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Music NBA YoungBoy Fans Swarm Him At Mall Following Prison Release NBA YoungBoy was arrested last year and hit with various charges related to an alleged prescription drug fraud scheme. By Caroline Fisher April 26, 2025
Music Megan Thee Stallion Called Out By Houston Rapper For Allegedly Stealing Her Song Houston femcee Ivy K's complaints are specifically about the brand new Megan Thee Stallion single, "Whenever." By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 25, 2025
Music Big U Is Considering Asking Donald Trump For Help With His Massive RICO Case Authorities hit Eugene “Big U” Henley with a huge indictment containing a total of 43-counts, back in March. By Cole Blake April 23, 2025
Music Doechii Reveals What She Actually Wants To Be Doing In 20 Years Doechii is in an advantageous point in her career right now, and she's hoping that what she does now will allow her to explore her options. By Zachary Horvath April 21, 2025
Music Boosie Badazz Provides A Concerning Health Update After Experiencing Chest Pains Boosie Badazz says he has a left atrial enlargement in his heart and is looking into visiting a specialist. By Cole Blake April 20, 2025
Music Fredo Bang: "Hi Cardi B" Fredo Bang has been crushing over Cardi B for a while. The Louisiana rapper told Bootleg Kev he subscribed to Cardi's OnlyFans account. By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 19, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Reacts To TDE's Punch Breaking Down The Kendrick Lamar & Drake Battle DJ Akademiks gave Punch some props and critiques, but most importantly defended his influence on the Kendrick Lamar and Drake battle. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 19, 2025
Music Cardi B Promises Her Sophomore Album Will Be “Messy” According to Cardi B, her eagerly anticipated sophomore album will be something fans won't expect, and she's "100 percent confident" with it. By Caroline Fisher April 19, 2025
Music Ty Dolla $ign's Brother Sings From Prison During His Coachella Set In Powerful Moment Ty Dolla $ign's older brother is the midst of serving a 67-years-to-life sentence for murder since the early 2000s. By Zachary Horvath April 19, 2025
Music Drake Continues To Outclass His Opponents With Massive Spotify Streaming Numbers Not only do Drake fans have a new PARTYNEXTDOOR collab album to listen to, but they're revisiting his catalog ahead of the next project. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 18, 2025
Music Drake Updates UMG Lawsuit Claiming Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl Was An Attempt To “Assassinate” His Character Drake's new amendment also makes note of the Grammys, where "Not Like Us" helped Kendrick Lamar win several awards. By Cole Blake April 17, 2025
Music Sean Kingston Lands In Jail After Failing To Produce $100k For Bond Sean Kingston and his mother were found guilty on multiple counts of wire fraud in the highly publicized trial. By Cole Blake April 15, 2025