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Music Lil Durk’s Father Opens Up About Helping His Son Fight Murder-For-Hire Case Lil Durk's father Dontay Banks has dealt with legal issues of his own, which is why he knows exactly what his son is going through. By Caroline Fisher April 19, 2025
Music Kevin Gates Reveals Ridiculous Reason Why He Wouldn't Trade Places With LeBron James Kevin Gates' reasoning has nothing to do with LeBron James' life and everything to do with how people supposedly perceive it. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 19, 2025
Music Benzino Slams Music Executives For Allegedly Burying Eminem’s Racist Lyrics Benzino recently pointed out a double standard, arguing that white artists like Eminem are scrutinized less than Black artists. By Caroline Fisher April 19, 2025
Viral Kanye West Reacts To Adin Ross' Surprising Praise Of Adolf Hitler Adin Ross and Kanye West have dissed each other multiple times over the past few years, but for some reason, they keep forgiving each other. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 19, 2025
Music Wiz Khalifa Hilariously Recalls How He Was The First To Get Snoop Dogg's Kids High With Snoop Dogg being the king of lighting up, you would think that Wiz Khalifa wouldn't be the one to introduce his kids to weed. By Zachary Horvath April 19, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Reacts To TDE's Punch Breaking Down The Kendrick Lamar & Drake Battle DJ Akademiks gave Punch some props and critiques, but most importantly defended his influence on the Kendrick Lamar and Drake battle. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 19, 2025
Music Ryan Coogler Reveals Kendrick Lamar Was Only Supposed To Record One Song For "Black Panther" Soundtrack In a chat with LeBron James and "Interview" magazine, Ryan Coogler remembers Kendrick Lamar going above and beyond for him. By Zachary Horvath April 19, 2025
Music Cardi B Promises Her Sophomore Album Will Be “Messy” According to Cardi B, her eagerly anticipated sophomore album will be something fans won't expect, and she's "100 percent confident" with it. By Caroline Fisher April 19, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks & Wack 100 Refuse To Stop Fighting Over Big U & Bricc Baby RICO Case DJ Akademiks said Wack 100 was being hypocritical about his criticism of "police" behavior on podcasts, whereas Wack defended his content. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 19, 2025
Music Megan Thee Stallion’s Motion To Sanction Tory Lanez Over “Disruptive” Deposition Approved Megan Thee Stallion's team accuses Tory Lanez of being disrespectful during his deposition from behind bars. By Caroline Fisher April 19, 2025
Music Ty Dolla $ign's Brother Sings From Prison During His Coachella Set In Powerful Moment Ty Dolla $ign's older brother is the midst of serving a 67-years-to-life sentence for murder since the early 2000s. By Zachary Horvath April 19, 2025
Viral XXXTENTACION's Son Gekyume Shares A Message For His Dad In New Interview Content creator Brandon Sloane ran into six-year-old Gekyume at a Target and asked him about XXXTENTACION for a video. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 19, 2025