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Music Rick Ross' Son's Assault Case Takes Petty Turn As 50 Cent Offers To Help Suspect Police arrested a 20-year-old accused of threatening Rick Ross' son with a gun, prompting another round of jokes from 50 Cent. By Erika Marie October 20, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Says LUCKI Was "Out Of Pocket" For Alleged Playboi Carti Fight LUCKI suffered a neck laceration during an alleged fight with Playboi Carti's camp, and DJ Akademiks had some harsh words for him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 04, 2026
Sports Roc Nation Reportedly Struggling To Book 2027 Super Bowl Halftime Show Political scrutiny and the Macklemore controversy are reportedly complicating Roc Nation’s search for the 2027 Super Bowl headliner. By Erika Marie September 18, 2026
Music John Legend Has Reservations About Reuniting With Kanye West Despite their complicated history, John Legend is open to a private conversation but believes Kanye West has more amends to make. By Erika Marie October 24, 2026
Music Soulja Boy Brings Back Rapper-Centric Video Games With “Soulja Boy: Rap Empire” Soulja Boy's new game is available on PC. By Aron A. October 20, 2026
Music Nicki Minaj Blasts Production Company For Claiming She's "Spoiled & Entitled" Nicki Minaj is in a legal battle with 24/7 Productions over an alleged $275K for various promotional and live events they collaborated on. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 02, 2026
Music Boosie Badazz's Son's Legal Troubles Grow As Police Arrest Two More Authorities have yet to disclose what was allegedly stolen in the incident involving Boosie Badazz's son, known as Ray Ray. By Erika Marie October 24, 2026
Music XXXTENTACION’s Child’s Mom, Jenesis Sanchez, Arrested On Drug Charges Jenesis Sanchez was booked on drug-related chages. By Aron A. September 28, 2026
Music Jay-Z Addresses "AI" Narratives That His SoFi Stadium Shows Were Empty Jay-Z took to the stage at SoFi Stadium on Saturday night and spoke about the frustrating narratives that his shows weren't full. By Alexander Cole October 25, 2026
Music Drake "Janice STFU" Lawsuit: Songwriter's Original Demo Officially Released Online Avi Hirschfield is suing Drake over uncredited work on the hook to "Janice STFU," and now, the songwriter has delivered his demo. By Alexander Cole October 20, 2026
TV Funk Flex Offers His Side Of The Story Following Fight With TT Torrez & Shadow Stokes Funk Flex was on his show on Hot 97 last night, where he offered his own account of the TT Torrez and Shadow Stokes situation. By Alexander Cole October 23, 2026
Music Snoop Dogg's Youth Football League: Which Players Have Been Drafted To The NFL? Snoop is making dreams come true. By Demi Phillips March 21, 2024