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Music Daphne Joy Appears Unbothered With New Twerk Video Following Diddy Tape Controversy Daphne Joy is moving on with her life. By Tallie Spencer June 04, 2026
Music Pregnant Detroit Rapper Siditty Shot & Killed, Family Alleges Targeted Attack Siditty, real name Qualeisha Barnes, was fatally shot in Atlanta. She was reportedly a nursing student in addition to her rap career. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 10, 2026
Music Tyler The Creator’s Production Credits For "Don't Tap The Glass" Have Been Revealed While Tyler The Creator takes over most of his new album "DON'T TAP THE GLASS," a few special names flesh out the background. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 21, 2025
Music Drake Admits He “F*cked Up” Last Summer In New Track In ICEMAN Episode 3 In Summer 2024, Drake battled Kendrick Lamar for Hip Hop supremacy. Kendrick’s “Not Like Us” reigned over Drake’s disses. By Bryson "Boom" Paul September 04, 2025
Music Lil Wayne's "Tha Carter VI" On Track For Strong First Week Of Sales Despite Lackluster Reception Despite all of the complaints of Lil Wayne's "Tha Carter VI," his legendary status and the respect he gets cannot be ignored. By Zachary Horvath June 11, 2025
Music 50 Cent Targets T.I.’s Family With Out-Of-Pocket Insults After King Harris Rant 50 Cent and T.I. are currently going back and forth on social media, and neither of them are holding back. By Caroline Fisher February 24, 2026
Music J. Cole Announces He'll Hit The Road On "Trunk Sale" Tour For "The Fall-Off" This is not a live concert tour to celebrate J. Cole's "The Fall-Off," but rather a chance to meet him in person while he's selling CDs. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 07, 2026
Music Drake Confirms One Key Detail About "ICEMAN's" Official Release Date Drake is looking to drop his new album "ICEMAN," and there is no doubt that fans are starved for updates right about now. By Alexander Cole February 24, 2026
Music A Comprehensive Guide To Young Thug's Leaked Jail Calls It's been an eventful week for Young Thug after leaked calls during his incarceration surfaced. By Devin Morton September 10, 2025
Music Sex Worker Suing Diddy Has Medical Diagnoses Publicized Despite Pleas To Seal Documents Clayton Howard is suing Diddy and Cassie for an alleged pattern of abuse and coercion, and he recently had a herpes diagnosis made public after motioning for privacy. By Devin Morton July 27, 2025
Music Kanye West (Ye) Delivers Incredible Performance In Front Of 70k At Shanghai Stadium Kanye West has rapped about tearing up arena since Graduation. His most memorable line about it is on Kid Cudi's "Erase Me." By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 12, 2025
Music King Harris Digs Up Old Photo Of 50 Cent With Gigantic Sex Toy King Harris is not backing down amid his feud with 50 Cent, which was recently ignited by some shade thrown by his father, T.I. By Caroline Fisher February 25, 2026