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Music Lil Woody Calls Out Young Thug For Forgiving YFN Lucci But Not Gunna Young Thug has been at odds with Gunna ever since he accepted a plea deal in the YSL RICO case back in 2022. By Cole Blake November 12, 2025
Music NLE Choppa Defends Memphis Amid Pooh Shiesty & LeBron James Backlash Pooh Shiesty was recently arrested for allegedly kidnapping Gucci Mane, whereas LeBron James spoke negatively about NLE Choppa's city. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 05, 2026
Music Lil Wayne Appears At Michael Rubin's White Party Just One Day After Canceling Maine Show After bailing on his Maine show on Tuesday, Lil Wayne found himself partying with Michael Rubin on Wednesday. By Alexander Cole July 02, 2026
Music Megan Thee Stallion Recalls Suicidal Thoughts Over Milagro Gramz's Posts Megan Thee Stallion took the stand in her defamation case against Milagro "Gramz" Cooper, which stems from coverage of the Tory Lanez case. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 21, 2025
Music Kanye West Accused Of Alleged Sucker Punch Assault In New Lawsuit The lawsuit comes after Kanye West released his latest studio album, "Bully," last month and has returned to performing live. By Cole Blake April 14, 2026
Music 6ix9ine Asks DJ Akademiks If He Will Send Lil Durk $500K If He Gets Sentenced To Life During a conversation about the Lil Durk trial, 6ix9ine backed DJ Akademiks into a rhetorical corner about contributions. By Alexander Cole August 19, 2026
Music Diddy And Sebastian Telfair Chat In Prison As Mogul's Expedited Appeal Gets Approved Diddy is in a much cushier facility at Fort Dix as partly evidenced by photos capturing him chatting it up with Sebastian Telfair. By Zachary Horvath November 03, 2025
Music 50 Cent & Papoose Keep Trading Blows With Petty AI Videos And Attacks What's most ironic about this 50 Cent and Papoose beef is that Pap actually wants 50 to respond to another rap beef instead of his trolling. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 02, 2026
Music "The Life Of Pablo" Marked The Old Kanye In His Final Form In the decade since The Life of Pablo, the gap between the artist fans once loved and the provocateur Ye has become has grown increasingly clear. By Aron A. March 05, 2026
Music A$AP Rocky Receives Solid Second-Week Sales Projections For “Don’t Be Dumb” A$AP Rocky's long-awaited fourth studio album, "Don't Be Dumb," moved roughly 123K album-equivalent units in its first week. By Caroline Fisher January 28, 2026
Music Wu-Tang Clan: Where Are They Now? The Clan’s still going strong, three decades later. By Demi Phillips January 22, 2024
Music Nicki Minaj Mansion Covered In Legal Papers The rapper reportedly owes over $200,000 in legal fees according to the firm. By Tallie Spencer July 16, 2026