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Music Lil Durk Hit With New Obstacle In Murder-For-Hire Case As Feds Seize His Unreleased Music Lil Durk has been behind bars since last October when authorities arrested him for an alleged murder-for-hire plot. By Cole Blake April 29, 2025
Music Birdman Claims Cash Money Gave $2 Billion To Drake, Lil Wayne & Nicki Minaj's Careers Birdman's larger Cash Money imprint held Young Money, on which Lil Wayne led Drake and Nicki Minaj to massive success. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 28, 2025
Music Lesley Nicole, Aaliyah's Former Backup Dancer, Remembers Final Moments With Singer Before Tragic Death Lesley Nicole dancer in Aaliyah's music video, "Rock The Boat," the last video the singer shot in the Bahamas. By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 12, 2025
Music Remy Ma Initiates A New Rule In Her Chrome 23 League, She's Retaliating Against Any Battle Rapper Rapping Something Crazy About Her Remy Ma is ready to crash out on any rapper. By Bryson "Boom" Paul December 27, 2024
Music Diddy's Not Guilty Verdict Shocks Fans On Social Media There's a chance that Diddy will be released from custody later today, after the jury found him not guilty of the most serious charges. By Cole Blake July 02, 2025
Music SZA Recalls How She And LUCKI Used To Live Together While Congratulating His Rise While SZA and LUCKI are quite distinct artistically, they occupy similarly beloved and all-encompassing spaces in their fields. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 30, 2025
Music Kanye West (Ye) Returns To Shanghai After 16 Years To Headline Summer Concert, Fans Ecstatic Kanye West's 2008 Glow In The Dark Tour supported the mogul's third album, Graduation, which beat 50 Cent's Curtis on the charts. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 28, 2025
Relationships Cardi B Confirms She Is Pregnant With Stefon Diggs' Child In the midst of her rollout for "Am I The Drama?," Cardi B has confirmed that she is pregnant with Stefon Diggs' child. By Alexander Cole September 17, 2025
Music Max B Performs Jim Jones Diss Track And Draws Split Reactions Although Max B did perform his Jim Jones diss track "We Sip Grand Cru," neither artist has really confirmed they're still beefing right now. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 29, 2025
Music Finesse2tymes Goes Off On Offset During Heated FaceTime Call Offset and Finesse2tymes have been at odds ever since the latter went on a rant about Cardi B and Stefon Diggs. By Caroline Fisher November 19, 2025
Politics Pharrell Faces Backlash After Explaining His Hatred For Politics Pharrell says he's not a fan of either side of the political aisle and the comments are sparking debate on social media. By Cole Blake November 17, 2025
Music Almighty Jay Alleges YBN Nahmir Got “Pistol-Whipped And Stripped” During DC Robbery Lately, Almighty Jay and Nahmir have been going back and forth about what really led up to the demise of YBN. By Caroline Fisher November 05, 2025