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Music OTF Jam Takes Another Shot At Lil Durk From Behind Bars Lil Durk remains behind bars as he awaits his VICAR trial in August of 2027, and during this time, he is being taunted by OTF Jam. By Alexander Cole October 19, 2026
Music Funk Flex Speaks Out After Physical Altercation With Music Executive At Knicks Game Funk Flex responded to reports that he got assaulted on Tuesday night, and now, he is taking aim at music executive Shadow Stokes. By Alexander Cole October 21, 2026
Music Soulja Boy Brings Back Rapper-Centric Video Games With “Soulja Boy: Rap Empire” Soulja Boy's new game is available on PC. By Aron A. October 20, 2026
Music Kirk Franklin Recalls Kanye West's Unusual Offer To Produce Gospel Music Concerned about backlash from Christians, Kanye West offered Kirk Franklin uncredited production, but the gospel star wasn't interested. By Erika Marie October 30, 2026
Music Snoop Dogg's Youth Football League: Which Players Have Been Drafted To The NFL? Snoop is making dreams come true. By Demi Phillips March 21, 2024
Music Cardi B Claps Back At Barbz Over Nicki Minaj Influence Debate Even her complicated history with Foxy Brown hasn't stopped Cardi B from acknowledging the rapper's influence on her upbringing. By Erika Marie October 23, 2026
Music Lil Wayne Concert In Charleston Postponed Hours Before Its Scheduled Start Lil Wayne has often faced issues with canceled or postponed concerts before, and a lack of clear explanation led to questions from fans. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 17, 2026
Music Tay-K Denies Robbing Elderly Man At The Park In Resurfaced Video Tay-K says he never robbed Skip Pepe in an old video. By Alex Zidel August 13, 2019
Music DJ Akademiks & Drake Share A Toast In New York City During 40th Birthday Bash Drake had his 40th birthday part in New York City on Friday, and DJ Akademiks was one of the guests in attendance. By Alexander Cole October 24, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Says LUCKI Was "Out Of Pocket" For Alleged Playboi Carti Fight LUCKI suffered a neck laceration during an alleged fight with Playboi Carti's camp, and DJ Akademiks had some harsh words for him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 04, 2026
Music LUCKI Bloodied During Alleged Fight With Playboi Carti's Entourage The alleged ComplexCon brawl between LUCKI and Playboi Carti's camps is being investigated by the Los Angeles Police Department. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 04, 2026
Numbers Drake Breaks Numerous RIAA Records As Two More Songs Go Diamond Drake has been in the game for two decades, and he is still racking up some truly impressive milestones with his art. By Alexander Cole October 23, 2026