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Music Drake & UMG Have Scheduled Mediation Coming Up For Defamation Appeal Drake had his defamation lawsuit against his parent label, UMG, dismissed in early October. The Toronto rapper filed an appeal weeks later. By Zachary Horvath November 17, 2025
Sports Jake Paul To Fight Anthony Joshua After Canceling Match With Gervonta Davis Jake Paul has found a new opponent to square up against in the ring after shutting down his anticipated match with Gervonta Davis. By Zachary Horvath November 17, 2025
Music 50 Cent Expertly Trolls Diddy Ahead Of Impending Jury Selection Diddy's trial making some progress, so that means that 50 Cent is going to be on his phone readying some memes and jokes. By Zachary Horvath May 09, 2025
Sports Shannon Sharpe Jokes About “Light” Pockets After Settling $50 Million Lawsuit Last month, Shannon Sharpe settled with the anonymous woman who sued him for alleged sexual assault earlier this year. By Caroline Fisher August 04, 2025
Music Ray J Goes Off On Fans Over Backlash For His Support Of Diddy Ray J made comments about Suge Knight recently, claiming the former executive assaulted men and women while out. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 31, 2025
Sports Stephen A. Smith Reveals What He Really Thinks Of Cam Newton Following Jason Whitlock Controversy After the fallout from the Jason Whitlock on interview on Cam Newton's show, Stephen A. Smith is weighing in all over again. By Alexander Cole March 31, 2026
Sneakers Teyana Taylor x Air Jordan 1 "A Rose From Harlem" Officially Unveiled Teyana Taylor's new Air Jordan 1 is almost here. By Alexander Cole May 23, 2023
Music Lil Durk Trial Could Face Delay Until 2026 Due To "Complex" Case Lil Durk and his legal team disagree with prosecutors and defense attorneys, as he wants to face trial this October as previously scheduled. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 12, 2025
Music TDE's Punch Shares His Perspective On How Kendrick Lamar & Drake Beef Began While TDE president Punch could've mentioned other inflection points, the tension between Drake and Kendrick Lamar comes down to a few bars. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 18, 2025
Music Cardi B Promises Her Sophomore Album Will Be “Messy” According to Cardi B, her eagerly anticipated sophomore album will be something fans won't expect, and she's "100 percent confident" with it. By Caroline Fisher April 19, 2025
Music 50 Cent Reacts To J. Cole Revealing Why 50 Didn't Sign Him To G-Unit J. Cole told Cam'ron that despite 50 Cent hearing multiple killer tracks from Cole, 50 didn't want to sign him to G-Unit. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 27, 2026
Music Chris Brown Has Woman Removed From Concert After "Accidentally" Throwing Drink At Him Chris Brown wasn't tolerating any disrespect at his most recent tour stop despite the fan claiming it was an accident. By Zachary Horvath June 21, 2025