Featured Blog Posts – February 2025 Archive (158)

Claressa Shields, the undefeated world champion boxer and two-time Olympic gold medalist, has broken her silence following a suspension for testing positive for marijuana. The 29-year-old appeared on Tamron Hall this week to offer her side of the story, explaining how a routine oral mouth swab could have resulted in a positive test after her recent…

Since LaTocha Scott freestyled her confessions for the “Residuals” challenge, Kandi Burruss addressed her former bandmate on the red carpet at the 2025 ESSENCE Black Women In Hollywood. When asked if fans can expect an Xscape reunion in the near future, Burruss feels that’s the least of Scott’s issues, especially considering that she wasn’t “kicked…

Vybz Kartel the dancehall legend will be headlining a show in New York City in April, marking his first performance in the U.S. in over 20 years. The Barclays Center’s official X account confirmed, “JUST ANNOUNCED: Vybz Kartel comes to Brooklyn on April 11!” The accompanying flyer reads, “Reggae Fest: The Return Of Worl Boss Vybz Kartel. The pre-sale…

Gabourey Sidibe is reveling in the protective nature of her husband, Brandon Frankel, and the way he fiercely defends her, both online and offline. While speaking with PEOPLE at the ESSENCE Black Women in Hollywood Awards Sidibe shared how grateful she is for her husband’s unwavering support. Recalling how Frankel “don’t play” about his wife, Sidibe…

Cam Newton has voiced his opinion on his former teammates’ cheating scandal. Newton released the latest episode of his 4th&1 With Cam Newton podcast on Thursday where he unloaded on Tony Martinez for taking to the internet with his marital issues. “I’m a keep it a big buck like I only know how to do: Steve Smith did you a favor, bro,” the ex-NFL…

Lawyers for Lil Baby are firing back at the Atlanta Police Department, claiming the rapper has absolutely nothing to do with last year's gang-related murders of two teen boys. Baby's attorneys, Drew Findling and Marissa Goldberg, issued a statement, blasting APD for holding a Wednesday press conference in which police brass accused the hip hop star…

Hip Hop music industry legend Kevin Liles is facing a new sexual assault lawsuit a woman claims he raped her while he was an exec at Def Jam Recordings. Liles is being sued by a woman not identified publicly who says she began working for the iconic music imprint in 1999 and claims she was quickly subjected to repeated instances of…

PARTYNEXTDOOR recently cleared up his supposed issues with Tory Lanez the incarcerated singer, crediting it all to a misunderstanding. “@torylanez I was told about what you said without hearing your video for myself,” the Mississauga artist wrote in an Instagram story. “You didn’t say anything that I wouldn’t say myself, now that I seen it I…

Sean “Diddy Combs is facing yet another legal woe as his former business partner, Kirk Burrowes, has filed a lawsuit alleging he used intimidation and violence to seize control of Bad Boy Entertainment, which he co-founded. The court documents accuses Diddy of brandishing a baseball bat in 1996 to intimidate Burrowes into signing over his 25 percent…

Gayle just announced she’s part of the historic all-woman crew for Blue Origin’s next flight to the edge of space set to launch this spring. Gayle explained she initially turned it down, but she admits that if the crew nailed the mission and she wasn’t there, she’d be kicking herself. Now, she’s gonna be along for the ride Gayle also gave a shout-out…

Snoop was announced as the "face" of Tune.FM as they put down stakes in the Web3 market  and he straight-up told up Billboard, “I don’t f*** with Spotify anymore. I’m only on Tune.FM.” Snoop's newest track "Spaceship Party" kicked off the Tune.FM partnership, the first of many strides to move Snoop's catalog over to Tune.FM. Snoop took a lot of heat…

Sean "Diddy" Combs is being sued again this time by a man who claims he was hired to engage in a "Freak-Off" of sorts with the disgraced music mogul and a female companion. The sex worker, identified as a John Doe, also says Diddy threatened to harm him and made a reference to "Pac" the rap legend Tupac Shakur, who was fatally shot in Las Vegas in…

Floyd Mayweather weighed in on Paul's 2024 fight with Mike Tyson on the "Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon" scoffing at the fact it was available at no additional charge to Netflix subscribers. "When you're watching Floyd Mayweather, you have to pay," Money said on the show. "I get Pay-Per-View numbers. Check the record. When asked if he'd ever get in…

50 Cent is claiming to have discovered legal documents proving that Demetrius “Big Meech” Flenory participated in “third-party cooperation” with a former associate turned federal informant. 50 took to social media, sharing a screenshot of a message from social media personality 1090 Jake containing what appears to be paperwork regarding Tammy Cowins‘…

Doechii the grammy-winning rapper opened Dsquared2‘s fall 2025 ready-to-wear fashion show channeling supermodel Naomi Campbell. the Florida native recreated Campbell’s iconic appearance in Dsquared2’s fall 2003 show where she ran down a red carpet runway leading to an airplane. Campbell later joined the fashion show which celebrated the brand’s…

Snoop Dogg has scoffed at Suge Knight‘s “lies” regarding his alleged attempt to assist one of the suspects in the 1996 murder of Tupac Shakur. The Death Row Records cofounder recently accused Snoop of secretly making moves to faciliate the release of Duane “Keefe D” Davis on bail as he awaits trial for his alleged involvement in the shooting that…

"Yasiin Bey has some futuristic plans for the release of his forthcoming joint album with The Alchemist. the artist formerly known as Mos Def described the roll out as “lo-fi, hi-tech high art” when discussing the effort, titled Forensics. “For Forensics, Bey has devised a new scheme to evade the streaming paradigm,” the publication…

Kanye West doesn't is adamant he is not willingly involved in Bhad Bhabie's dispute with Alabama Barker, calling it an "A.I. beef" after BB used his voice on a diss track. Ye's Instagram explanation came shortly after the "Hi Bich" hitmaker posted a clip of an alleged remix of her new "Ms. Whitman" diss track that includes a verse by him. "Ms.…

Drake has pulled the plug on his remaining tour dates in Australia and New Zealand due to a scheduling conflict he postponed a show in Brisbane on March 4 and one in Sydney on March 7, as well as 2 consecutive concerts in Auckland on March 15 and 16. the set for Drake's concerts is massive and it would have been super difficult to haul around…

BigXthaPlug has been arrested on a marijuana charge in Texas he's being held at the Arlington City Jail charged with possession of less than 2 ounces of marijuana. BigX was driving with expired tags and got pulled over by cops. The officer reported he could smell marijuana as he approached the vehicle and asked BigX and the passenger Cleodist Landum…