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Music The Game Announces "Gangsta Grillz" Mixtape Recorded In Just Two Days This will be The Game's first entry in DJ Drama's legendary "Gangsta Grillz" mixtape series, which he cut down from 60 tracks to the best 19. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 27, 2025
Music Lil Durk Verdict: Streamers Gather Around Courthouse As Jury Deliberates With the Lil Durk verdict on the horizon, streamers have pulled up to the courthouse where they are waiting for the jury to deliberate. By Alexander Cole September 09, 2026
Music J. Cole's Setlist For "The Fall-Off" World Tour J. Cole is officially back on the road for "The Fall-Off" world tour, and his first stop was in his home of Charlotte, North Carolina. By Alexander Cole July 11, 2026
Music Iggy Azalea's NSFW Antics On Neon's Livestream Go Viral Iggy Azalea and Neon have made headlines a number of times in recent months as they've been livestreaming together. By Cole Blake October 22, 2025
Music D4vd Forced To Use Public Defender In Murder Case As Lawyers Withdraw D4vd was back in court today ahead of his murder trial for the death of Celeste Rivas, and he got some bad news about his legal team. By Alexander Cole August 31, 2026
Music Alleged Video Of Pooh Shiesty's Alleged Gucci Mane Robbery Hits The Internet It's unclear where this video came from, but it matches prosecutors' screenshots of it in the Gucci Mane and Pooh Shiesty case. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 01, 2026
Music Mother Of 50 Cent’s Son Alleges He Hired Misa Hylton To Get Dirt On Diddy Allegedly, 50 Cent wanted to sign Mase, but didn't think he was worth the $2 million Diddy was asking for him. By Caroline Fisher July 01, 2025
Music LSU Dance Team Goes Viral For Electric Kendrick Lamar-Inspired Routine LSU's Tiger Girls scored second place at a national competition thanks to their hip-hop routine set to a medley of Kendrick Lamar's hits. By Caroline Fisher January 21, 2026
Music Diddy Could Get Out Of Prison This Week If Donald Trump Gets His Way Diddy is currently serving a 50-month prison sentence, although a new report suggests Donald Trump is trying to change that. By Alexander Cole October 21, 2025
Music A$AP Rocky Will Cover Rent For All Tenants In The Harlem Building He Lived In As A Teenager A$AP Rocky announced the campaign the promote his highly anticipated new album, "Don't Be Dumb," which drops next month. By Cole Blake December 30, 2025
Music Drake Shows How Tapped In He Is By Playing Underground UK Rapper cityboymoe On Stream Drake has not been shy about his love for UK rap this year and this just backs up why he feels that it's the best country for the genre. By Zachary Horvath December 22, 2025
Music Blueface's New Photos Have The Rapper Questioning His Release From Jail Blueface's release from Los Angeles county jail remains unknown after surrendering to the court in early 2024. By Bryson "Boom" Paul September 28, 2025