCoy details canceling tours due to heroin use, and how he beat addiction. By Aron A. September 27, 2021
Music Nicki Minaj Stirs Controversy By Supporting Donald Trump’s Granddaughter Kai Recently, Donald Trump’s granddaughter Kai participated in a TikTok trend featuring Nicki Minaj's hit, “Beez In the Trap." By Caroline Fisher October 30, 2025
Politics Cardi B Combats Nicki Minaj With Support Of Jasmine Crockett Cardi B may not be directly fighting back against Nicki Minaj's Republican support, but she's making her stance clear politically again. By Zachary Horvath February 27, 2026
Music Ray J Explains Why He Thinks Diddy Will Be Found Not Guilty In His Criminal Trial Diddy is facing charges of alleged sex trafficking and racketeering in the ongoing criminal trial which continued on Wednesday. By Cole Blake May 28, 2025
Politics 50 Cent Fires Back At Zohran Mamdani's "Breakfast Club" Diss Zohran Mamdani joked that 50 Cent won't be happy about his tax proposal for New York's top earners, earlier this month. By Cole Blake June 26, 2025
Music J. Cole Impressed By Freestyling Fan On His “Trunk Sale” Tour Recently, J. Cole brought his "Trunk Sale" tour to Virginia, where he got to meet one extremely talented fan. By Caroline Fisher February 11, 2026
Music Chris Brown Accused Of Depicting Superfan As A Stalker In New Lawsuit Angela Reliford, AKA chrisbrownzwife777, speculates that Chris Brown has secretly been sending her messages through his music videos. By Caroline Fisher April 24, 2025
Music Doja Cat Has A Sobering Answer For People Claiming She Looks Sad This is a much lighter example of previous Doja Cat frustrations, as she's called out the media for manipulating folks' perception of her. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 21, 2025
Music Offset Reveals His One Regret About Marriage To Cardi B Offset and Cardi B's relationship ended in ugly fashion, with the latter initiating the divorce last summer. By Zachary Horvath October 09, 2025