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Music BMW From Tupac's 1996 Las Vegas Shooting Now Selling For $1.75 Million Tupac Shakur was shot in this BMW after a Mike Tyson fight almost 30 years ago, and died in a hospital days later. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 11, 2026
Pop Culture Jimmy Kimmel Ruthlessly Clowns Nicki Minaj & Donald Trump's Friendship Jimmy Kimmel ripped into Nicki Minaj for kissing Donald Trump's "big white a*s" to get his namesake Gold Card to expedite her citizenship. By Zachary Horvath January 30, 2026
Sports Drake Hilariously Taunts Shohei Ohtani & The Dodgers As The Blue Jays Take World Series Lead You have to imagine that Drake is a little more invested in this World Series matchup given that it is his Jays are going up against LA. By Zachary Horvath October 30, 2025
Relationships Coco Jones Finally Addresses The Rampant Donovan Mitchell Dating Rumors Coco Jones and Donovan Mitchell have caused a stir for several months now and the former is finally answering the burning question. By Zachary Horvath February 26, 2025
Music Young Thug Sets Off Boosie Badazz With His Take On Protective Custody Boosie Badazz kickstarted a debate within hip-hop circles about staying in protective custody and Young Thug's opinion is not sitting well. By Zachary Horvath March 12, 2026
Music J. Cole Doesn't Want To Play His Favorite Hip-Hop Around His Children J. Cole recalled how his stepfather introduced him to Tupac as a kid during his new Apple Music interview with Nadeska Alexis. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 21, 2026
Music Chris Brown Granted £5 Million Bail In London Assault Case Chris Brown has finally gotten out of jail in his London assault case as his world tour is set to begin next month. By Cole Blake May 21, 2025
Music Adin Ross Unsuccessfully Moves To Have Subpoena Dismissed In Megan Thee Stallion Defamation Case Adin Ross moved to have Megan Thee Stallion's subpoena dismissed, but it did not work. However, he'll have a chance to try it again. By Devin Morton September 21, 2025
Music Kanye West And Bianca Censori Spotted At LAX Ahead Of Shanghai Concert Kanye West and Bianca Censori were spotted at LAX, traveling to Shanghai amid the rapper's latest legal battle. By Devin Morton July 12, 2025
Music Charlamagne Tha God Thinks GloRilla Could Hold Her Own Against Nicki Minaj In A Verzuz Battle While Chalamagne Tha God's cohosts on "The Breakfast Club" disagreed, GloRilla and Nicki Minaj do boast a lot of hits. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 04, 2025
Music Afroman Beat The Case—So Where Are Free Speech Warriors When Hip-Hop’s On Trial? Free speech is a right, but it's often framed as a privilege. Afroman refused to let it be weaponized against him. By Aron A. March 21, 2026
Music Sean Kingston Hit With Prison Sentence For Wire Fraud Conviction Sean Kingston's mother Janice Turner received a five-year prison sentence for her own wire fraud conviction in this case. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 15, 2025