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Music Ab-Soul Has Fans Talking After Candid X Posts Ab-Soul's latest posts on X read like a conversation with himself, leaving fans to interpret the rapper's message. By Erika Marie June 29, 2026
Music YSL Defendant Strip Searched, Weed Found Sewn Into His Underwear Previous reports of a huge scuffle heard in the court house during a hearing now have an explanation. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 22, 2023
Sports Meek Mill Issues Blunt Response To Shannon Sharpe’s ESPN Exit ESPN recently cut ties with Shannon Sharpe after he reached a settlement with the anonymous woman who sued him for alleged sexual assault. By Caroline Fisher July 31, 2025
Music Murda Beatz, Ty Dolla $ign & Polo G Are Dropping Friday Murda Beatz, Ty Dolla $ign, and Polo G are gearing up to release a brand new single called "Doors Unlocked." By Mitch Findlay July 28, 2020
Music Sampha To Release New Zine Next Month Inspired By Debut Album "Process" Sampha is getting ready to release a new zine next month called "Shy Light." By Kevin Goddard May 18, 2017
Music Lil Wayne Arrives Late To Metro Metro Festival, Performs For Only 15 Minutes Lil Wayne only performed for a short time after arriving late to the music festival. By Caroline Fisher May 22, 2023
Music Tyler, The Creator Debuts New Track For Coca-Cola Ad The "Flower Boy" artist soundtracked a brand new Coca-Cola advertisement. By Madusa S. February 21, 2021
Music Smino Spits "Velvety Smooth" On Missy Elliott's "One Minute Man:" Watch Smino spits a one-of-a-kind freestyle on the latest The L.A. Leakers - Freestyle. By Devin Ch December 12, 2018
Music DJ Who "Discovered" Kanye West Sues Label Over Rapper's Unreleased Demos He had handed over the rights in a previous settlement. By Zaynab January 02, 2019
Relationships NBA YoungBoy Hints At Trouble With Wife Jazlyn Mychelle An emotional post from NBA YoungBoy has fans questioning the state of his marriage to Jazlyn Mychelle. By Erika Marie August 17, 2026
Music Mother Of NLE Choppa's Child Said Kid Thinks Another Rapper Is His Father Marissa went as far as to say that her son calls EKT40 "daddy." By Tallie Spencer January 15, 2026
Music Vince Staples Clarifies His Viral Comments On Kendrick Lamar And Drake Beef He's continued to be coy about who he thinks is winning. By Lavender Alexandria May 24, 2024