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Music Cam'Ron Reveals He Cried After He Heard About Young Scooter's Death Cam'Ron was one of the first New York rappers to embrace Atlanta hip-hop in the early 2000s. He appeared on Young Scooter's "Over Wit." By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 03, 2025
Music Sean Kingston's Mother Admits To Falsifying Money Transfers To Protect Him Amid Fraud Trial Sean Kingston and his mother face various fraud charges relating to their alleged $1 million swindling of multiple businesses. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 28, 2025
Music Soulja Boy Vehemently Denies Assaulting Woman Suing Him During Trial Soulja Boy is being accused of sexual battery, sexual assault, false imprisonment, emotional distress, and more. By Caroline Fisher March 28, 2025
Music GloRilla Angrily Scraps St Louis Concert After Multiple Fights Break Out GloRilla could scarcely believe what she was seeing when two separate brawls broke out during her recent set. By Elias Andrews March 26, 2025
Relationships Nelly Reveals He Rushed To Marry Ashanti To Prevent Her From Becoming A "Baby Mama" Nelly and Ashanti rekindled their romance nearly a decade after they initially ended their first relationship together. By Cole Blake March 25, 2025
Music Sayso P's Mother Alleges Late Rapper Was "Set Up" In Memphis Shooting Sayso P's death has led to lots of speculation, and his mom was quick to voice her concerns in a fiery Facebook message. By Elias Andrews March 24, 2025
Music Tyler The Creator Admits He’s “Mentally Drained” From Touring At 34 According to Tyler The Creator, his "Chromakopia" world tour has taken a toll on him due to the constant travel it requires. By Caroline Fisher May 29, 2025
Politics Larry Hoover Jr. Reaches Out To Kanye West Following His Father's Presidential Commutation Larry Hoover received a commutation of his sentence from President Donald Trump, and it has sparked a ton of reactions online. By Alexander Cole May 29, 2025
Politics NBA YoungBoy Writes An Emotional Thank You To President Donald Trump NBA YoungBoy was the subject of a Presidential pardon from Donald Trump on Wednesday, and as you can imagine, he has some thoughts. By Alexander Cole May 29, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Claims Playboi Carti Didn't Want Kanye West's Bigotries To Drag Down "MUSIC" DJ Swamp Izzo previously explained Kanye West still produced on Playboi Carti's album "MUSIC," but his separate feature was just trimmed out. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 25, 2025
Music SZA Surprises Fans With Justin Bieber At Los Angeles Show Before Justin Bieber, Lizzo was also a special guest on SZA's "Grand National" tour with Kendrick Lamar this week. By Caroline Fisher May 24, 2025
Music Suge Knight Addresses Cassie's Allegation That Diddy Almost Carried Out A Hit On Suge Suge Knight has been talking a lot about the Diddy trial, and recently reacted to an allegation from Cassie's witness testimony. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 23, 2025