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Well, it’s not the Oscars like he originally hoped for, but Kevin Hart will indeed finally be hosting an awards show. And truth be told we can’t wait to see what kind of comedic hi jinx he has in store for us.
According to TheGrio, Kevin Hart has been tapped to host the 25th Annual BET Awards on June 9 and with that will come all kinds of jokes and “insults” aimed at celebrities that only Kevin Hart can get away with making. Having already been a part of the BET family with his 2013 cult classic comedy show, Real Husbands of Hollywood, the only question is why did it take BET so long to come to this decision? Regardless of the delay, Kevin Hart is excited about taking on hosting duties for the BET Awards 25th anniversary, and we don’t blame him one bit.
TheGrio reports:
“I love a celebration! It’s a chance to reflect, cherish, and honor life’s unforgettable moments,” Hart said in a press release. “I’m truly honored to host the 25th BET Awards and celebrate the culture’s biggest night. This year marks the 25th anniversary, and my partners at Hartbeat, BET, and JCE [Jesse Collins Entertainment] are pulling out all the stops to make it a night to remember. It’s a Black-Tie affair, and you’re all invited.”
Kevin Hart isn’t the only one bursting at the seams about hosting the BET Award’s 25th Anniversary show. BET President and CEO Scott Mills is also elated at Hart’s involvement in this year’s ceremony.
“For over a decade, Kevin Hart has been a beloved part of the BET family, and we couldn’t be more excited to have him return to host the 25th anniversary BET Awards,” said BET President and CEO Scott Mills. “His unparalleled talent, infectious energy, and deep connection to our audience make him the perfect host for this historic celebration. Kevin has continuously pushed boundaries in entertainment. On the heels of the successful launch of BET+ original series Lil Kev, we are eager to expand our partnership and continue to bring groundbreaking projects to life.”
Check out the comedic announcement of Kevin Hart hosting the 2025 BET Awards below, and let us know if you’ll be checking out this year’s show on June 9 in the comments section below.
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Lil Uzi Vert was rushed to a local hospital in New York City on Monday, April 21. The Philadelphia rapper was seen getting loaded into a waiting ambulance.
TMZ reports that paramedics were summoned to a hotel on the Lower East Side of Manhattan in response to a “sick person.”
The 29-year-old, born Symere Bysil Woods, was wheeled on a stretcher through the hotel lobby and placed into a waiting ambulance. Reportedly, they were accompanied by their girlfriend, City Girls rapper JT. Security did their best to shield them from cameras.
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Lil Uzi Vert was rushed to a local hospital in New York City on Monday, April 21. The Philadelphia rapper was seen getting loaded into a waiting ambulance.
TMZ reports that paramedics were summoned to a hotel on the Lower East Side of Manhattan in response to a “sick person.”
The 29-year-old, born Symere Bysil Woods, was wheeled on a stretcher through the hotel lobby and placed into a waiting ambulance. Reportedly, they were accompanied by their girlfriend, City Girls rapper JT. Security did their best to shield them from cameras.
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This past March the Hip-Hop culture was aghast when news broke that Druski was one of the latest celebrities linked to Diddy’s infamous “freak-off’s” and was accused of partaking in some non-consensual sexual depravities.
Though Druski immediately rebuked the allegations made by Ashley Parham, that didn’t stop the online community from piling on the jokes about Druski possibly violating women at a Diddy party in Northern California. Now, it seems like Druski has a little vindication in the form of leaked documents that seemingly prove his innocence in the incident that was alleged to have taken place on March 23, 2018, well before anyone knew Druski even existed.
According to TMZ, they were able to obtain not only Druski’s phone records, but also bank statements, which show that not only was Druski living with his mother in Georgia at the time of the incident, but was so broke he couldn’t even afford public transportation, much less a plane ticket to a Diddy swingers party. With less than $1 in his bank account and phone calls showing that he was in Georgia the entire time of the alleged violation, Druski seems to be in the clear as he continues to get his name dropped from the lawsuit.
Per TMZ:
The records show Druski’s balance ending the period of March 10, 2018 – April 9, 2018 was capped out at just $0.91 cents!!!
He only had enough for the bare essentials … a bite at Mickey D’s and enough gas at to get from point A to A.2.
We’ve also seen Verizon documents showing Druski was under his mother Cheryl‘s phone plan and made 16 calls on March 23 — all incoming or outcoming to and from Georgia phone numbers.
Yeah, we doubt that Diddy would invite anyone with less than $1 to their name to one of his extravagant house parties where the baby oil flowed like water and celebrities left with all kinds of stories to tell (but probably never will).
At this point, one has to wonder how long it’ll be before Druski is able to get his name dropped from the lawsuit as it’s looking like all evidence points to him not being anywhere near Diddy at the time of the alleged assault.
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It’s become obvious in 2025 that Kanye West will say and do damn near anything for attention, but would he lie about his marital status too?
Weeks after rapping about his wife, Bianca Censori, leaving him due to his online antics, Kanye West and Bianca were spotted heading to an intimate dinner together in Spain even though they are supposedly split up. According to Page Six, Yeezy and Bianca were seen entering an Indian restaurant in the Balearic Islands this past Friday (April 18). Of course Kanye made sure that his trophy wife wore something that showcased every curve that the good Lord blessed her with.
