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Music Afroman Takes To The Streets To Celebrate His Win Following Viral Lawsuit Afroman recently found himself in the middle of a defamation lawsuit with Adams County deputies, and on Wednesday, he won. By Alexander Cole March 19, 2026
Music Rihanna's Shooter Hit With Over A Dozen Charges On Top Of Attempted Murder L.A. County District Attorney Nathan Hochman spoke about the shooting at Rihanna's house outside of the court house on Tuesday. By Cole Blake March 11, 2026
Music Nicki Minaj's Sister Angers Barbz After Attending Cardi B Concert Rumors of Ming Li and Nicki Minaj having issues with one another have been around for a bit now and the latter's fans are fed up with her sis. By Zachary Horvath March 05, 2026
Music 50 Cent Drags Tina Knowles Into His Beef With T.I. 50 Cent has been trolling T.I. and his associates on social media for several days after their "Verzuz" plan reportedly fell through. By Cole Blake February 25, 2026
Sports Megan Thee Stallion Hints At Wanting To Marry Klay Thompson Megan Thee Stallion and Klay Thompson first confirmed their relationship by attending a gala in New York City together, last year. By Cole Blake February 24, 2026
Sports Kid Rock Labels Jay-Z A "DEI Hire" For The NFL Kid Rock performed at Turning Point USA’s “All-American Halftime Show,” in protest of the NFL's selection of Bad Bunny. By Cole Blake February 10, 2026
Music Joe Rogan Praised Kanye West Before Interview Mix-Up Earlier this week, Kanye West accidentally planned an interview with someone pretending they were Joe Rogan. By Caroline Fisher March 08, 2025
Music Mother Of G$ Lil Ronnie's Daughter Claims There's A Conspiracy Around Their Horrid Murder Rappers like Soulja Boy and others in the Texas hip-hop scene have paid their tributes to the late G$ Lil Ronnie and his child. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 08, 2025
Music Xzibit Explains Why Kendrick Lamar Calling Drake A Pedophile Is Fair Game In A Rap Battle Kendrick Lamar's accusations against Drake on tracks like "Not Like Us" led to Drizzy's defamation lawsuit against UMG. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 07, 2025
Music Yella Beezy Speaks Out After Picture Of Him With G$ Lil Ronnie's Murder Suspect Surfaces G$ Lil Ronnie and his 5-year-old daughter were both gunned down at Slappy’s Express Car Wash in Forest Hill, Texas on Monday morning. By Cole Blake March 06, 2025
Music Bhad Bhabie Claims Bianca Censori Cleared "CARNIVAL" Sample For Alabama Barker Diss Track Bhad Bhabie also touched on the confusion surrounding Kanye West's verse that was going to be added for a remix of her diss record. By Zachary Horvath March 05, 2025
Music Angie Stone's Family Is Planning Massive Public Memorial For The Legendary Singer Angie Stone's family previously confirmed that she died in a car crash on Saturday morning at the age of 63. By Cole Blake March 04, 2025