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Music Fat Joe Accused Of Orchestrating An Attempt On 50 Cent's Life In Shocking Lawsuit 50 Cent and Fat Joe are cool right now, but Terrance "T.A." Dixon alleges that their feud in the 2000s almost ended in tragedy. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 21, 2025
Music Fat Joe Hit With $20 Million Lawsuit Over Disturbing Allegations Of Sex Acts With Minors & More Fat Joe has yet to put out a statement regarding the allegations, but he's represented by attorney Joe Tacopina. By Cole Blake June 19, 2025
Music Offset & JID’s New Single "Bodies" To Compete With Cardi B’s “Outside” Release Offset and Cardi B have been at odds for months amid their divorce, and things have only gotten messier in recent weeks. By Caroline Fisher June 19, 2025
Music Chris Brown Brings Out 50 Cent For A Surprise Performance In Manchester The collaboration comes after 50 Cent labeled Chris Brown "the best overall artist out" on Instagram, last month. By Cole Blake June 16, 2025
Music Drake Flexes His Gym Gains Amid Hype For New Album "Iceman" Amid other narratives about Drake's musical moves and his place within hip-hop these days, he's just focusing on his grind above all else. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 15, 2025
Music Deitrick Haddon Admits He’s Disappointed GloRilla Won BET Gospel Award According to Deitrick Haddon, GloRilla's latest win indicates that the gospel industry needs "a complete reset.” By Caroline Fisher June 12, 2025
Music Silento Breaks Silence After Getting Sentenced To 30 Years In Prison For Killing His Cousin Silento, best known for his song “Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)," pleaded guilty to charges related to the killing on Wednesday. By Cole Blake June 12, 2025
Music Ananda Lewis, Former MTV Host, Dies At 52 After Cancer Battle Ananda Lewis publicly announced her breast cancer diagnosis in 2020, revealing in 2024 that it had escalated to Stage 4. By Caroline Fisher June 12, 2025
Music Young Thug Ignores Fan Claiming They Confronted Gunna About Alleged Snitching It looks like Young Thug wants nothing to do with the rampant snitching allegations Gunna has been a target of in recent years. By Caroline Fisher June 11, 2025
Music R Kelly Demands Immediate Release Due To Alleged Prison Murder Plot R Kelly alleges that authorities offered to release a terminally ill Aryan Brotherhood member in exchange for killing him. By Caroline Fisher June 11, 2025
Music "Jane" Clashes With Diddy's Defense Lawyer Over Designer Bag Prices During Trial Teny Geragos had a heated exchange with "Jane," the anonymous alleged sex trafficking victim testifying in Diddy's federal trial. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 10, 2025
Music Raekwon Documentary On "Only Built 4 Cuban Linx" With Ghostface Killah Gets Trailer "The Purple Tape Files" will feature appearances from Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, RZA, Nas, Kendrick Lamar, Method Man, and many more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 10, 2025