Per Page Six:
The “Carnival” hitmaker — who now goes by the name Ye — wore an oversized hoodie for the outing while Censori donned one of her usual skintight looks, wearing a black bodysuit.
Prior to their Spain outing, the rapper spent some time alone in Japan, where he fled to last month to “decompress” following his many divisive social media rants.
Earlier this month, West rapped that Censori, 30, “ran away” from him on his track, “BIANCA,” which is featured on his new album “WW3.”
And here we were thinking she smartened up and got as far away from the self-destructive Yeezy as possible. A las, she did not, and that begs the question, did Kanye West lie about Bianca leaving him? Are they currently working on their marriage? At the time Page Six confirmed that Bianca did in fact leave Kanye, but with Kanye West, you just never know.
At the time, a source told us the former Yeezy architect left him because she had “had enough” of his antisemitic stunts after West started selling Swastika-branded shirts.
“The swastika shirt [he was selling] was the last straw. She told him that’s not who she is, and that she can’t be associated with that,” a source said at the time.
On the flip side, Kanye West did in fact change his mind about being a Nazi. He took to X in a now deleted tweet to announce he no longer identifies as one. So there’s that…we guess.
What do y’all think about this latest twist in the Kanye West and Bianca Censori story? Let us know in the comments section below.
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Another day another cup of tea out of the kitchen of Cardi B who is now accusing Offset of cheating on her during their marriage with Moneybagg Yo’s girlfriend, Ari Fletcher.
Earlier this week, online blogger 1goatalexis leaked some DMs that apparently shows Ari having a text exchange with someone saying “Coming to a woman as a woman or telling on a woman to her man gotta be top 2 corniest most miserable b*tches alive!”
Adding some of her own context to the screenshot 1goatalexis wrote “I kept it p, I ain’t tell the world she was talking about Cardi. I didn’t tell the world how she called Bagg tryna tell on Ari because of Offset.”
The second screenshot is apparently a DM from Cardi in which she states “Why you saying that I f*cked offset this weekend? Like b*tch idgaf who you support – lying on my pussy is crazy and he have not f*cked me neither,” she wrote. “Y’all truly gotta leave me the f*ck alone. We both move on. Tell him to tell you how he was f*cking Ari while we was together but yet I’m wrong from moving on huh? Leave me the f*ck alone!!!”
We swear it’s always something with these two. We wouldn’t be surprised if they’re twin flames destined to repeat this kind of drama in every single lifetime or something.
While their relationship has been toxic to say the least for the past few years, recently Offset said he was “happy” for Cardi B as she continues to step out with NFL star, Stefon Diggs.
Well, at least he’s putting on a good front if anything. While we don’t know if Offset is truly happy that his ex-wife is officially moving on with an NFL star, we do know that this won’t be the last cup of hot tea that we get out of this drama. Just sayin’.
What do y’all think about this latest twist in the soap opera that is the days of Cardi B and Offset’s lives? Let us know in the comments section below.
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We may not get another Travis Scott x Air Jordan collaboration anytime soon, but La Flame is working with the WWE to drop off some new merch just in time for Wrestlemania 41 this coming weekend.
Yesterday (April 16), Travis Scott took to his official Instagram page to showcase some of the pieces wrestling fans can look forward to copping today (April 17) at WWE World in Las Vegas and on his website on Friday (April 18). Consisting of some Topps Chrome trading cards of your favorite WWE stars such as Roman Reigns, The Undertaker, and himself of course, the collection will surely be a must-have for Travis Scott / WWE fans alike.
While it would’ve been next level had some exclusive Travis Scott x WWE x Nike kicks would’ve been a part of this collection, sneaker heads will have to settle for some dog tags, trading cards and whatever else Scott and the WWE conjure up. Either way we’re sure they’ll be a hot commodity this weekend as wrestling fanatics converge on Las Vegas for the annual wrestling festivities.
Check out what you can expect from the WWE and Travis Scott below and let us know if you’ll be copping any of these pieces in the comments section.
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Just when it seemed like the “swatting celebrities” craze had died down, Nicki Minaj experienced what some of her superstar peers had to go through.
According to TMZ, Nicki Minaj became the latest target of a swatting incident after police swarmed her residence in Los Angeles following a 911 call from someone claiming that gunfire erupted on her property this past Wednesday night (April 9). While swatting had become a thing for politicians during the Trump era as MAGA fanatics loved to make life miserable for various anti-Trump congressmen and women, it soon became a trend amongst celebrity haters who wanted to interrupt the peaceful lives of a star they had animosity towards.
Naturally, we’ll probably never know who decided to sic the police on Nicki Minaj’s home, but we’re just glad no one was hurt as in instances like this things can go left and someone could lose their life. RIP Young Scooter.
Per TMZ:
Law enforcement sources tell TMZ … shortly after 7 PM yesterday, the L.A. County Sheriff’s Dept. received a call reporting an assault at a residence in Hidden Hills, where Nicki lives.
