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Music Saweetie Hit With $3M Lawsuit For Alleged Fraud After Cancelling Japan Shows A concert promoter alleges that Saweetie and her touring company ran off with a $100K deposit. By Aron A. May 19, 2026
Sports Someone Brought 2 Pairs Of Nike Air Mags Courtside To Lakers-Thunder Game A fan sitting courtside at the Lakers-Thunder playoff game was spotted with two pairs of Nike Air Mags under their seat. By Ben Atkinson May 12, 2026
Relationships Cassie Alleges Her Husband Alex Fine FaceTimed Her While She Was Having Sex With Diddy Cassie's husband Alex Fine reportedly stared down Diddy in the courtroom during his federal trial for alleged sex trafficking. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 16, 2025
Music Kodak Black Hit With Strict Terms After Prison Release In Drug Trafficking Case After Kodak Black posted a $75K bail, he was released from prison under strict conditions. Authorities accused him of trafficking MDMA. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 08, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Claims Jim Jones, Maino, Fabolous, & Dave East Launched A Podcast Based On No Money In Music DJ Akademiks began livestreaming after achieving success on YouTube and Instagram with his self-made hip-hop exposés. By Bryson "Boom" Paul September 28, 2025
Streetwear Young Thug Speaks On Gay Rumors And Playboi Carti & Lil Uzi Vert's Style Young Thug said on "The Pivot" podcast that his gender-defying style choices paved the way for folks like Lil Uzi Vert and Playboi Carti. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 27, 2025
Music Trippie Redd Post Raises Eyebrows After Coi Leray’s Bahamas Date Goes Viral Fans found the timing of his post interesting. By Tallie Spencer December 18, 2025
Gossip Daphne Joy Issues Warning To Brittany Renner After Some Not-So-Nice Criticism Brittany Renner doesn't like the type of lifestyle Daphne Joy promotes on social media, and now, the two are exchanging words. By Alexander Cole September 16, 2026
Sneakers Air Jordan 4 "Spotlight" Gets Confirmed Release Date The Air Jordan 4 "Spotlight" is inspired directly from Michael Jackson, and it's shaping up to be one of the biggest releases of 2027. By Ben Atkinson September 11, 2026
Music Lil Durk Accused of Hiring Actors To March Outside Courthouse During Closing Arguments Closing arguments in the Lil Durk trial are set to take place today, and some are accusing the artist and his team of paying actors. By Alexander Cole September 08, 2026
Politics Kanye’s Katrina, George Bush Criticism Hits Differently 21 Years Later The Katrina telethon captured a Kanye whose defiance often centered Black inequality, years before MAGA reshaped his politics. By Erika Marie September 02, 2026
Music JÄY-Z Says His Nas Beef Wasn't Personal Hov looks back on his feud with Nas during "JÄY-Z In 8." By Aron A. October 13, 2026