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Music Jay Electronica Jumps Into The Crowd To Confront Hecklers At L.A. Show Following the performance in Los Angeles, Jay Electronica has several more shows lined up in the coming months. By Cole Blake April 06, 2026
Music Shawn Cotton Reacts To "Petty" AllStar JR's Arrest Over NBA Ben 10 Shooting Shawn Cotton spoke on AllStar JR taunting and trolling NBA Ben 10 after the Houston shooting, and on AllStar's alleged pettiness. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 24, 2026
Relationships Suge Knight Accuses Left Eye Of Sleeping With Chilli's Baby Daddy, Claiming She Has Herpes Did Suge cross the line? By Caroline Fisher February 19, 2024
Music Growing Up With G Herbo: From "Welcome To Fazoland" To "Greatest Rapper Alive" & "Lil Herb" "Lil Herb" is the type of drill maturation that, unfortunately, isn't documented enough. By Aron A. November 15, 2025
Music Keefe D Says He Won't Take Plea Deal In Tupac Murder Trial A jury trial for the murder of Tupac Shakur is set to begin in a little over a week, with Duane "Keefe D" Davis at the center. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 01, 2026
Music Rolling Loud Adds Natalie Nunn To Festival Lineup And Fans Are Not Happy Rolling Loud previously announced Playboi Carti, Don Toliver, and NBA YoungBoy as headliners for the event. By Cole Blake March 31, 2026
Music Sada Baby Sentenced To Six Months Probation In Drug Case The drug possession case against Sada Baby ends with probation and credit for three days already served in jail. By Erika Marie August 21, 2026
Music Uncle Murda Presses Trap Lore Ross On The Use Of Rap Lyrics In Court Trap Lore Ross joins "The Real Report" and shares his opinion on the evidence used in Lil Durk's murder-for-hire trial. By Aron A. October 06, 2026
Music NBA YoungBoy Fans Think He Dissed NoCap With Cryptic Message In addition to NoCap, other potential targets NBA YoungBoy fans pointed to include Playboi Carti and Young Thug. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 26, 2026
Music Sukihana Clarifies What She Meant When She Said She "Sold Her Soul" Some fans still believe in the myth that one can sell their soul. By Alexander Cole June 03, 2024
Music Diddy Ordered To Pay NBCUniversal Nearly $478K In Legal Fees After losing his documentary lawsuit, Diddy must pay NBCUniversal nearly $478,000, far below the company’s original request. By Erika Marie October 06, 2026
Music Diddy's Lawyers Reportedly Seek To Exit Sexual Assault Case Due To Lack Of Pay This is not the only Diddy-related case which this law firm wants to pull out of due to alleged lack of payment. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 18, 2026