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Sports Stephen Jackson Says Lil Yachty Apologized For Controversial George Floyd Lyric George Floyd's brother Terrence also called out Lil Yachty for his controversial lyrical reference in a new song he teased. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 16, 2025
Music Cardi B Shares Breakup Advice Amid Her Messy Divorce From Offset Cardi B is currently in a relationship with New England Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs following her split from Offset. By Cole Blake June 24, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar & SZA Finish 2025 With The Highest Grossing Rap Tour Of The Year Kendrick Lamar and SZA performed a total of 47 shows across the world with one another for the "Grand National Tour." By Cole Blake December 23, 2025
Music Final Suspect In Pooh Shiesty & Gucci Mane Case Reportedly Arrested Terrance Rodgers is accused along with Pooh Shiesty and seven others of kidnaping Gucci Mane. Authorities reportedly arrested him in Atlanta. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 04, 2026
Music Dame Dash Reveals If He Ever Pursued Beyonce Despite Jay-Z For some time now, there have been rumors floating around that Dame Dash tried to steal Beyonce away from Jay-Z. By Caroline Fisher September 19, 2025
Music Benzino Gets Emotional Reflecting On His Relationship With Coi Leray Benzino explained during the interview that he isn't sure what went wrong in his relationship with Coi Leray. By Cole Blake November 25, 2025
Music Wiz Khalifa Gets Emotional As He Learns His Fifth Great-Grandfather Was Enslaved Wiz Khalifa recently joined Henry Louis Gates Jr. for an episode of "Finding Your Roots," where he learned about his family's history. By Caroline Fisher January 20, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Compares Drake & UMG Battle To Colin Kaepernick & The NFL With Harsh Remarks Including Kap’s Wife Nessa Diab DJ Akademiks has been a vocal supporter of Drake throughout his rap beefs with Kendrick Lamar, Rick Ross, and Future. By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 18, 2025
Music Drake Demands Unredacted Version Of Kendrick Lamar’s UMG Contract In Latest Filing Drake’s legal team secured a copy of Kendrick Lamar’s UMG contract and are now demanding to have it un-redacted. By Devin Morton August 13, 2025
Music Dave Blunts Says He's Not Taking "A Lizzo Stance" On His Health Problems Dave Blunts and Lizzo have had similar issues with their weight and health, and both of them have taken steps towards fixing it. By Zachary Horvath August 11, 2025
Music Drake Fans Catch Possible Kojo Menne Asamoah Reference On "Family Matters" Amid UMG Lawsuit Kojo Menne Asamoah is the man Drake is trying to serve with a subpoena in his defamation lawsuit against UMG over "Not Like Us." By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 09, 2025
Music Michael Jackson Impersonator Facing Backlash For Appearing In Kanye West's "FATHER" Visual Kanye West decided to include a Michael Jackson lookalike in his music video for "FATHER" and folks aren't too happy about it. By Zachary Horvath March 30, 2026