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Music NBA YoungBoy's Hometown Shows In New Orleans Receiving Heavy Security NBA YoungBoy's tour has experienced a lot of safety measures, especially for his Chicago show which was eventually canceled. By Zachary Horvath October 17, 2025
Music D4vd Concert Footage Allegedly Shows Celeste Rivas Before Her Death Authorities found Celeste Rivas' dismembered remains in a car registered to D4vd while he was on tour, earlier this month. By Cole Blake September 24, 2025
Music Mello Buckzz's Boyfriend Shot-&-Killed During Her Mixtape Release Party Four people were killed and 14 others were wounded in the drive-by shooting at the Artis Lounge in Chicago. By Cole Blake July 03, 2025
Music Rory Responds To Twitter Spaces Backlash For Addressing Racist Tweets Rory has been getting dragged for old tweets and reposts speaking negatively about Black women, and his initial response also caused a stir. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 15, 2025
Music Harry-O's Ex Wife Wants Snoop Dogg To Shut Death Row Down Lydia Harris won a 2005 judgement against Death Row, the company her ex husband Harry-O invested in, and now wants Snoop Dogg to pay up. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 02, 2025
Music ASAP Rocky Reveals What’s Holding Up “Don’t Be Dumb” Release According to ASAP Rocky, his eagerly anticipated fourth studio album hasn't dropped yet due to circumstances out of his control. By Caroline Fisher September 23, 2025
Music Biggie Smalls' Son CJ Wallace Sues Publicist For Diddy Sexual Assault Claim Jonathan Hay initially sued CJ Wallace and Diddy anonymously, claiming CJ lured him to a place where Sean Combs sexually assaulted him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 15, 2025
Music Fans Believe Megan Thee Stallion Subtly Dissed Nicki Minaj During Her Coachella Performance Megan Thee Stallion and Nicki Minaj traded a pair of diss tracks amid their long-standing feud, last year. By Cole Blake April 14, 2025
Reviews J. Cole’s "Birthday Blizzard ’26" Proves Skill Outlasts Status With his four-track "Birthday Blizzard ’26," J. Cole brings back a format rap has been missing, and losing the top spot has only fueled his fire. By Aron A. February 03, 2026
Music A$AP Rocky's New Single "pray4dagang" Reportedly Fails To Land On Apple Music Charts A$AP Rocky's new single "pray4dagang" reportedly failed to chart on Apple Music despite being exclusive to the platform for its first day. By Devin Morton July 06, 2025
Politics Congresswoman Drags Jay-Z Into Epstein Files Investigation Jay-Z was named in a lone document from the Epstein files, and now, Nancy Mace is looking to have him participate in the investigation. By Alexander Cole March 05, 2026
Music Fake Eminem Quote About Nicki Minaj And Cardi B's Beef Stirs Up More Controversy It's unclear why this fake Eminem quote about Nicki Minaj and Cardi B was posted, but it had the internet talking. By Zachary Horvath October 06, 2025