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Music Jam Master Jay's Alleged Killer Gets Conviction Overturned A jury found Karl Jordan Jr. guilty for murdering Jam Master Jay almost two years ago, along with another suspect named Ronald Washington. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 19, 2025
Sports Sha'Carri Richardson Arrested For Excessive Speeding In Florida Sha'Carri Richardson is back in the news for an arrest several months after being handcuffed following a domestic violence incident. By Zachary Horvath January 30, 2026
Pop Culture Deon Cole Makes Fun Of Nicki Minaj During NAACP Image Awards Prayer Deon Cole seemed to make reference to Nicki Minaj's recent controversies at the NAACP Image Awards, namely her support of Donald Trump. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 01, 2026
Music J. Cole Picks Up A Shift At Nipsey Hussle's Marathon Burger J. Cole has been traveling across the country meeting fans and selling CDs of "The Fall-Off" for his Trunk Sale Tour. By Cole Blake February 25, 2026
Music YSL Woody Speaks On What His Relationship Was With Young Thug During The Interrogations YSL Woody is one of many to have spoken out since the viral interrogation video involving Young Thug that surfaced on August 27. By Zachary Horvath August 29, 2025
Gossip Chrisean Rock Addresses Rumors That Chrisean Jr. Is Blind Chrisean is fed up. By Caroline Fisher April 28, 2024
Pop Culture NBC Uses Diddy's Testimony Against Him In Response To Defamation Lawsuit Diddy launched a $100 million defamation lawsuit against NBCUniversal for their "Making Of A Bad Boy" documentary. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 16, 2025
Music Drake Reportedly Drops Longtime Agent That Also Represents Kendrick Lamar Drake worked with Brent Smith at Wasserman Music for over ten years, and Kendrick Lamar's role in this split is a subject of speculation. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 15, 2025
Music YSL Woody Says He's Not Doing Okay Amid Young Thug's Fallout With YSL YSL Woody has expressed a lot of conflicted feelings about Young Thug and how he's gone about everything since the YSL RICO trial. By Zachary Horvath September 08, 2025
Sneakers Air Jordan 1 High OG “Panda” Official Images, Release Date Announced "Panda" Air Jordan 1 releasing in women's sizes on May 10. By Kyle Rooney April 19, 2019
Music Ray J’s Ex Shila Hasanoff Speaks Out After Domestic Dispute, Says He Was "Not Violent" Toward Her By Tallie Spencer February 26, 2026
Music DJ Clue Addresses J. Cole’s Rumored “Birthday Blizzard ‘26” Disses During a recent interview, DJ Clue discussed J. Cole's new collection of freestyles, "Birthday Blizzard '26." By Caroline Fisher January 29, 2026