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Music Diddy's Ex Assistant Alleges Prince's Security Once Stopped Him From Attacking Cassie This anonymous alleged victim also spoke on Diddy's alleged reaction to Cassie and Kid Cudi's romance during her trial testimony. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 29, 2025
Streetwear Drake Flexes $1 Million Barbie Watch While Asking For His "Staci Doll" Drake just added another Rolex to the collection amid the fallout from his UMG lawsuit's dismissal, which he's not breaking a sweat over. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 17, 2025
Relationships Kanye West Says DJ Akademiks Touched His Soul By Rebuking The Kardashians Kanye West has been ranting about his co-parenting situation with Kim Kardashian on social media for a number of weeks. By Cole Blake April 29, 2025
Music Jay-Z Fans Left Frustrated With Massive Ticket Queues For His Yankee Stadium Shows Jay-Z will be performing back-to-back concerts in celebration of his iconic albums, "Reasonable Doubt" and "The Blueprint." By Cole Blake March 23, 2026
Pop Culture NBA YoungBoy Look-Alike "NCAA YoungBoy" Found Dead: Report Lil Pnut, known for his uncanny resemblance to NBA YoungBoy, passed away at age 21. By Thomas Galindo January 30, 2022
Politics Nicki Minaj Praises Donald Trump's Message About Christian Persecution Nicki Minaj advocated for full religious freedom after reading President Donald Trump's claims about Christians in Nigeria. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 01, 2025
Music Roc Nation Demands Out Of "Nonsensical" Fat Joe Lawsuit Fat Joe is facing several disturbing allegations in Terrance Dixon's lawsuit, including that he allegedly had sexual relations with minors. By Cole Blake June 24, 2025
Music Cardi B Sells Copies Of "Am I The Drama?" On The Streets Of Manhattan In Comedic Clip Cardi B took to the streets of Manhattan in a funny bit depicting her selling copies of the new album ahead of its release. By Devin Morton September 07, 2025
Music J. Cole Enlists Drake’s Lawyers Amid Legal Battle With Cam’ron Last October, Cam'ron hit Universal Music Group and J. Cole with a bombshell lawsuit over their "Ready '24" collab. By Caroline Fisher January 28, 2026
Music Kid Cudi Reveals He's Done Doing Collaborations Unless They Happen "Oragnically" Kid Cudi's next studio album is due out in a couple of weeks and for those hoping there would be features... we're sorry to burst your bubble. By Zachary Horvath August 02, 2025
Music Saigon Disses Joe Budden’s Son And Challenges The Retired Rapper To A Boxing Match It looks like Saigon still has hard feelings towards Joe Budden and thinks there's only one way to settle their feud. By Caroline Fisher June 11, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Blames Business Manager For Failure To Respond To Assault Lawsuit Recently, it was reported that Nicki Minaj could be at risk of losing her Los Angeles home due to an unpaid $500K judgment. By Caroline Fisher October 16, 2025