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Music Drake’s Right-Hand Man, Chubbs, Gets Engaged Drake's close confidant Chubbs kicked off 2026 by proposing to his partner Zizi after roughly six years together. By Caroline Fisher January 06, 2026
Music Lil Durk's Murder-For-Hire Trial Delayed Once Again Authorities have accused Lil Durk of allegedly orchestrating the attempted murder of Quando Rondo back in 2022. By Cole Blake January 06, 2026
Pop Culture Cardi B Rips Tasha K To Shreds For Dragging Her Into Stefon Diggs’ Assault Case Cardi B previously filed a defamation lawsuit against Tasha K and is still trying to get her judgment from the case. By Cole Blake January 06, 2026
Music Future Signee Zeethewizard Dead At 25 After New Year’s Day Shooting Zeethewizard and four others were reportedly injured at the grand opening of a new strip club in his home state of Texas last week. By Caroline Fisher January 06, 2026
Politics Nicki Minaj's Deportation Petition Has Tens Of Thousands Of Signatures Nicki Minaj's AmFest appearance has put her in a horrific spot as of late and it's only getting worse as these signatures pile up. By Zachary Horvath January 05, 2026
Music 6ix9ine Reveals He’s Going To The Same Jail As Nicolas Maduro & Luigi Mangione 6ix9ine pleaded guilty to violating the terms of his supervised release, last year, and will be spending 3 months in prison. By Cole Blake January 05, 2026
Music Kanye West's "Bully" Nears 500K Pre-Saves On Spotify It'll be interesting to see how folks react to Kanye West's "Bully" when it drops, but for now, the public seems intrigued. By Zachary Horvath January 05, 2026
Music TraxNYC Threatens To Fight 6ix9ine On Livestream With Adin Ross TraxNYC has been going viral on social media since he posted a video of himself confronting another jeweler in New York City. By Cole Blake January 05, 2026
Music A$AP Rocky Fans Are Singing His Praises After Releasing "Punk Rocky" A$AP Rocky's "Punk Rocky" single is actually here, and fans are eating it up as "Don't Be Dumb" is on its way. By Zachary Horvath January 05, 2026
Music Cardi B Shuts Down Rape Claim About Her Dad With A Shot At Nicki Minaj Cardi B previously feuded with Nicki Minaj after the release of her album, "Am I The Drama?" back in September. By Cole Blake January 05, 2026
Music Westside Gunn Turns Nicolás Maduro's Arrest Into An Album Cover Donald Trump originally shared the image of Nicolas Maduro after Saturday's arrest on his Truth Social account. By Cole Blake January 05, 2026
Politics 50 Cent Uses Nicolás Maduro's Arrest To Troll Diddy 50 Cent teamed up with Netflix to executive-produce the new documentary, "Sean Combs: The Reckoning," last month. By Cole Blake January 05, 2026