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Music Quando Rondo Shares New Photos And Powerful Message From Prison Quando Rondo pleaded guilty to federal drug conspiracy charges last August and was sentenced to 33 months behind bars. By Caroline Fisher April 23, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar's Ex, Nitty Scott, Claims Drake Came Looking For Dirt At The Height Of Their Beef Nitty Scott's comments come after Kendrick Lamar and SZA kicked off their co-headlining tour, last weekend. By Cole Blake April 22, 2025
Music Drake Hit With A RICO? Everything You Need To Know About The Latest Lawsuit Against Stake, Drake & Adin Ross This one is just the latest in a series of lawsuits against the online gambling platform that Drake and Adin Ross have promoted heavily in recent years. By Aron A. January 06, 2026
Music 6ix9ine Officially Turns Himself In To Begin His Prison Sentence Adin Ross dropped off 6ix9ine at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York to serve his sentence. By Cole Blake January 06, 2026
Music Eminem’s Rap Beefs Under Scrutiny As Fans Debate If Hip-Hop Needs A New “Bully” Some hip-hop fans think the genre needs a new "bully" like Eminem to bring out the best in its biggest players. By Caroline Fisher January 06, 2026
Music North West Shows She's Got Star Potential With Her Newest Instrumental North West has been in the lab as of late and it seems like we may have something bigger coming from Kanye West's daughter this year. By Zachary Horvath January 05, 2026
Music YNW Melly's Lawyers Seek To Hide Murder Charges From Witness Tampering Case YNW Melly will soon face trial on charges of allegedly pressuring a witness to drop their testimony in his 2023 double murder mistrial. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 04, 2026
Music Kanye West's Camp Claims There's No A.I. On New Album "BULLY" Kanye West's manager Pete Jideonwo and Ye's former chief of staff Milo Yiannopoulos said "BULLY" will not engage in previous A.I. usage. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 04, 2026
Music Kanye West's Yeezy Team Confirms Release Date For New Album "BULLY" Kanye West recently revealed the tracklist for his new album "BULLY," although its persistent delays have many fans still feeling skeptical. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 03, 2026
Music Joe Budden Accused Of Hypocrisy After Revealing He Took Ozempic Joe Budden revealed his experience with Ozempic on his podcast, which made folks look back at Melyssa Ford's remarks on her usage of it. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 03, 2026
Music Kendrick Lamar Works On “GNX” In Never-Before-Seen Footage Shared By Sounwave Recently, Kendrick Lamar's main producer Sounwave decided to hop online to give fans a look behind the scenes. By Caroline Fisher January 01, 2026
Music 50 Cent Once Again Finishes 2025 As New York's Top Rapper On YouTube 50 Cent will be celebrating New Year's Eve with three seperate performances before the clock strikes midnight. By Cole Blake December 31, 2025