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Music DOJ Alleges Gucci Mane Was Kidnapped And Robbed By Pooh Shiesty And Big30 Pooh Shiesty was arrested on Wednesday in Dallas by the FBI with the reasoning being unknown. Now, we have a surplus of information as to why. By Zachary Horvath April 02, 2026
Music 50 Cent Reacts To Pooh Shiesty & His Father’s Arrest After FBI Raid Earlier this week, Pooh Shiesty and his father were both arrested following a raid of the rapper's Tennessee home. By Caroline Fisher April 02, 2026
Sneakers The Sneaker Jay-Z Wore to His GQ Interview Is Getting People Talking Jay-Z wore the Adidas Samba OG during his big GQ April 2026 cover interview, keeping his footwear clean and classic. By Ben Atkinson March 24, 2026
Music Chris Blake Claims Drake Is Refusing To Drop "ICEMAN" Drake remains one of the biggest artists in the world, and with "ICEMAN" on the way, there has been speculation about his next move. By Alexander Cole April 02, 2026
Music BenDaDonnn Claims Drake Scrapped Club Records From "ICEMAN" Given where Drake is thanks largely to the Kendrick Lamar battle, fans want him to prove that he can still bar up with the best of them. By Zachary Horvath April 02, 2026
Music First Week Sales Projections For Kanye West's "Bully" Come In Well Below Expectations Kanye West's "Bully" was receiving some pretty strong first week sales projections, but a new update has quelled expectations. By Zachary Horvath April 01, 2026
Music Pooh Shiesty & His Father Arrested After Tennessee Home Raid Pooh Shiesty's family home was raided by the FBI earlier this week, and now, both he and his father are facing charges. By Caroline Fisher April 02, 2026
Reviews Kanye West "Bully" Album Review "Bully" doesn’t feel like a comeback. It feels like Kanye West is reminding the world he still knows the tricks while avoiding the vulnerability and ambition that once made his music impossible to ignore. By Aron A. April 01, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Explains Why He's Worried About Young Thug The rant comes after Charleston White claimed that Young Thug and his crew allegedly attacked him over the weekend. By Cole Blake April 01, 2026
Music The Game Claims He Was Targeted In A Shooting The Game shared this news to his Instagram Story just moments ago and we are hoping that the rapper is okay. By Zachary Horvath April 02, 2026
Music Cam’ron Claims Jay-Z Dissed Him On “Otis” Over Kanye West Shade According to Cam'ron, he said some "slick sh*t" about Kanye West in the past, and Jay-Z didn't let it slide. By Caroline Fisher April 02, 2026
Music Meek Mill Issues Fiery Response To Charlamagne Tha God’s Career Criticism During a recent episode of his podcast, Charlamagne Tha God claimed that Meek Mill never fully recovered from his feud with Drake. By Caroline Fisher April 02, 2026
Music Hernandez Govan Claims Pooh Shiesty Has Been In Jail For Several Days Pooh Shiesty and his crew are accused of kidnapping and robbing Gucci Mane and several other people at gunpoint. By Caroline Fisher April 02, 2026
Music Charlamagne Tha God Doubles Down After Criticizing Meek Mill’s Career During a recent episode of his podcast, Charlamagne Tha God claimed that Meek Mill never fully recovered from his feud with Drake. By Caroline Fisher April 02, 2026
Music Woman Tries Running 2 Chainz Off The Road, And Alleges He Owes Her Dad Money 2 Chainz was cruising around in his Cybertruck when a random woman tried to confront him over some alleged debt to her dad. By Zachary Horvath April 01, 2026
Music Cam’ron Admits He Never Planned To Follow Through On J. Cole Lawsuit During a recent episode of his podcast, Cam'ron confirmed that his lawsuit against J. Cole has officially been dropped. By Caroline Fisher April 02, 2026
Music Joe Budden Gives His Review Of Kanye West's "Bully" Kanye West has released "Bully" to the masses, and it should come as no surprise that Joe Budden and his podcast have some thoughts. By Alexander Cole April 01, 2026
Music Kanye West's "Bully" Gets Completely Ripped Apart By Pitchfork, And Fans Can't Stop Coping Kanye West's "Bully" has proven to be a polarizing album, and the latest "Pitchfork" review has some Ye fans completely up in arms. By Alexander Cole April 01, 2026
Music Kanye West Delivers Epic Setlist During Night One Of His SoFi Stadium Series Kanye West performed in front of a packed house at SoFi Stadium on Wednesday, and fans were treated to an all-time great setlist. By Alexander Cole April 02, 2026
Music Drake Laughs Off Fan For Labeling Him "Corny" In Viral Clip The fan brought up Drake's 2017 song, "Gyalchester," to argue that his lyrics are often "corny." By Cole Blake April 01, 2026
Relationships Lizzo Admits She Remained A Virgin Until Winning A Grammy Lizzo also revealed that tons of hip-hop artists popped up in her DMs after she won a Grammy Award in 2020. By Cole Blake April 01, 2026
Music Diddy Hit With Yet Another New Prison Release Date Diddy was convicted on two counts of transportation for prostitution during his criminal trial, last summer. By Cole Blake April 01, 2026

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