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Music YNW Melly's Mom Hints That He's Coming Home "Soon" YNW Melly has been behind bars since 2019, when authorities arrested him for the alleged double-murder of YMW Juvy and YNW Sakchaser. By Cole Blake April 15, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Advises Drake To Push "Iceman" Back Amid Industry Struggles With the developments revolving around botting and YouTube/Billboard's disagreement, DJ Akademiks doesn't think Drake should drop yet. By Zachary Horvath December 18, 2025
Music Prosecutors Push To Put Pooh Shiesty’s Dad Back Behind Bars Pooh Shiesty and his father were both arrested last week for their alleged involvement in the robbery and kidnapping of Gucci Mane. By Caroline Fisher April 08, 2026
Sports Charlamagne Tha God Says Megan Thee Stallion Shouldn't Be Surprised By Klay Thompson Megan Thee Stallion accused Klay Thompson of cheating on her and announced their breakup over the weekend. By Cole Blake April 28, 2026
Music Chance The Rapper Reveals What Kendrick Lamar & Drake’s Beef Taught The World According to Chance The Rapper, Kendrick Lamar and Drake's viral feud impacted the music industry in more ways than one. By Caroline Fisher November 26, 2025
Music Young Thug Meets With The Same Rabbi Kanye West Apologized To It's unclear why Young Thug met up with Rabbi Yoshiyahu Yosef Pinto, but Kanye West's conversation with him gave fans some possible ideas. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 14, 2025
Music 50 Cent Uses Max B's Return From Prison To Troll Jim Jones Max B finally got out of prison over the weekend after spending over 15 years behind bars for his 2009 conviction. By Cole Blake November 10, 2025
Music Kanye West & Travis Scott Reach Number One On Apple Music With "Father" Kanye West included "Father" on his new album, "Bully," which he finally released after numerous delays on Saturday. By Cole Blake March 30, 2026
Music Nardo Wick Reportedly Arrested In Georgia Nardo Wick has had his run-ins with the law going back to his late teenage years and just like last time, there's not much information yet. By Zachary Horvath February 09, 2026
Music Kanye West Appears To Finally Confirm “Bully” Release Date Kanye West's long-awaited twelfth album is said to contain themes of "remorse, memory, ego, faith, and consequence." By Caroline Fisher March 10, 2026
Sports Big U’s Son Pays Tribute To His Late Brother With Dominant NFL Performance Big U's other son, Jabari “Baby Uiie” Henley, was shot and killed in South Los Angeles on Friday night. By Cole Blake November 05, 2025
Music Dame Dash Previews Jay-Z And Cam'ron Diss Track, But Fans Aren't Feeling It Dame Dash is waging war against Cam'ron and Jay-Z, although fans aren't feeling the new diss track he previewed. By Alexander Cole June 16, 2026