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TV Funk Flex Offers His Side Of The Story Following Fight With TT Torrez & Shadow Stokes Funk Flex was on his show on Hot 97 last night, where he offered his own account of the TT Torrez and Shadow Stokes situation. By Alexander Cole October 23, 2026
Music 50 Cent Reacts To Diddy's Prison Transfer With Bizarre Toy Video 50 Cent recently said he's not scared of Diddy getting out of prison eventually, which means he won't slow his trolling down one bit. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 16, 2026
Relationships Kevin Gates Must Fork Over $1M From Music Catalog Sales To Dreka Gates Kevin Gates will have to give Dreka a significant portion of the proceeds from his music catalogue sales. By Aron A. October 22, 2026
Sneakers Burna Boy's First On Collection Releases Very Soon Burna Boy is releasing his first collection with On on October 22nd, featuring a lifestyle sneaker, a tennis shoe, and a running shoe. By Ben Atkinson October 17, 2026
Politics Megan Thee Stallion Links Up With Michelle Obama & La La Anthony For Girls' Night Months after bonding during a podcast conversation, Megan Thee Stallion appears to be getting closer to the Obama family. By Erika Marie October 16, 2026
Music YesJulz Blames "Random Girls" For Triggering Ye's Infamous Rant YesJulz claims that interruptions during Ye's Vultures recording session led to his controversial outburst in Las Vegas. By Erika Marie October 16, 2026
Music Sony & UMG Turn Up The Pressure On DistroKid Over AI-Generated Songs As the Suno copyright fight continues, Sony and Universal Music want access to DistroKid's internal AI music figures. By Erika Marie October 19, 2026
Sports Carmelo Anthony Defends Jay-Z As Kazeem Claims He Can't Carry A Super Bowl On "7 PM In Brooklyn," Carmelo Anthony, Monica McNutt, and Kazeem Famuyide had a debate about Jay-Z and the Super Bowl. By Alexander Cole October 22, 2026
Music Drake Rings In His 40th Birthday In New York City & Toronto Drake turns 40 on October 24th but he got an early start on the celebrations. By Aron A. October 23, 2026
Relationships Meet The Mothers Of Chris Brown's Four Children Court battles, quiet co-parenting, romance rumors, and public fallout all shape the histories behind Brown’s four co-parents. By Erika Marie October 06, 2026
Politics PlaqueBoyMax Claps Back At The White House For Using His Song "Man Of The Year" A PlaqueBoyMax and UnoTheActivist song was used in a recent White House video, and the streamer is not happy. By Alexander Cole October 20, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Alleges Jay-Z's Jeweler Heckled Him At The Knicks Game DJ Akademiks was at the New York Knicks game on Tuesday evening, and he claims a man associated with Jay-Z was heckling him. By Alexander Cole October 22, 2026