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Music Salt-N-Pepa's Federal Recording Lawsuit Against UMG Has Been Dismissed Salt-N-Pepa's federal suit against UMG was a long battle, one that started to grow legs in 2022. However, they didn't emerge victorious. By Zachary Horvath January 09, 2026
Music Erica Banks Arrested For Alleged Intent To Distribute Ecstasy Yesterday, Erica Banks was booked into the Dekalb County Jail on a charge of drug possession with intent to distribute. By Caroline Fisher December 09, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar & Pharrell Link In The Studio In Resurfaced Clip, Fans Relate It To Drake Beef Fans believe this is why Kendrick Lamar stood up for Pharrell. By Cole Blake May 21, 2024
Streetwear Drake's "Miskeen" Face Tattoo Is 6ix God's Latest Homage To Toronto The popular slang word has a multitude of meanings, though we're curious exactly why Drizzy decided it was worthy of a spot on his forehead. By Hayley Hynes November 19, 2023
Sports Ben Simmons Not Rushing His Return, According To Nets GM Ben Simmons is quickly becoming a highly paid benchwarmer. By Jake Lyda July 10, 2023
Sneakers Nike Air Max 95 "Disco Purple" Now Unveiled The Nike Air Max 95 is back. By Ben Atkinson June 26, 2023
Music Central Cee Gets Praise For Performing At Glastonbury Without A Backing Track Fans loved his recent performance. By Caroline Fisher June 25, 2023
Music Ab-Soul Reflects On How He Influenced The Joey Bada$$ & Ray Vaughn Rap Battle Ab-Soul preceded Joey Bada$$ on their Red Bull cypher with Big Sean, which is what really ignited the Ray Vaughn, Daylyt, etc. beef. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 23, 2025
Pop Culture Wendy Williams' Mother's Day Post Raises Eyebrows Amid Guardianship Battle Wendy Williams previously accused her 24-year-old son Kevin Hunter Jr. of taking advantage of her financially. By Caroline Fisher May 11, 2025
Sports A$AP Rocky Hits A Few Shots With Fans After Knicks' Advance To Round 2 In NBA Playoffs A$AP Rocky hails from Harlem. He was named after the legendary New York rapper Rakim. Rocky named his child after RZA from Wu-Tang. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 03, 2025
Music Young Thug Jokes About Retiring From Rap To Become A Streamer Young Thug recently linked up with Adin Ross for a stream and began to consider a career change after learning how much he makes. By Caroline Fisher June 14, 2025
Music Diddy Accused Of Sending Associates To Take Pictures Of Alleged Victim's House This lawsuit update against Diddy comes amid his federal criminal trial for alleged sex trafficking and racketeering. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 09, 2025