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Music Woman Who Shot Up Rihanna’s Home All But Guaranteed To Stay In Jail As Authorities Issue Massive Bail Amount Police allege that Ivana Ortiz fired several shots from her Tesla at Rihanna's home in Beverly Hills on Sunday. By Cole Blake March 09, 2026
Music Boosie Badazz Wants Permission For An Urgent Trip To China Boosie would need special permission to travel to China, following his sentencing in his recent federal gun case. By Cole Blake March 04, 2026
Music Ghetts Hit With 12-Year Prison Sentence Over Fatal Hit-And-Run Ghetts previously pleaded guilty to the charges stemming from the fatal hit-and-run in December and has now been sentenced. By Cole Blake March 03, 2026
Music Ja Rule Says He'll "Never" Reconcile With 50 Cent & Tony Yayo Despite Recent Apology Ja Rule previously issued a formal apology for his role in the viral run-in with Tony Yayo and Uncle Murda. By Cole Blake February 18, 2026
Music Jewish Leadership Council Slams Wireless Festival For Booking Kanye West Kanye West's Wireless Festival booking has not been received positively by many, including the Jewish Leadership Council. By Zachary Horvath April 01, 2026
Music J. Cole Explains How Cam’ron Jumped The Gun On Lawsuit Against Him J. Cole explains what happened. By Tallie Spencer March 26, 2026
Music Lil Nas X Delivers Update Amid Frightening Facial Paralysis Ordeal Lil Nas X has received an outpouring of support from fans and peers as he navigates his unexpected health scare. By Caroline Fisher April 17, 2025
Music Jay-Z Defends Bad Bunny Amid MAGA Super Bowl Backlash Bad Bunny's upcoming Super Bowl halftime show has sparked a great deal of backlash from conservative commentators and politicians. By Caroline Fisher October 28, 2025
Music Cash Money & No Limit "Verzuz": Snoop Dogg, Mia X & More Draw Wild Takes The No Limit and Cash Money "Verzuz" wasn't without its drama on both sides, with Birdman and Mercedes causing separate firestorms. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 26, 2025
Music 21 Savage & Fivio Foreign Trade Brutal Disses Over "F**k The Streets" Message Fivio Foreign is among the rappers who don't believe in 21 Savage's "f**k the streets" message, and 21 is finally clapping back. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 23, 2026
Music Chelsea Handler Takes A Jab At Nicki Minaj In Critics Choice Monologue Nicki Minaj continues to face backlash for her remarks about President Donald Trump, her appearance at a Turning Point USA event, and more. By Caroline Fisher January 06, 2026
Music A$AP Rocky Will Cover Rent For All Tenants In The Harlem Building He Lived In As A Teenager A$AP Rocky announced the campaign the promote his highly anticipated new album, "Don't Be Dumb," which drops next month. By Cole Blake December 30, 2025