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Pop Culture Slimelife Shawty Released In Third YSL Plea Deal The YSL rapper entered a similar plea deal to Gunna's and took to Instagram to share the good news. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 17, 2022
Music Lil Keed's Mother Confirms Her Son's Cause Of Death Lil Keed's mom is putting any misinformation to rest. By Isaac Fontes December 15, 2022
Music Ab-Soul Calls DJ Premier Collab A "Dream Come True" Ab-Soul detailed working with DJ Premier ahead of the release of his new album, "Herbert." By Cole Blake December 14, 2022
Relationships Finesse2Tymes Opens Up About His Relationship With Three Women Contrary to popular belief, the rapper isn't finessing anyone. By Evelyn Meyer March 16, 2023
Music Biz Markie Has Not Passed Away, Family Releases Statement On False Rumors Fake news of the Rap icon's death quickly spread online, but he is reportedly alive and under medical care, according to his loved ones. By Erika Marie July 01, 2021
Numbers Drake's "What's Next" Is Already Certified Gold Only a short while after its initial release, Drake's "What's Next" single is already eligible for gold certification. By Mitch Findlay March 16, 2021
Music Bun B Responds To Requests For UGK Verzuz OutKast Bun B is more interested in a UGK Verzuz 8Ball & MJG battle, but he's open to UGK Verzuz OutKast. By Alex Zidel December 24, 2020
Music Eminem & Nate Dogg's "Till I Collapse" Sets A Wild Record Eminem and Nate Dogg's "Eminem Show" classic "Till I Collapse" has officially become the most-streamed non-single in history. By Mitch Findlay February 18, 2021
Pop Culture Lizzo Shares Vulnerable Mental Breakdown On TikTok The artist shared the tearful footage to the short-form video app. By Madusa S. May 11, 2021
Music Freddie Gibbs, Lil Durk & Kevin Gates Dominate This Week's "Fire Emoji" Playlist Check out this week's "Fire Emoji" playlist with new music from Blac Youngsta, Freddie Gibbs, Lil Durk, Kevin Gates & more. By Aron A. October 31, 2020
Music Troy Ave Seems To Suggest Jeezy Should Have Killed Gucci Mane: Report Without specifically mentioning names, it's believed he was speaking about Gucci killing Jeezy's friend 15 years ago. By Erika Marie November 24, 2020
Music Lil Wayne Thanks Donald Trump For Pardon Following his Presidentially-issued pardon, Lil Wayne takes a moment to share a heartfelt thank-you to Donald Trump and his attorney Bradford Cohen. By Mitch Findlay January 21, 2021