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Music Wiz Khalifa Gets Emotional As He Learns His Fifth Great-Grandfather Was Enslaved Wiz Khalifa recently joined Henry Louis Gates Jr. for an episode of "Finding Your Roots," where he learned about his family's history. By Caroline Fisher January 20, 2026
Music Playboi Carti Seemingly Teases Tracklist For New Album "BABY BOI" Playboi Carti took to Instagram to shout out the new NBA YoungBoy album "MASA," on which he makes an appearance. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 26, 2025
Music Diddy’s Ex-Employee Alleges He Set Up Hotel Rooms With “Freak Off” Essentials Diddy's long-awaited sex trafficking trial continued today, and his former employee George Kaplan took the stand. By Caroline Fisher May 21, 2025
Sports Kevin Durant Shuts Down "Twitter Nonsense" When Asked About Using Burner Accounts Kevin Durant spoke about the drama after participating in the 2026 NBA All-Star Weekend festivities earlier this week. By Cole Blake February 18, 2026
Sports Heisman Trophy Winner Travis Hunter Drafted #2 By Jacksonville Jaguars Travis Hunter signed a management deal with Lil Wayne's Young Money Agency. He signed an endorsement deal with Adidas. By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 24, 2025
TV Michael Rainey Jr. Throws Lil Meech Under The Bus While Commenting On 50 Cent Drama The "BMF" universe is split in two right now thanks to the beef between 50 Cent and Big Meech, which Michael Rainey Jr. chimed in on. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 24, 2025
Relationships Shantel Jackson Reveals Why She & Nelly Broke Up Shantel Jackson recently explained why she and Nelly broke up. By Cole Blake December 14, 2021
Music DJ Akademiks Exposes SZA For Blocking Him As Nicki Minaj Beef Rages On SZA and Nicki Minaj posted several fiery messages aimed at one another on X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday. By Cole Blake July 16, 2025
Music Lil Uzi Vert Recalls Spending Millions On Balenciaga To Compete With Kanye West Lil Uzi Vert brought up Kanye West while discussing lyrics of theirs that “mean a lot” to them from over the years. By Cole Blake March 03, 2026
Music Cam’ron Continues Targeting Omar Gooding With Another Fiery Instagram Post Omar Gooding used the feud with Cam'ron to promote his upcoming album, which he plans on releasing in October. By Cole Blake August 06, 2025
Music Conductor Williams Confirms He's Got More Drake Collabs To Drop As for when we will hear these Drake and Conductor Williams collaborations, the producer has a more complicated story. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 04, 2025
Music Roc Nation Motions To Have Fat Joe Lawsuit Dismissed And Demands Lawyer Be Sanctioned Roc Nation motioned to have the case against Fat Joe dropped, saying that naming the company was an attempt at getting a large settlement. By Devin Morton July 27, 2025