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Relationships Nelly & Ashanti Celebrate Their Son KK's First Birthday With Wholesome Family Photos Nelly and Ashanti welcomed Kareem Kenkaide Haynes as their first son, last year, after tying the knot in 2023. By Cole Blake July 30, 2025
Music Aubrey O'Day Reveals She Won't Provide Witness Testimony During The Diddy Trial Previous reports suggested Aubrey O'Day would take the stand in the Diddy trial alongside her Danity Kane partner Dawn Richard. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 17, 2025
Politics Lizzo Calls Out Donald Trump's Parade For "About Damn Time" Performance Lizzo endorsed Kamala Harris for United States President last year, and she has made her distaste for Donald Trump very clear. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 16, 2025
Music Cassie Accused Of Dodging Male Sex Worker's Lawsuit Over Diddy's Alleged Freak Offs Cassie previously testified that Diddy allegedly subjected her to a "cycle of abuse, violence and sex trafficking." By Cole Blake November 11, 2025
Music 50 Cent Weighs In On Kanye West's Wireless Festival Controversy Kanye West's headlining gig at Wireless Festival comes after he performed in Los Angeles for the first time since 2021. By Cole Blake April 06, 2026
Music Megan Thee Stallion Partners With Wal-Mart For Hot Girl Summer Swimwear Line Megan Thee Stallion stirred up controversy last week at the Met Gala for breaking the rules by taking photos at the event. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 16, 2025
Music Chance The Rapper Speaks To Rory & Mal About Current Relationship With Kanye West Chance The Rapper sat down with Rory & Mal to discuss "Star Line" and where things stand with him and Kanye West. By Devin Morton August 15, 2025
Music 2 Live Crew: Where Are They Now? The Miami rappers were widely known for their very controversial lyrics. By Demi Phillips January 22, 2024
Music Tory Lanez Gifts GloRilla's Estranged Sister The $2,500 She Needed GloRilla's sister previously complained about her not supporting their family during an interview with TMZ. By Cole Blake February 09, 2026
Music d4vd Hands Out Labubus At Minneapolis Performance Amid Dead Body Investigation d4vd was reported to be doing okay and working with the police on this shocking dead body investigation that started this week. By Zachary Horvath September 10, 2025
Music AllStar JR Targets J Prince Jr. On Vicious Diss Track “Mob Untied” AllStar JR continues to taunt both J Prince Jr. and NBA Ben10 after the latter was shot at a Houston restaurant. By Caroline Fisher April 16, 2026
Music Funk Flex Claims Cassie Is Not A Victim After Diddy Verdict Funk Flex previously reacted to the Diddy verdict by hoping that Cassie and everyone else can "move on" from the case. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 03, 2025