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Music Florida Rapper POORSTACY Dead At 26 POORSTACY was nominated for a Grammy for his work on the "Bill & Ted Face the Music" soundtrack and also collaborated with Travis Barker. By Cole Blake December 01, 2025
Music Diddy Seen Working In Fort Dix's Media Library In First Prison Videos Although Diddy has allegedly gotten into trouble behind bars, he does not seem very perturbed or downtrodden in these first videos from jail. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 23, 2025
Music G Herbo Shares Thoughts On NBA YoungBoy's Chicago Show Being Canceled NBA YoungBoy has been tied to the death of King Von, but G Herbo feels like the former should have been able to perform in Chicago. By Zachary Horvath October 16, 2025
Music Blueface Gets His Las Vegas Strip Ban Lifted But There's A Catch Blueface was able to dodge a 2-5-year prison sentence stemming from this Las Vegas strip club shooting that occurred in October 2022. By Zachary Horvath October 10, 2025
Music Tia Kemp Goes After Nicki Minaj & Her Fans For Blowing Up Her Phone In Scathing Rant Tia Kemp previously sided with Cardi B in her viral beef with Nicki Minaj, which exploded on social media, last week. By Cole Blake October 07, 2025
Music What Is Fort Dix? Inside The Prison Diddy Wants To Call Home For The Next Four Years Diddy's team recently recommended that he be placed at FCI Fort Dix "to address drug abuse issues and to maximize family visitation." By Caroline Fisher October 07, 2025
Music Gucci Mane Recalls His Wife Kidnapping Him During A Mental Health Episode In addition to his memoir, "Episodes," Gucci Mane will also be dropping his 17th studio album of the same name later this month. By Cole Blake October 06, 2025
Music GloRilla Teams Up With Keyshia Cole For A Stunning Performance Of "Typa" At The BET Awards GloRilla also took home the Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/ Inspirational Award at the ceremony on Monday night. By Cole Blake June 10, 2025
Music Lil Baby's "My Turn" Tops Billboard's Polarizing Ranking Of The Top Rap Albums Of The 21st Century In addition to Lil Baby, other artists to land inside the top 10 included Drake, Kendrick Lamar, SZA, The Weeknd, and more. By Cole Blake August 27, 2025
Music BigXThaPlug Answered Reporters With Clever “I Hope You’re Happy” LP Promotion While Leaving Jail In Dallas BigXThaPlug’s sophomore album, Take Care, was certified platinum in August. The album features “The Largest” and “Change Me.” By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 23, 2025
Music ASAP Rocky Claims For The Umpteenth Time That His New Album “Don’t Be Dumb” Is Done ASAP Rocky acknowledged to Spike Lee that his busy schedule and constant delays have made him want to drop "Don't Be Dumb" out of the blue. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 22, 2025
Music King Yella Collapses During Interview After Drinking Too Much King Yella has sparked concern among supporters following his frightening health scare that took place during a recent interview. By Caroline Fisher August 12, 2025