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Music Lil Wayne Admits He Didn't Know Lil Durk Was In Prison Lil Wayne and Lil Durk do not have any collabs together, but even if Wayne doesn't know Durk's situation, he's in support of him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 18, 2025
Music Young Dro & TI Recall How Tip's Son Domani Saved Dro After Near-Overdose We all fear having to face situations like these... By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 19, 2024
Music Houston Hip-Hop Legend Michael "5000" Watts Passes Away At 52 Michael "5000" Watts founded the Swishahouse label in Houston and was instrumental in chopped–and–screwed's rise in hip-hop culture. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 31, 2026
Music 50 Cent Promises New Details Of Diddy’s Child With 2Pac’s Ex, Never-Before-Seen Footage According to 50 Cent, he still has plenty of dirt on Diddy that didn't make it into "Sean Combs: The Reckoning." By Caroline Fisher December 11, 2025
Music LeBron James Called Out For Rocking Drake NOCTA Jacket In New Ad LeBron James seemingly fell out with Drake after supporting Kendrick Lamar, but now he’s being accused of switching up. By Caroline Fisher December 09, 2025
Politics Mysonne Joins Zohran Mamdani’s Transition Team As A Criminal Justice Adviser Zohran Mamdani will be taking office on January 1 after beating Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa in the 2025 election. By Cole Blake December 09, 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 Mother Of POORSTACY’s Child Arrested For Neglect After His Death POORSTACY reportedly died from a self-inflicted gun wound at a hotel in Boca Raton, Florida over the weekend. By Cole Blake December 03, 2025
Music Boosie Badazz Reflects On His Father After Hearing Meek Mill's "Proud Of Me" Verse Meek Mill's "Proud of Me" is quickly becoming Hip-Hop's "Verse of the Year 2025" after receiving rave reviews from fans and peers alike. By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 09, 2025
Music Ice Spice’s Unenthusiastic Twerk Session Leaves Fans Worried Is Ice Spice over it? By Caroline Fisher July 06, 2024
Music Rappers Who Launched Scholarship Programs Rappers have long since stood up for educational growth, especially for underprivileged youths. By Demi Phillips June 11, 2024
Original Content 5 Classic Aaliyah x Timbaland Collaborations Revisit some of Aaliyah's most influential songs in honor of her 38th birthday. By Trevor Smith January 16, 2017