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Music Big U Refutes RICO Charges On Instagram Before Turning Himself In Big U has been arrested and accused of "mafia-like" crimes, and he shared some crucial insights before giving himself up. By Elias Andrews March 19, 2025
Music Drake Gets Lit Up After Sharing Throwback Video Of Him Singing Onstage Drake likes to remember the good old days on occasion and this time it may not have been his smartest move. By Zachary Horvath March 19, 2025
Music Kanye West Calls Playboi Carti "A Dumber Version Of Virgil" As His Relentless Verbal Assault Continues Playboi Carti finally stepping up to Kanye West got him hit with more disrespectful tweets as the latter continues to spiral. By Zachary Horvath March 19, 2025
Music Lil Durk Reveals New Prison-Themed Artwork For "Deep Thoughts" Album Lil Durk may be locked up at the moment, but he's doing all he can to drum up hype for his upcoming album. By Elias Andrews March 18, 2025
Pop Culture Ray J Clowned Over Bizarre Comments During Nightclub Appearance Ray J admitted that he was looking for love, but also was on a strict financial budget for the late night out. By Cole Blake March 18, 2025
Music Top5 Labels Tekashi 6ix9ine A "Snitch" While Unfollowing Him On Social Media Top5 is far from the first person to criticize Tekashi 6ix9ine for informing on his former associates in the past. By Cole Blake March 18, 2025
Music Tony Yayo Admits He Inherits 50 Cent's Beefs Due To His Loyalty Tony Yayo's interview with VladTV comes as 50 Cent has been wrapped up in feuds with Big Meech, Jim Jones, and more. By Cole Blake March 16, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Delivers Exciting Updates On Drake, Lil Durk & NBA YoungBoy Both Lil Durk and NBA YoungBoy are currently dealing with legal issues, while Drake just released "$ome $exy $ongs 4 U" with PartyNextDoor. By Caroline Fisher March 16, 2025
Pop Culture DDG Gets To Hold His Son After Week-Long Plea To See Him More Often Halle Bailey has yet to address any of the commotion that DDG has caused online about seeing their son Halo. By Zachary Horvath March 15, 2025
Music Offset Reportedly Maced After Allegedly Punching Security Guard At Dispensary A security guard is reportedly believed to have pressed charges against Offset after being hospitalized over the rapper's dispensary visit. By Caroline Fisher March 14, 2025
Music Investigators Leave d4vd's Alleged Home With Computer And Evidence Bags It's unclear if the investigation into this home connects to the car under d4vd's name, which police found a dead body in earlier this month. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 18, 2025
Music Dame Dash Claims He's Revolt's Chairman Despite Loren LoRosa Confirming Otherwise Dame Dash went off on Charlamagne Tha God and "The Breakfast Club" earlier today during a heated interview. By Zachary Horvath September 16, 2025