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Music Azealia Banks Claims Dave Chappelle Chases After Trans Women Banks makes explosive claims on X. By Tallie Spencer April 16, 2026
Music Swae Lee Reaches Confidential Settlement In Paternity Case With Child’s Mother Neither Swae Lee nor Marla Naranjo has publicly commented further on the outcome. By Tallie Spencer April 16, 2026
Music Rick Ross Revisits 50 Cent Lawsuit, Claims He Felt "Bad" After Seeing His Finances Rick Ross is still throwing shade at 50 Cent. By Tallie Spencer April 16, 2026
Music Cardi B And Tasha K Set For Another Courtroom Showdown Amid Alleged Violations The saga between Cardi and Tasha continues. By Tallie Spencer April 16, 2026
Pop Culture Ice Spice Is Fighting Back In Her Wig Lawsuit Issues between Ice Spice and wig retailer Thee Bella Brand begun back in 2024 and it eventually turned into a legal war in 2025. By Zachary Horvath April 16, 2026
Music 6ix9ine Blesses Couple With $25K For Their Baby’s Heart Transplant Over the weekend, 6ix9ine announced that he used his wealth to help out two families in need, leaving them in awe. By Caroline Fisher April 16, 2026
Music Early Details For Afrika Bambaataa's Funeral Surface A week after the sudden death of controversial hip-hop star Afrika Bambaataa, we are getting word of what his funeral will be like. By Zachary Horvath April 16, 2026
Music Diddy Readies Counterclaims Against Lil Rod Amid $30 Million Lawsuit Producer Rodney "Lil Rod" Jones Jr. filed a lawsuit against Diddy in 2024, accusing him of sexual assault, harassment, and more. By Caroline Fisher April 16, 2026
Music Is Drake Actually Dropping "ICEMAN" Tonight? With all of the recent chatter that Drake's "ICEMAN" is dropping tonight we are weighing in and giving you our predictions before midnight. By Zachary Horvath April 16, 2026
Music Cam'ron Reveals Kanye West Is Mad At Him For Roasting "Cousins" During a recent episode of his podcast, Cam'ron said that he'll likely never interview Kanye West for one simple reason. By Caroline Fisher April 16, 2026
Music NYPD Ignites WOOO & CHOO Crackdown With 36 Indictments New York City Police Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch praised the efforts of officers for helping put an end to a multi-year investigation. By Zachary Horvath April 16, 2026
Music Trippie Redd Reveals Where He Stands With 6ix9ine During a recent stream with Ryan Garcia, Trippie Redd got candid about his relationship with 6ix9ine, who he's had issues with in the past. By Caroline Fisher April 16, 2026