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Music Young Dolph's Killer Sentenced Following Plea Deal After cooperating with authorities, one of Young Dolph's killers, who admitted to the crime, learns his fate. By Erika Marie May 15, 2026
Music Young Thug Has A Strong Message To Flex On All His Opps Young Thug continues to get a lot of backlash for his new music and his post-YSL RICO trial behavior, but he isn't sweating over criticism. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 10, 2026
Music Hip Hop Icon Rob Base Passes Away At 59 Sadly, Hip Hop has lost one of its pioneers, as it's reported that Rob Base has died after a private cancer battle. By Erika Marie May 22, 2026
Politics Political Commentator Hasan Piker Calls Drake Corny Hasan Piker was a guest on Ebro's new talk show and expressed his disdain for Drake and his pals Adin Ross and DJ Akademiks. By Zachary Horvath May 01, 2026
Music Cardi B Fans Speculate About Her Diss Target On Young Thug’s “UY SCUTI” Cardi B has been getting a lot of praise for her guest verse on Young Thug's new album, and her bars are potentially for multiple targets. By Zachary Horvath September 27, 2025
Music Mother Of 50 Cent's Son Accuses Him Of Allegedly Assaulting Daphne Joy Shaniqua Tompkins and 50 Cent share a son in Marquise Jackson, who recently made headlines for trolling the rapper on Father's Day. By Cole Blake June 17, 2025
Music Lauryn Hill Breaks Silence On Essence Festival Tardiness Many fans gave up hope in seeing Lauryn Hill perform at the event as she didn't take the stage until late into the night. By Cole Blake July 09, 2025
Music A$AP Rocky Is Praying For "Hipster Rap" To Take The Mantle From Drill Rap During his new interview on "The Joe Budden Podcast," A$AP Rocky reflected on the era of indie rock in New York when he was coming up. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 23, 2026
Music Mo3 Murder Suspect’s Trial Date Set Five Years After Deadly Shooting In 2020, Mo3 was shot in the back multiple times by a masked man on I-35 in Dallas and died at the age of 28. By Caroline Fisher July 21, 2025
Relationships Stunna Girl Leaves Her Husband For Running After She Got Shot Stunna Girl also seemingly confirmed that she cheated on Young Rich Mula two years ago. By Caroline Fisher August 14, 2024
Music Six-Year-Old Pit Bull Attack Survivor Hopes Kendrick Lamar Attends His Birthday Party By Tallie Spencer May 15, 2026
Music Alternate Juror In Diddy Trial Claims "Freak-Offs" Looked Consensual In Video Evidence The alternate juror in the Diddy trial also explained how prosecutors and defense lawyers showed very different clips of "freak-off" parties. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 04, 2025