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Music Roddy Ricch Sparks Nasty Back-And-Forth With His Son's Mother After Not Including Him In Easter Photoshoot Roddy Ricch and his ex-partner, Alexandra Kiser, have joint custody of their children, but that didn't happen amicably. By Zachary Horvath April 21, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Falls Off The Hot 100 Chart For The 1st Time Since Drake Beef Kendrick Lamar has put out a number of hits that have landed on the Billboard Hot 100 chart over the last year. By Cole Blake October 21, 2025
Music Luther Vandross’ Official Instagram Account Responds To Cher’s Viral Grammys Mix-Up During the 2026 Grammys, Cher accidentally named the late Luther Vandross the winner of record of the year instead of Kendrick Lamar and SZA. By Caroline Fisher February 04, 2026
Music Social Media Argues If Big Sean Had The Best Verse On Lil Wayne's "Tha Carter VI" With Most Claiming It Big Sean released his latest album, Better Me Than You, in 2024 with hit song "Who You Are (Superstar)" and "Together Forever." By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 07, 2025
Pop Culture "Teen Mom" Star Jenelle Evans Recalls Rejecting Lil Wayne After He Allegedly Flew Her Out The internet is currently in a state of shock as Jenelle Evans details that Lil Wayne allegedly wanted to hook up. By Zachary Horvath September 13, 2025
Music Jay Electronica Claims He Was "Living With" Diddy On "A Written Testimony: Leaflets" Jay Electronica shocked the hip-hop world this weekend, unloading tons of new music on streaming platforms for his 49th birthday. By Zachary Horvath September 20, 2025
Music Fat Joe Says Doctors Can’t Stop Him From Drinking 40 Diet Sodas Per Day According to Fat Joe, he won't let anything get in between him and his Diet Pepsi, including health concerns. By Caroline Fisher July 23, 2025
Music Tekashi 6ix9ine Embraces God After Being Hit With Huge $250k Fine Tekashi 6ix9ine has been running into a number of legal issues in recent months, including a raid on one of his properties. By Cole Blake March 31, 2025
Music Alleged Crips Member Shot & Killed Outside Of Gunna's Show In NYC The man was shot and killed as patrons left a club where Gunna had made an appearance in New York City on Sunday. By Cole Blake November 24, 2025
Music Drake Is Allegedly In Talks To Amend His UMG Lawsuit Over "Not Like Us," But There's A Catch Drake's lawyer Michael J. Gottlieb continues to double down on his accusations against UMG of payola practices and covert promo. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 21, 2025
Music King Combs Fires Back After 50 Cent Mocks His Awkward Onstage Moment 50 Cent recently took to Instagram to troll Diddy's second-oldest son, King, but the 27-year-old didn't let it slide. By Caroline Fisher January 27, 2026
Relationships Toya Johnson Raises Eyebrows With Her Questionable Comments About Lil Wayne Marriage Toya Johnson has a lot of folks disappointed with her unfiltered thoughts, especially now that she's married to someone else. By Zachary Horvath March 22, 2025