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Music Erica Banks Arrested For Alleged Intent To Distribute Ecstasy Yesterday, Erica Banks was booked into the Dekalb County Jail on a charge of drug possession with intent to distribute. By Caroline Fisher December 09, 2025
TV 50 Cent Has Jokes While Weighing In On Netflix's Bidding War For Warner Bros. 50 Cent is ready to provide his services to either Netflix or Paramount. They are both fiercely competing for Warner Bros. By Zachary Horvath December 08, 2025
Music Clipse Hilariously Refuse To Acknowledge Other Rap Songs From This Year Pusha T and Malice return to Reddit for a new AMA, where they refuse to acknowledge other rap songs released this year. By Tallie Spencer December 04, 2025
Music Ray J Insists He Would “Never Point A Gun” At Princess Love After Arrest Last week, Ray J was arrested for allegedly pointing a gun at Princess Love when she came to pick up their kids. By Caroline Fisher December 04, 2025
Music 50 Cent Insists There’s No Personal Agenda Behind Diddy Docuseries During a recent interview, 50 Cent revealed why he decided to executive produce "Sean Combs: The Reckoning." By Caroline Fisher December 04, 2025
Music MBNel Targeted In Deadly Mass Shooting At Children’s Birthday Party Stockton Mayor Christina Fugazi has already addressed the violent incident, blaming it on gang violence in a statement. By Cole Blake December 02, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Accuses Netflix Of Obtaining Diddy Docuseries Footage Unethically 50 Cent has been teasing "Sean Combs: The Reckoning" for a while now, but according to DJ Akademiks, there might be more to the story. By Caroline Fisher December 02, 2025
Music De La Soul Reveals What Ignited Their Beef With 2Pac During a recent interview, De La Soul's Posdnuos discussed the group's feud with 2Pac, revealing that it all started with a music video. By Caroline Fisher November 26, 2025
Music Yak Gotti Seen Enjoying A Meal In New Interrogation Video This video is pretty divisive. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 24, 2024
Music Kendrick Lamar Fans Can't Believe They Have A Whole New Surprise Album In Their Hands A Kendrick drop used to be a long road up to a blue moon. Now, it's just a casual Friday drop. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 22, 2024
Music J Cole Fans Celebrate The Long-Awaited Arrival Of His Mixtapes On Streaming Services J Cole dropped his debut mixtape on streaming services along with his new audio series. By Cole Blake November 19, 2024
Music Ray J Admits He Thinks About Nicki Minaj “Every Day” Since She Called Him Out For Diddy Jokes Ray J recently compared his conversation with Nicki Minaj to a "dominatrix skit." By Caroline Fisher November 17, 2024