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Music Nicki Minaj Sides With 50 Cent As Fallout From New Diddy Doc Continues Nicki Minaj previously brought out 50 Cent to perform on her "Pink Friday 2 World Tour" in New York City, last year. By Cole Blake December 10, 2025
Music Chrisean Rock Says She Regrets Viral Fight After Blueface Baby Shower After footage of a brutal club fight went viral, Chrisean Rock says she tried to avoid the confrontation. By Erika Marie August 17, 2026
Music 6ix9ine Alleges Sukihana Is One Of The Biggest Escorts In Rap 6ix9ine revealed his top five biggest escorts in rap on the "Fresh&Fit Podcast" and according to him, Sukihana tops the list. By Zachary Horvath October 20, 2025
Music Diddy Reportedly Caught Drinking Alcohol In Prison After Sobriety Claims Diddy wanted to be transferred to FCI Fort Dix, which had a rehab program that could shorten his prison sentence. By Zachary Horvath November 07, 2025
Music Kanye West's "Bully" First Week Sales Are Officially In, And They Are Divisive Kanye West fans will have a lot to debate with this "Bully" debut on Billboard, as it represents failure or freedom depending on who you ask. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 05, 2026
Numbers Kanye West's "Bully" Receives Astronomical First Week Sales Projections Kanye West just dropped off "Bully," and while it might not be his best project, there is no denying that the fans are listening. By Alexander Cole March 31, 2026
Music Lil Baby Accepts DJ Akademiks' Boxing Challenge, But Only On One Condition DJ Akademiks and Lil Baby are currently at odds, but it looks like they might sort out their differences in the ring sometime soon. By Caroline Fisher January 27, 2026
Music Freddie Gibbs Clowns Benny The Butcher's Walmart Shooting After Diss Benny The Butcher recently dissed Freddie Gibbs on the Westside Gunn track "FREE ROLEYS" off of "HEELS HAVE EYES 3." By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 01, 2025
Music Big Sean & Jhené Aiko’s Reported Breakup Leaves Social Media Users Stunned Earlier this week, it was reported that Big Sean and Jhené Aiko decided to go their separate ways after roughly a decade. By Caroline Fisher November 04, 2025
Music Joe Budden Explains Why He Didn't Like Jay-Z's Roots Picnic Freestyle Joe Budden went on his podcast this week to discuss the recent Jay-Z freestyle, and he did not mince words. By Alexander Cole June 03, 2026
Music Ja Rule Threatens To Sue 50 Cent For Spreading Allegations About Him & Diddy Ja Rule was furious with 50 Cent for posting a video of Diddy's former bodyguard making allegations about them. By Cole Blake December 09, 2025
Music J. Cole's First Week Sales For "The Fall-Off" Are Officially In As previously projected, J. Cole's "The Fall-Off" has officially become his seventh number one album on the Billboard charts. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 15, 2026