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Music Soulja Boy Shares Heartbreaking Tribute To G$ Lil Ronnie Following Tragic Shooting Earlier this week, G$ Lil Ronnie and his five-year-old daughter R'mani Sibley were fatally shot at a car wash. By Caroline Fisher March 07, 2025
Music DaBaby Wants $4 Million Lawsuit Over Wild Bowling Alley Brawl Dismissed Back in 2022, DaniLeigh's brother Brandon Bills filed a lawsuit against DaBaby, alleging that he was assaulted without provocation. By Caroline Fisher March 06, 2025
Music Ray J Reveals Reasoning Behind His Infamous Fight With Diddy's Children Ray J discussed Diddy's highly-publicized upcoming criminal trial during an appearance on VladTV, earlier this week. By Cole Blake March 05, 2025
Music Sexyy Red Drugs Up Hype For New Single With Classic Lil Wayne Sample Sexyy Red just scored a major hit with Bruno Mars, and teased fans with a potential follow up based around a Weezy song. By Elias Andrews March 04, 2025
Viral DJ Akademiks-Affiliated Account Eviscerated For Comparing Drake To Emmett Till A secondary account for DJ Akademiks' brand (not run by him) equated the Drake and Kendrick Lamar Oscars joke to Emmett Till's murder. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 03, 2025
Music Gunna Will Run Around The City In First Marathon In 2025 Gunna takes his fitness journey to the next level by competition his first marathon. He will run around the city for a good cause. By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 01, 2025
Music Ashanti Reveals She Tried To Reconcile With Irv Gotti Before He Passed Away Ashanti spoke on Angie Martinez's "IRL" podcast about how she's processing the loss of her former collaborator Irv Gotti. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 01, 2025
Music Kanye West Wears Swastika T-Shirt Around Los Angeles Following Bizarre Twitter Rant Recently, Kanye West was spotted out and about in Los Angeles wearing a t-shirt with a big swastika on it. By Caroline Fisher February 28, 2025
Music 50 Cent Won't Let His Foot Off Joe Budden's Neck After Sharing Wild Story From Budden's Girlfriend This 50 Cent move probably won't affect Joe Budden much, as he already made fun of himself for his... proclivities. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 28, 2025
Music Jim Jones Demands A Chopped Cheese At Nipsey Hussle's Marathon Burger Jim Jones wants to get a chopped cheese added to the menu at Nipsey Hussle's Marathon Burger in Los Angeles. By Cole Blake February 27, 2025
Music Drake Throws Shade At Fake Friends During Last "Anita Max Win Tour" Stop Drake shared a fiery message for his former collaborators during the latest stop on his since-postponed tour of Australia. By Cole Blake February 27, 2025
Music One Of Jam Master Jay's Convicted Murderers Allegedly "Shanked" In Jail A new report has surfaced around one of Jam Master Jay's killers and it appears he was attacked while awaiting his sentencing. By Zachary Horvath February 25, 2025