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Music Sean Kingston Files Desperate Request To Perform Amid Financially Crippling Home Detention Sean Kingston's home detention is not giving him the chance to recoup any money, so he's asking the court for one night of work. By Zachary Horvath May 06, 2025
Music Lauryn Hill Advises Harvard Students About The Importance of Community When Writing Music Lauryn Hill has been supporting her son and emerging musician YG Marley. The two have shared the stage together often. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 05, 2025
Music Kanye West’s “DONDA 2” First-Week Sales Revealed Earlier this week, Kanye West's album "Donda 2" hit streaming services for the first time, with a few changes. By Caroline Fisher May 03, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Predicts If Kendrick Lamar Will Topple Drake's Highest-Grossing Rap Tour Record DJ Akademiks' Kendrick Lamar and SZA prediction concerns Drake's "It's All A Blur" tour with 21 Savage, which reportedly grossed $320 million. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 03, 2025
Sports Stephen A Smith Floats Katt Williams-Inspired Conspiracy Theory Involving Shannon Sharpe Shannon Sharpe left "ESPN" temporarily to handle what's transpired and Stephen A Smith is incredibly hurt for him. By Zachary Horvath April 30, 2025
Sports Anthony Edwards Gives A Post-Game Shoutout To His Daughter Amid Ayesha Howard Drama Anthony Edwards faced a lot of online scrutiny for a paternity suit from Ayesha Howard, with financial details still in the air. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 28, 2025
Music 50 Cent Continues To Target Big Meech With Relentless “Rat” Accusations 50 Cent has been going after Big Meech ever since the "BMF" founder linked up with Rick Ross after getting out of prison. By Caroline Fisher April 27, 2025
Politics Kehlani Responds To Cornell University Cutting Them From Concert Due To Pro-Palestine Views Cornell University alleged Kehlani spread antisemitic messages on their platforms due to their advocacy against the Palestine conflict. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 27, 2025
Music Kanye West Claims ASAP Rocky Is Free Thanks To Him Kanye West recently called out some of the celebrities who have failed to come to his defense amid his child custody issues. By Caroline Fisher April 25, 2025
Pop Culture DJ Akademiks Blasts The Kardashians For Allegedly Separating Kanye West From His Kids Kanye West has previously blasted the Kardashians as alleged sex traffickers and told DJ Akademiks about his struggles to raise his kids. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 25, 2025
Music BigXThaPlug Iced Out Jimmy Kimmel With 100k Chain Before Late-Nite Perfromance Of "Take Care" BigXThaPlug prepared for his world tour with Lil Baby with an outstanding set at Coachella 2025. Lil Baby's Wham Tour begins next month. By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 24, 2025
Sports Stephen A Smith Suggests "ESPN" Isn't Leaving Removal Of Shannon Sharpe Off The Table Amid Lawsuit Stephen A Smith, during his soliloquy on Shannon Sharpe's situation, revealed what the bosses at "ESPN" said about their plans. By Zachary Horvath April 23, 2025