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Music T.I. Pushed For King Harris’ Release After Onesie Arrest King Harris was recently hit with charges of willful obstruction of law enforcement officers and possession of a controlled substance. By Caroline Fisher April 15, 2026
Music Russell Simmons Accuses HBO Of Owing Him $100 Million And An Apology Russell Simmons alleges that HBO has been "horrific and malicious" to him, and wants what he believes he's owed. By Caroline Fisher January 08, 2026
Music Future Sparks Album Rumors By Coming Back To Instagram After Four Months Maybe it just took Future this long to get his Instagram back up, but a New Year's message from him had also gotten fans excited. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 04, 2026
Music Maino Argues 50 Cent & G-Unit "Got Spanked" By Jimmy Henchman Maino and his fellow "Let’s Rap About It" podcast hosts have been feuding with 50 Cent for months. By Cole Blake March 17, 2026
Music Kamaiyah Defends Drake Over Claims He Hasn't Done Anything For The Bay Area After a social media user made claims that Drake hasn't helped Bay Area artists, Kamaiyah stepped in to shut them down. By Erika Marie May 20, 2026
Music Comedian Shane Gillis To Star In Drake's Upcoming Music Video With Drake set to drop "ICEMAN" in a few days, it has been revealed that comedian Shane Gillis will be in an upcoming music video. By Alexander Cole May 12, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Flabbergasted By Being Mentioned During Young Thug YSL Trial DJ Ak has been vocal about the case in the past, but has never been name dropped in the case before. By Zachary Horvath May 01, 2024
Music Kanye West Obliterates J Cole In New Interview: "He Can't Run Now" Kanye West is not a Cole fan and never will be. By Elias Andrews April 22, 2024
Music G-Unit: The Game Says 50 Cent Was Only Member Making Money In an interview with DJ Vlad, The Game recalled the time he spent working closely with his "Hate It Or Love It" collaborator. By Hayley Hynes December 04, 2023
TV Drake Allegations Were Predicted By Comedian Shane Gillis Five Years Ago Shane Gillis made some interesting remarks back in the day. By Alexander Cole May 09, 2024
Music Gillie Da King Posts Young Thug Pic, Slams An Unnamed "Day One" Snitch Many folks commented on his and Wallo's own proximity to street life, and questioned whether he should really advocate for Thugger. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 13, 2024
Music Travis Scott Affirms "I'm Nothing" Without Don Toliver, SoFaygo, Sheck Wes, & CHASE B, Teases "JACKBOYS 2" At Summer Smash: Watch Fans are ready for another Cactus Jack posse LP. By Zachary Horvath June 15, 2024