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Music T.I. Has No Respect For 50 Cent, Claims 50 Agreed To "Verzuz" & Backed Out T.I. and 50 Cent have been going back and forth for a while now, and it all stems from a "Verzuz" challenge that remains unanswered. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 22, 2026
Politics Cardi B Trolls U.S. Homeland Security Amid Partial Government Shutdown The United States Department of Homeland Security dissed Cardi B after she called for her tour attendees to jump ICE if they intervene. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 14, 2026
Music R. Kelly Sent To Solitary Confinement Amid Fight For New Trial R. Kelly's plans to prepare his reply brief as he fights for a new trial were thwarted after being thrown into solitary confinement. By Zachary Horvath February 13, 2026
Politics Kehlani Proclaims "F**k ICE" During Grammys 2026 Acceptance Speech Kehlani took home Grammys for Best R&B Performance and Best R&B Song thanks to their hit "Folded," and they took the chance to condemn ICE. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 01, 2026
Music NBA YoungBoy Raps About Allegedly Punching Inmate For Repping OTF Earlier this year, NBA YoungBoy got thrown into solitary confinement for allegedly confronting another inmate behind bars. By Caroline Fisher December 16, 2025
Music Godmother Of Man Alleging He’s Jay-Z’s Son Goes Bankrupt Amid Legal Battle For years, a man named Rymir Satterthwaite has been alleging that he's Jay-Z's biological son, which the mogul denies. By Caroline Fisher December 10, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar's Lyrics About Drake Are Aging Like Fine Wine Amid Top5 Beef Top5 has been furious with Drake for promoting Pressa's new album, "Press Machine II," on his Instagram Story By Cole Blake December 09, 2025
Music Wale Reflects On Distance With Drake And Painful Kid Cudi Fallout Wale spoke candidly and earnestly about his industry relationships with Kid Cudi and Drake amid the release of his new album. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 07, 2025
Music Victoria Monet Reveals She Hopes To Land A Drake Collab One Day Victoria Monét previously said she'd love to work with Kendrick Lamar, so this recent praise raised many Drake fans' eyebrows. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 05, 2025
Music 50 Cent Insists There’s No Personal Agenda Behind Diddy Docuseries During a recent interview, 50 Cent revealed why he decided to executive produce "Sean Combs: The Reckoning." By Caroline Fisher December 04, 2025
Relationships Cardi B Calls Out Female Rappers Who Use Offset's Infidelity To Diss Her Cardi B says Offset's alleged infidelity became a liability for her career as she's now dating Stefon Diggs. By Cole Blake June 04, 2025
Music Clipse Left Def Jam Because The Label Sought To Remove Kendrick Lamar's Feature On New Album Kendrick Lamar will officially appear alongside Pusha T and No Malice on the Clipse reunion album, "Let God Sort Em Out." By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 02, 2025