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Politics Nicki Minaj To Address Alleged Christian Persecution In Nigeria At The United Nations Nicki Minaj previously praised Donald Trump for speaking out about the topic in a post on social media, earlier this month. By Cole Blake November 17, 2025
Music Tekashi 6ix9ine's Mother Held At Gunpoint During Frightening Home Invasion Tekashi 6ix9ine was not home at the time of the break-in and was instead livestreaming with Jack Doherty. By Cole Blake November 17, 2025
Music Boosie Badazz Is Convinced Donald Trump Will Pardon Him In Federal Gun Case Boosie Badazz is scheduled to receive a sentence in his federal gun case in two weeks, and he's feeling "confident." By Caroline Fisher November 13, 2025
Music Ja Rule Argues His Feud With 50 Cent Was Bad For New York Hip-Hop Despite wanting to avoid promoting any negativity, Ja Rule also declared himself a "better rapper" than 50 Cent. By Cole Blake November 12, 2025
Music Rory Claims Producer Close To Kendrick Lamar Believes Drake Won The Battle Mal was steadfast with his take about Drake winning the beef against Kendrick Lamar and Rory has made him felt vindicated with this gossip. By Zachary Horvath March 20, 2026
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 LaRussell Gets Torn Apart Online For New Song Referencing Jeffrey Epstein LaRussell shared a track that calls Donald Trump, Jeffrey Epstein, Malcolm X, Adolf Hitler, Martin Luther King Jr., and Ye "heaven-sent." By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 15, 2026
Music 42 Dugg Secures Victory In Court Due To Missing Witness In Threat Case 42 Dugg was accused by a woman who allegedly was pregnant with his child of threatening her physically via online messages. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 13, 2026
Music Tyler, The Creator Says Filming Marty Supreme With Josh Safdie Destroyed His Sleep Schedule Tyler, The Creator shares what was difficult for him. By Tallie Spencer March 12, 2026
Politics Cardi B Combats Nicki Minaj With Support Of Jasmine Crockett Cardi B may not be directly fighting back against Nicki Minaj's Republican support, but she's making her stance clear politically again. By Zachary Horvath February 27, 2026
Music "The Joe Budden Podcast" Questions Jay-Z's Relationship With Meek Mill Jay-Z and Meek Mill are connected not just via music, but also via their REFORM Alliance with Roc Nation for criminal justice reform. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 27, 2026
Music 50 Cent Claims “Bots” Are Telling Him To Respond To T.I. 50 Cent is currently at odds with T.I., who recently accused him of backing out of a "Verzuz" battle they agreed to. By Caroline Fisher February 26, 2026