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Music Young Buck Sentenced To Eight Years In Prison, But There's A Catch Young Buck pleaded guilty to possessing a weapon after receiving a felony conviction in Tennessee court this week. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 09, 2026
Music Drake’s Right-Hand Man, Chubbs, Gets Engaged Drake's close confidant Chubbs kicked off 2026 by proposing to his partner Zizi after roughly six years together. By Caroline Fisher January 06, 2026
Music 6ix9ine's New Mugshot Surfaces Online As He Begins His Jail Sentence 6ix9ine pleaded guilty to violating the terms of his supervised release, last year, and will be spending the next three months behind bars. By Cole Blake January 07, 2026
Music Jadakiss Calls Jay-Z A "Professional Curver" After Hov Praised Him & Fat Joe Fat Joe and Jadakiss have different levels of hope when it comes to potentially securing a Jay-Z interview for their podcast. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 09, 2026
Music Doechii & Adin Ross Beef, Explained Adin Ross fired back at Doechii in his verse on 6ix9ine’s “Bacon” after the TDE rapper threw shade at him on “girl, get up” ft. SZA. By Aron A. January 07, 2026
Music Lil Durk Suffers Big Loss In Court Due To Death Threat Motion Falling Through Lil Durk's legal team had hoped to get his murder-for-hire case dismissed over death threats that prosecutors reportedly failed to disclose. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 09, 2026
Music Lil Durk Claims He's Spent Four Months In Solitary Confinement, Friends Have Left Him Behind Lil Durk has been behind bars since 2024, when he was arrested for allegedly orchestrating a murder-for-hire plot. By Cole Blake January 07, 2026
Music Drake's New Album Gets A Huge Update From DJ Akademiks: "The IceMan Is Coming" DJ Akademiks has dropped yet another hint about Drake's highly anticipated ninth studio album, "ICEMAN," following months of teasing. By Caroline Fisher January 07, 2026
Music Cam’ron Fires Back After Jim Jones Calls Him “Soft” Amid Bronx Cold Wave Cam'ron recently took to Instagram to shade Jim Jones, suggesting that his former friend may have fallen on hard times. By Caroline Fisher January 07, 2026
Music 6ix9ine Reveals He’s Going To The Same Jail As Nicolas Maduro & Luigi Mangione 6ix9ine pleaded guilty to violating the terms of his supervised release, last year, and will be spending 3 months in prison. By Cole Blake January 05, 2026
Music Who Is TraxNYC? The New York City Jeweler Who Went Viral For Standing On Business TraxNYC has supplied jewelry for a number of hip-hop artists, including Busta Rhymes, Cardi B, Snoop Dogg, and more. By Cole Blake January 05, 2026
Music Mal Calls Andre 3000 The “Most Overrated Rapper” Of All Time According to Mal of the "New Rory & Mal" podcast, Andre 3000 is no longer one of his top five rappers for one simple reason. By Caroline Fisher January 08, 2026
Streetwear Jay-Z Flexes An Incredibly Rare Patek Philippe During Fat Joe Linkup Jay-Z is always wearing some crazy timepieces on his wrist and this icy blue Patek Philippe is no exception. By Zachary Horvath January 09, 2026
Music J. Cole Fails To Release "The Fall Off" Despite Rumors Of A Surprise Drop Hip-Hop media personalities were claiming that J. Cole might be dropping on Friday, but in the end, we were had. By Alexander Cole January 09, 2026
Music Drake Hit With A RICO? Everything You Need To Know About The Latest Lawsuit Against Stake, Drake & Adin Ross This one is just the latest in a series of lawsuits against the online gambling platform that Drake and Adin Ross have promoted heavily in recent years. By Aron A. January 06, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Has A Warning For J. Cole Ahead Of "The Fall Off" DJ Akademiks is already scoffing at the idea of J. Cole's "The Fall Off," and ahead of the release, he has come through with a warning. By Alexander Cole January 08, 2026
Music 50 Cent Roasts T.I. For Bombing During His Comedy Special T.I. finally put out his first stand-up special, "Cheaper Than Therapy," last month after focusing on his comedy career in recent years. By Cole Blake January 07, 2026

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