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Music Diddy Turns To The Bible As Sex Trafficking Trial Begins Opening Statements Diddy's defense as well as the prosecution gave their opening statements in the courtroom on Monday morning. By Cole Blake May 12, 2025
Music Sexyy Red Proclaims That She Is Drake's Successor In Hip-Hop Sexyy Red proclaimed herself to be Drake's protégé in response to a fan's comparison between Drizzy, Kendrick Lamar, and J. Cole. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 14, 2026
Music Reginae Carter Lost Disney Collab Due To Mack Maine's Creepy Miley Cyrus Bar Lil Wayne's daughter Reginae Carter brought up Mack Maine's infamous Miley Cyrus bar on the 2009 Young Money track "Every Girl." By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 14, 2025
Music Mal Claims J. Cole Hasn't Reached Out To Drake Since Kendrick Lamar Apology Mal, like other fans, wants J. Cole to address his relationships with Drake and Kendrick Lamar on "The Fall–Off" and explain beef dynamics. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 31, 2026
Music Diddy's Attempts At A Mistrial Immediately Shot Down By Judge Diddy's criminal trial continued with witness testimony on Wednesday as he faces the possibility of life in prison. By Cole Blake May 28, 2025
Relationships Young MA Rekindles With The Ex Who Leaked Her Health Issues Young MA's ex-girlfriend previously posted a video of her dealing with serious health issues in the hospital. By Cole Blake September 18, 2025
Music Ebro Darden Thinks His Politics Got "In The Morning" Hot 97 Show Canceled Ebro Darden spoke on his "progressive" and "anti-Netanyahu" views amid Hot 97's cancelation of "In The Morning" and many other shake-ups. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 13, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Takes The High Road As Megan Thee Stallion Struggles To Chart With "Whenever" DJ Akademiks argued that Megan Thee Stallion isn't in the same tier as Cardi B, Doja Cat, and Nicki Minaj. By Cole Blake April 29, 2025
Sports Kevin Durant Shuts Down Cam'ron's Theory About Tyrese Haliburton's Injury Cam'ron had theorized that low-top shoes have played a role in the high number of Achilles injuries NBA stars are suffering. By Cole Blake June 25, 2025
Music Finesse2tymes Arrested In Harris County On Outstanding Warrant News of Finesse2tymes' latest arrest comes just weeks after he was arrested in Dallas on drug-related charges. By Caroline Fisher November 20, 2025
Music Eminem’s Rap Beefs Under Scrutiny As Fans Debate If Hip-Hop Needs A New “Bully” Some hip-hop fans think the genre needs a new "bully" like Eminem to bring out the best in its biggest players. By Caroline Fisher January 06, 2026
Music Lefty Gunplay’s Mugshot Surfaces As New Details Emerge About Rolling Loud Arrest According to online arrest records, Lefty Gunplay's bond was set at $500K, and a court date was set for March 18. By Caroline Fisher March 18, 2025