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Music Real Boston Richey Reportedly Beats Federal Drug & Gun Case Real Boston Richey is facing a separate legal whirlwind for allegedly assaulting his partner earlier this year. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 22, 2025
Music 42 Dugg Complains About How Hip-Hop "Turned On" Drake Drake feuded with tons of other artists in 2024, including ASAP Rocky, Rick Ross, and most notably, Kendrick Lamar. By Cole Blake August 28, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar’s Possible 2026 Tour Could Push Back His Upcoming Comedy With ‘South Park’ Team Will Kendrick Lamar go on tour next year? By Tallie Spencer December 04, 2025
Music Gucci Mane Reveals Drake Has Forgiven Him For Calling Him A "Sissy" Gucci Mane went on an infamous rant over a decade ago, and not long after that, he landed in prison, before reforming. By Alexander Cole May 28, 2026
Music Cardi B Breaks A Unique Guinness World Record With "AM I THE DRAMA?" Cardi B's "AM I THE DRAMA?" already went platinum per the RIAA thanks to the inclusions of older hits "Up" and "WAP." By Zachary Horvath September 20, 2025
Music Kanye West's Camp Claims There's No A.I. On New Album "BULLY" Kanye West's manager Pete Jideonwo and Ye's former chief of staff Milo Yiannopoulos said "BULLY" will not engage in previous A.I. usage. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 04, 2026
Music Judge Intends To Order Sale Of Nicki Minaj’s $20 Million Mansion Over Unpaid Assault Judgment In 2021, Nicki Minaj was sued by a German security guard over an alleged assault that took place backstage at a concert. By Caroline Fisher November 25, 2025
Music Nine Vicious Hints At Mysterious Tensions With Young Thug’s YSL Nine Vicious has generated a lot of excitement for himself thanks to inking a deal with Young Thug's YSL. But it seems things aren't good. By Zachary Horvath September 13, 2025
Music Keefe D Receives Prison Sentence For Fighting With Another Inmate Keefe D was already in jail awaiting trial for his alleged role in the 1996 killing of the legendary rapper 2Pac. By Cole Blake September 04, 2025
Music Cardi B Shuts Down Fatphobia Accusations Amid Backlash Over Merch Jokes Recently, Cardi B announced that she underestimated the amount of 3XL t-shirts she'd need to stock, calling her fans "fat f*cks." By Caroline Fisher August 08, 2025
Music Senegal Officially Abandons Akon's Futuristic City Proposal Akon originally proposed the idea as a "real-life Wakanda" back in 2018, but the project's struggled to get off the ground. By Cole Blake July 09, 2025
Music Diddy Confessed to Blocking Wu-Tang Clan From The Radio, Claims Ghostface Killah Ghostface Killah spoke with Bootleg Kev ahead of "Supreme Clientele 2" and discussed Diddy's alleged role in blocking Wu-Tang from NYC radio. By Devin Morton August 19, 2025