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Music Nelly Recalls Taylor Swift Paying Him $50K In A McDonald's Bag The rapper recalled asking Taylor Swift to put his $50,000 payment in a McDonald's bag after agreeing to perform at her concert. By Erika Marie October 30, 2026
Music Big30 Denies Robbing & Kidnapping Gucci Mane: “I Feel Good About My Situation” Big30 comments on the allegations against him and Pooh Shiesty. By Aron A. October 21, 2026
Music Lil Baby Thinks Rappers Who Fell Off Harder Don't Get As Much Hate As Him Lil Baby has been hit with "fell off" narratives for years now, a presumption he hopes to disprove on his upcoming album "Fresh." By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 30, 2026
Music Nicki Minaj Is Still Not A US Citizen Despite Her Best Efforts Nicki Minaj complained that she's still paid millions of dollars in taxes over the years. By Cole Blake September 18, 2024
TV Netflix Announces "Young Thug On Trial" Documentary Young Thug is getting his very own Netflix documentary which will recount the YSL Trial and all of its chaos. By Alexander Cole October 13, 2026
Music Offset Confirms New Album Release Date And Unveils Cover Art Offset is going to be dropping his new album "GMFU" soon, and there is no denying that fans are excited to listen to it. By Alexander Cole November 03, 2026
Music A$AP Rocky Announces Release Date For New Single Ahead Of Disc 2 With Disc 2 supposedly on the horizon, A$AP Rocky has announced a new single which is reportedly dropping on Friday. By Alexander Cole October 14, 2026
Music Fat Joe Brings Out Remy Ma, Jadakiss, & Stove God Cooks For An Iconic Tiny Desk Performance Fat Joe was the latest legendary hip-hop artist to get his own NPR Tiny Desk, and he made sure to bring some famous friends along. By Alexander Cole November 05, 2026
Politics Donald Trump Is Open To Making Nicki Minaj His Next Press Secretary After various White House staffers suggested Nicki Minaj could be the White House Press Secretary, U.S. President Donald Trump chimed in. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 31, 2026
Relationships Kevin Gates Must Fork Over $1M From Music Catalog Sales To Dreka Gates Kevin Gates will have to give Dreka a significant portion of the proceeds from his music catalogue sales. By Aron A. October 22, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Suggests Drake's Spending Is Out Of Control DJ Akademiks got to see Drake's spending up close and personal over the weekend, and he was in awe the whole time. By Alexander Cole October 29, 2026
Music Yung Miami Sparks Outrage After Posting Cake Emojis On Diddy's Birthday Yung Miami has social media reacting strongly after posting a message that some believe is a birthday wish for Diddy. By Alexander Cole November 05, 2026