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Music 50 Cent's Ex Alleges She Only Signed Away Her Life Rights Out Of Fear For Her Safety 50 Cent's publishing company, G-Unit Books, is suing Shaniqua Tompkins for allegedly profiting off of her life story. By Cole Blake January 26, 2026
Music Disturbing Video Shows Young Thug Using Walker After Alleged Police Altercation In noydcam footage from Young Thug's prison stay, he alleges that an officer "picked [him] up and slammed [him]." By Caroline Fisher October 23, 2025
Music Future's Feature On Drake's Upcoming "ICEMAN" Is All But Confirmed With Drake's "ICEMAN" arriving any day now, Rory & Mal's latest discussion has fans bringing up Future again despite the artists' beef. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 13, 2026
Pop Culture Colin Kaepernick Has Strong Words For Jay-Z Their relationship once reflected public solidarity. Kaepernick now says Jay-Z is trying to repair the reputation of his NFL deal. By Erika Marie September 02, 2026
Music Lil Wayne's Children Reveal Difficulties At School Due To Their Father's Fame On a new episode of Reginae Carter's podcast with the rest of Lil Wayne's kids, they said that they wouldn't have it any other way. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 27, 2025
Music Drake Premieres New Snippet And Gets Fans Excited For "FOMO" Whatever Drake is really cooking up with the mysterious "FOMO" announcement, it's clear he has more vault material he might share. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 05, 2026
Music LaRussell Deactivates Social Media Amid Backlash To "Heaven Sent" Track LaRussell garnered controversy for calling Donald Trump, Adolf Hitler, Jeffrey Epstein, and more "heaven-sent" on a new song. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 20, 2026
Music 50 Cent Drops New Max B Remix After Finally Responding To T.I.'s Disses It seems like the barrage of diss tracks from T.I. and his family have inspired 50 Cent to get in the booth, whether with Max B or others. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 07, 2026
Music Charleston White Shockingly Takes NBA YoungBoy's Side Against NLE Choppa Charleston White thinks NBA YoungBoy is a terrible role model, but he apparently has a stronger issue with NLE Choppa's image of sexuality. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 01, 2025
Music Joe Budden Calls Diddy’s Sons’ Docuseries A “Horrible Idea” Justin and Christian Combs' new Zeus docuseries is in the works, and it's already sparked plenty of controversy. By Caroline Fisher December 31, 2025
Music Ice Spice Turns Heads After Leaving Birthday Bash With PlaqueBoyMax Ice Spice drew attention for having a little too much fun at her birthday party, but who she was seen leaving with has become the real story. By Zachary Horvath January 02, 2026
Music Kanye West Finally Confirms Release Date For "Bully" Kanye West previously made headlines, this week, for putting out a lengthy apology to the Jewish community. By Cole Blake January 28, 2026