Deputies rushed to the scene … where they found no one at home, and no issues in the area.
The Los Angeles Times reports an unidentified person called the sheriff’s business line — not 911 — to report someone had shot a Black woman at Nicki’s address, and two people were still at the scene. The call was later classified as swatting.
Unfortunately for Nicki, this isn’t the first time she’s been a victim of swatting. Back in 2023, police also swarmed her LA home twice after receiving a call of her child being abused in July and one claiming that someone had been shot in her house in August.
Before anyone jumps to conclusions as to who may have made this call, no, it wasn’t her rival Cardi B… we think. Could’ve been Safaree though (we kid we kid).
What do y’all think about Nicki Minaj getting swatted again? Should police figure out how to track these kinds of callers down? Let us know in the comments section below.
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Right now, Nigel Sylvester is the hottest Air Jordan collaborative partner with his “Brick By Brick” Air Jordan 4, but Travis Scott may be looking to reclaim that title as he gave fans a sneak peak of his latest Air Jordan 1 remix.
Years after Fragment designer, Hiroshi Fujiwara, was seen walking around in an unreleased version of the Travis Scott x Air Jordan 1 Lows, it seems like Jordan Brand is ready to officially release the sample that had the streets talking back then. Travis Scott amped up its potential drop by rocking a pair himself at the Clippers game this past Wednesday night.
Rumored to release this coming September, the Fragment x Travis Scott x Air Jordan 1 sports a white base, a blue reversed Nike check (which has been Travis Scott’s calling card on his Jordan collaborations) with the Fragment and Cactus Jack emblems on the heels of the sneakers.
While we’re sure these will be a must-have amongst sneaker enthusiasts, Jordan Brand is notorious for keeping Travis Scott x Air Jordan collaboration production numbers extremely low. So chances are the stock numbers for these will be anywhere between 10,000 – 100,000 pairs, which is peanuts for the millions of sneakerheads around the world.
Check out pics of the kicks below and let us know if you’ll be trying to cop a pair when release date comes around in the comments section.
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Soulja Boy hasn’t had a hit record in quite some time, so you know whenever he’s trending or making headlines it’s for something wild he said or allegedly did, and in this case, it happens to be the latter of the two.
According to Court House News, a woman has just slapped Soulja with a multimillion-dollar lawsuit with an explosive claim saying that the “Crank That” rapper basically kidnapped her, beat her and raped her for a year while she was employed as his personal assistant. This past Monday (April 7) closing arguments in the civil case in which Jane Doe described the physical and emotional abuse she suffered at the hands of Soulja in 2018, which not only included being raped multiple times, but even starved as she said she was locked in a room for days without being fed.
On Tuesday (April 8), the 12 members of the jury began deliberations to determine whether or not to hold Soulja Boy liable for the claims and determine what kind of damages he may owe his former personal assistant if found guilty.
Court House News reports:
“If you don’t believe my client, don’t give her a dollar,” Ron Zambrano, a partner at West Coast trial lawyers, said. “But if you do believe her, give her everything.”
He added: “He raped her. He punched her. He kicked her. He cut her. He pointed a Draco gun at her. He locked her in her room … He told her, ‘I hope you die slow.’”
The plaintiff, who has asked to remain nameless throughout the trial, says she wasn’t paid while employed beginning in 2018 by the rapper, during which time she claims she was raped and beaten numerous times, and subjected to various acts of emotional abuse.
For his part, Soulja Boy (born DeAndre Way), denied the allegations and even called her claim that he punched her in the face and recorded a sex tape in order to blackmail her “disgusting” as he fights off any notion that he abused her in any way, shape or form. That being said, Soulja claimed that he never even hired her to be his assistant and according to his lawyer, Rickey Ivie, only offered her a place to stay so long as she became the designated “blunt roller” on his team.
Still, both admit things did eventually get amorous between the two only for things to become toxic as time went on.
Both Way and the plaintiff have said that for a time, they were in a consensual romantic relationship, one that could be loving and tender, but that it soured amidst mutual distrust.
A long text message thread between Way and the plaintiff screenshots of which were shown to the jury, showed the two exchanging terms of endearment. But the thread also showed both, especially Way, to have a violent temper, with Way going so far as to text her: “Die bitch. Shoulda killed your stupid ass.”
Showing the jury pictures of the bruises that she claims Soulja left on her person as evidence of the physical abuse, Jane Doe is suing for a whopping $73.6 million for her trauma. Whether or not a jury agrees with her story and demands remains to be seen. Unfortunately for Soulja though, this isn’t the first time he’s been sued for similar behavior as he took a court ordered L under similar circumstances not too long ago.
In 2021, a jury ordered Way to pay $471,800 to an ex-girlfriend named Kayla Myers, who accused Way of domestic violence and kidnapping, among other things. Myers was mentioned a number of times throughout the current trial. According to testimony, the plaintiff and Myers once got into a fight in Way’s driveway in Malibu.
Looks like Soulja may have to cough up a little something-something when this is all said and done.
What do y’all think about this latest legal issue for Soulja Boy? Let us know in the comments section below.
