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Music Juvenile Reveals He Helped 50 Cent Sign With Eminem 50 Cent ended up releasing his iconic debut studio album, "Get Rich or Die Tryin‘," through Eminem's Shady Records. By Cole Blake October 29, 2025
Music Offset Breaks His Silence On Shooting After Alleged Altercation With Lil Tjay Offset fortunately recovered well from being shot a few weeks ago, and his broken silence on the matter follows Lil Tjay's confusion. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 24, 2026
Music Lil Tjay Denies Rumors That He Was Involved In Konvy Shooting Lil Tjay also denied posting emojis in reaction to Konvy being shot at in The Bronx during his Kick livestream. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 11, 2026
Music Wale Calls Out Ebro For Past Criticism Of Lil Uzi Vert's Career Ebro once predicted in 2016 that Lil Uzi Vert wouldn't become a rockstar, something that Wale was quick to disprove in a Hot 97 interview. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 14, 2025
Music J. Cole Fans Furious Over Massive Ticket Queues For "The Fall-Off" World Tour J. Cole announced the tour dates on Monday, after releasing his latest studio album, "The Fall-Off," earlier this month. By Cole Blake February 18, 2026
Music Woman Accused Of Plotting Foolio Murder Allegedly Said "He Need To Die" Alicia Andrews, one of five suspects who helped murder Foolio, has been on trial since Tuesday, October 21. By Zachary Horvath October 24, 2025
Music Bic Fizzle Arrested In Connection With Arkansas Murder Arkansas rapper Bic Fizzle, once signed to Gucci Mane's 1017 label, is facing a murder investigation following a deadly shooting. By Erika Marie July 07, 2026
Music Investigators Leave d4vd's Alleged Home With Computer And Evidence Bags It's unclear if the investigation into this home connects to the car under d4vd's name, which police found a dead body in earlier this month. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 18, 2025
Music Brands Jump On Drake’s “ICEMAN” Sculpture Trend Earlier this month, Drake put a huge ice sculpture in his hometown of Toronto to promote his upcoming album. By Caroline Fisher April 29, 2026
Music Meek Mill Claims He’s “Blackballed” If He Can’t Secure $5 Million For New Album Meek Mill has dreams to put out a new album, book, and short film, but claims he'll need some financial assistance to do so. By Caroline Fisher September 17, 2025
Sports LeBron James Flamed For Walking Around With J. Cole's "The Fall-Off" Vinyl LeBron James faces a lot of criticism even off the basketball court and many folks are making a joke of his support of J. Cole. By Zachary Horvath March 20, 2026
Music Conductor Williams Confirms He's Got More Drake Collabs To Drop As for when we will hear these Drake and Conductor Williams collaborations, the producer has a more complicated story. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 04, 2025