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Music 42 Dugg Secures Victory In Court Due To Missing Witness In Threat Case 42 Dugg was accused by a woman who allegedly was pregnant with his child of threatening her physically via online messages. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 13, 2026
Music J. Cole Achieves Rare Feat After "The Fall-Off" Goes Number One J. Cole's "The Fall-Off" has been an incredible success thus far, but more achievements are being made, and they are sure to keep coming. By Zachary Horvath February 16, 2026
Music John Legend Signs Management Deal With Roc Nation The move comes after John Legend kicked off his "A Night of Songs & Stories" in Florida, earlier this month. By Cole Blake March 31, 2026
Music Tina Knowles’ Gumbo Booth Temporarily Shut Down At Houston Rodeo The booth was fully back up and running within two days. By Tallie Spencer March 19, 2026
Music Lil Wayne's "Lollipop" Was Originally Going To Be A Dem Franchize Boyz Song Dem Franchize Boyz have lots of hits in their catalog, but they missed out on what's become one of the most recognizable rap songs ever. By Zachary Horvath January 16, 2026
Music 50 Cent’s Diddy Docuseries Premiere Is Just Days Away 50 Cent has been teasing "Sean Combs: The Reckoning" for several months, and now, the Alexandria Stapleton-directed series is on the way. By Caroline Fisher November 25, 2025
Music Smokey Robinson Accused Of Sexual Battery By Male Former Employee Two new individuals, a man and a woman, have come forward with allegations of sexual battery against Smokey Robinson. By Caroline Fisher November 19, 2025
Music Adamn Killa Detained By Chicago Police Over “Arrest Me, Daddy” Trend According to Adamn Killa, he "went and made more ‘Arrest me, daddy’ videos right after" police released him. By Caroline Fisher November 12, 2025
Music 50 Cent Suggests Zohran Mamdani Killed New York 50 Cent has made it clear that he's not a fan of Zohran Mamdani, and thinks his tax plan will run "big money" out of New York City. By Caroline Fisher November 05, 2025
Music Offset Builds Hype For New Album “Kiari” With Electric Boiler Room Listening Event Offset is currently preparing to unleash his third studio album, "Kiari," which is slated for release on August 22. By Caroline Fisher August 18, 2025
Music Ice Cube Was Furious With Pete Rock For Producing Common's Diss Pete Rock reflects on the battle. By Elias Andrews June 05, 2024
Sports DDG Accepts YK Osiris' Boxing Challenge, Shows Off His Moves In The Process DDG has a history of success in the boxing ring. By Alexander Cole June 03, 2024