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Music Cardi B's Pregnancy Announcement Leads To Extreme Fan Reactions Cardi B confirmed that she is pregnant in an interview with Gayle King. Unsurprisingly, fans had a lot to say. By Devin Morton September 17, 2025
Music D4vd Investigation Hits Brick Wall As LAPD Fails To Connect The Dots The investigation into the homicide involving d4vd's Tesla has some minor updates as police struggle to ID the deceased. By Devin Morton September 16, 2025
Music Drake Shows Love To Young Thug's Heartfelt Apology Song, "Man I Miss My Dogs" Young Thug apologized to Drake, Future, Gucci Mane, Mariah The Scientist, and more on his latest single, "Man I Miss My Dogs." By Cole Blake September 12, 2025
Music Benzino Claims Young Thug's Jail Calls Are Leaked By The U.S. Government Benzino's rap career began in the 90s, it has included beefs with 50 Cent, Eminem, Fat Joe, and his daughter Coi Leray. By Bryson "Boom" Paul September 07, 2025
Music The Game Calls Leaking Phone Calls The "New Snitching" Amid Young Thug Controversy The Game took to Instagram to deliver a post that doubled as both a minor defense of Young Thug and a callout of whoever's leaked his calls. By Devin Morton September 07, 2025
Music Funk Flex Proclaims He “Built” Hot 97 After Radio Station’s Shake-Up After Hot 97’s new lineup was announced, longtime DJ Funk Flex was enthralled in feuds with DJ Enuff and Pete Rock. By Bryson "Boom" Paul September 05, 2025
Music 50 Cent Reacts To YNW Melly's Efforts To Secure Prison Release 50 Cent has some thoughts on YNW Melly's request for a new legal team ahead of his double murder retrial in 2027. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 28, 2025
Music Drake & PARTYNEXTDOOR Share The 19 Contest-Winning Visuals For "SOMEBODY LOVES ME" Drake, PARTYNEXTDOOR, and Kai Cenat announced a competition for aspiring creators to come up with visuals for the track in May. By Zachary Horvath August 27, 2025
Music Lil Nas X’s Father Breaks Silence On Son's Arrest And Hospitalization Lil Nas X's father Robert Stafford recently asked fans to keep him in their prayers following his arrest and hospitalization. By Caroline Fisher August 25, 2025
Music Drake Secures Title Of Most Influential Jewelry This Year Among Rappers According to a new study by the men's jewelry brand CRAFTD, Drake's jewelry racks up 63.5K Google searches per month. By Caroline Fisher August 18, 2025
Music Sean Kingston Hit With Prison Sentence For Wire Fraud Conviction Sean Kingston's mother Janice Turner received a five-year prison sentence for her own wire fraud conviction in this case. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 15, 2025
Music Pharrell Debuts "Virginia" Pseudonym And Unveils New Merch Fresh off of the release of his project with Clipse, "Let God Sort Em Out," Pharrell is embarking on a massive creative endeavor. By Cole Blake August 14, 2025