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Music Jay-Z Explains NFL's Decision To Have Bad Bunny Headline Super Bowl Halftime Show The NFL announced that Bad Bunny will be serving as the headliner for the next Super Bowl Halftime Show on Sunday. By Cole Blake September 29, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Crowns North West After Ye/Kim’s Daughter Admits She’s A Barb North West dressed up as Nicki Minaj when she was a child, sporting the Barbie chain and emblem with sparkling dress. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 06, 2025
Music Diddy's Sentencing Gets Tentative Date After Divisive Mixed Verdict Diddy was acquitted on racketeering and sex trafficking charges, but his trial's jury convicted him for transportation to commit prostitution. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 04, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Alleges Saucy Santana Made Nasty Comments About Blue Ivy And North West Nicki Minaj is now taking aim at Saucy Santana, claiming that he made disgusting comments about Blue Ivy Carter and North West. By Zachary Horvath October 01, 2025
Music Designer Reveals What Allegedly Triggered Solange And Jay-Z’s Elevator Confrontation A fashion designer claims Jay-Z’s Met Gala compliment sparked the infamous Solange elevator incident, revealing new details 11 years later. By Tallie Spencer December 04, 2025
Politics Lizzo Proposes Interesting Theory About Nicki Minaj's Donald Trump Support Lizzo's comments on Nicki Minaj and Donald Trump apply not just to this example, but to the general intersection of celebrity and politics. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 27, 2025
Music Diddy Scores Court Victory As Judge Permits Him To Serve Accuser Via Newspaper Earlier this year, Diddy filed a lawsuit against Courtney Burgess for allegedly spreading false information about him. By Caroline Fisher November 19, 2025
Music Young Thug Claps Back At DJ Akademiks' Snitching Criticisms Young Thug is going to be dropping a new album soon, although DJ Akademiks has some criticism for the artist. By Alexander Cole July 09, 2025
Music Ian Connor Shockingly Claims A$AP Rocky "Killed" A$AP Yams Ian Connor has been going at A$AP Rocky for a long time, and their beef has now led to this shocking claim about A$AP Yams. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 25, 2026
Music Rihanna Proves Drake Wrong During The First Night Of A$AP Rocky's "Don't Be Dumb" Tour Rihanna and A$AP Rocky recently caught some strays from Drake on "Burning Bridges," just days before Rocky went on tour. By Alexander Cole May 28, 2026
Music King Von’s Sister, Kayla B, Reacts To NBA YoungBoy’s Chicago Show Cancellation Earlier this week, Chicago's United Center announced its decision to cancel NBA YoungBoy's "MASA" tour stop. By Caroline Fisher September 23, 2025
Music Mobb Deep's Features For New Album "Infinite" Reportedly Revealed The upcoming Mobb Deep album "Infinite" will reportedly boast features from Nas, Clipse, Jorja Smith, H.E.R., Kool G Rap, Raekwon, and more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 12, 2025