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Music Lil Durk Was Allegedly Snitched On By OTF Member Who Wore A Wire Before Florida Arrest Lil Durk could face life imprisonment or the death penalty if found guilty. By Caroline Fisher October 25, 2024
Music Woman Accused Of Shooting At Rihanna's Home Will Undergo Mental Health Evaluation Ivanna Ortiz is facing several charges in connection with the shooting at Rihanna's L.A. residence back in March. By Erika Marie May 20, 2026
Music JAŸ-Z's Setlist For Yankee Stadium Night Two JAŸ-Z had a lot of surprises in store for fans at his second Yankee Stadium show, which celebrated 25 years of "The Blueprint." By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 12, 2026
Music Akon Wants To Fight Someone In A Celebrity Boxing Match The news comes after Akon shut down rumors about his "Akon City" project getting scrapped by the Senegalese government. By Cole Blake July 24, 2025
Music Cardi B’s Attorney Slams Lawsuit Over Microphone Throwing Incident In 2023, an overzealous fan splashed Cardi B with a drink while she was performing, prompting her to hurl her microphone into the crowd. By Caroline Fisher July 24, 2025
Sneakers Destroy Lonely Is The Latest Artist To Join Reebok's Born Classic Campaign Destroy Lonely joins Reebok's global "Born Classic. Worn Forever." campaign spotlighting the Workout Plus and Club C 85 Vintage. By Ben Atkinson May 13, 2026
Music Diddy's Legal Trouble Gets Yet Another Documentary Treatment From BBC This follows other Diddy documentaries from TMZ, MAX, and more. The new BBC doc also preludes the Bad Boy mogul's federal trial. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 24, 2025
Music K-Ci & JoJo's Greatest Hits K-Ci & JoJo have a good amount of hits. Besides their work with Jodeci and their hit single "All My Life", what other hits from the duo do you enjoy? By Brandon Simmons March 17, 2023
Original Content A Brief History Of The Chipmunk Vocal Sample Tracing the roots of the high-pitched, sped-up sample. By Sanibel Chai November 26, 2018
Music Teyana Taylor Breaks Free On Our New "R&B Season" Playlist Teyana Taylor and Mariah The Scientist dropped big new projects this week, and "R&B Season" also shouts out the latest Daniel Caesar single. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 24, 2025
Original Content Who Is Money Man? Everything To Know About The "24" Rapper The prolific MC is seeing his hard work pay off as he reaches mainstream success. By Isaiah Cane October 14, 2020
Music The East Versus West Rap Battle Of 2025 Boasts A Whopping 93 Diss Tracks On Its Timeline Justin Hunte summed up all the main tracks and offshoots from the rap battle between Joey Bada$$, Ray Vaughn, Daylyt, and many more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 23, 2025