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Music Snoop Dogg Wants Company's Name Dropped From Drakeo The Ruler Lawsuit Sadly, Drakeo was murdered in 2021 backstage at a festival promoted by Snoop Dogg's entertainment company. By Erika Marie May 21, 2026
TV Desi Banks Called Out For Parody Video Mocking Diddy's Apology It might have been too soon to make jokes. By Jamil David May 20, 2024
Music Frank Ocean Makes History As Independent Artist Thanks To Streaming Numbers Even though he hasn't dropped a full-length project in over seven years, the former Odd Future superstar is as beloved and popular as ever. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 30, 2023
Music ScHoolboy Q Shuts Down Rumors That Top Dawg Prevents Artists From Releasing Albums He doesn't believe the fan theories add up. By Lavender Alexandria April 25, 2024
Music XXXTentacion’s Old Notebook Surfaces Online Seven Years After His Death Recently, one XXXTentacion fan got a hold of one of his old notebooks thanks to his former manager, and his team has confirmed it's real. By Caroline Fisher July 10, 2025
Music DaBaby Announces New Video With Quavo Coming Tonight DaBaby has announced his new music video for "PICK UP" with Quavo releases tonight. By Alex Zidel September 02, 2020
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 2Pac And Biggie Mugshots Hit Auction Block The auction also includes pristine footage of Biggie's last concert. By Ben Mock October 15, 2023
Music Fivio Foreign Pleads Guilty To Terroristic Threats After Alleged Parking Dispute In New Jersey Fivio Foreign has been behind bars since his arrest over the alleged incident in New Jersey back in January. By Cole Blake May 28, 2025
Music Diddy Prosecutors Explain How Jury Can Convict Him Of Racketeering The prosecutors in Diddy's trial are presenting their closing argument today, and it's the defense's turn tomorrow. By Caroline Fisher June 26, 2025
Music 50 Cent Jokes About Diddy Not Being "In The Closet" While Discussing Doc 50 Cent said he always had sneaking suspicions of Diddy when discussing his "Sean Combs: The Reckoning" docuseries on Netflix. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 01, 2026
Music Young Thug's Co-Defendant Stabbed In Jail, RICO Trial Gets Recess Young Thug's RICO trial has been delayed until Tuesday morning. By Cole Blake December 11, 2023