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Music Slim Thug Breaks Silence After Losing Valuables In Apartment Burglary Fortunately for Slim Thug, he has insurance, which will help by covering at least some of the rapper's losses. By Caroline Fisher April 09, 2025
Music Cassie Is Willing To Testify Under Her Real Name In Diddy's Criminal Trial Diddy's criminal trial will be kicking off in May as he faces charges of alleged sex trafficking and racketeering. By Cole Blake April 06, 2025
Music DJ Hed Compares Drake & Kendrick Lamar To LeBron James & Nikola Jokic DJ Hed is a big Los Angeles basketball and rap fan, so his thoughts on Drake, LeBron James, Kendrick Lamar, and Nikola Jokic may surprise you. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 06, 2025
Music Usher Seduces Yet Another Fan With Viral Sultry Serenade During His Tour Usher has joked with Keke Palmer in the past about his viral Vegas residency serenades, which he's continuing after some online heat. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 04, 2025
Music Cam'Ron Reveals He Cried After He Heard About Young Scooter's Death Cam'Ron was one of the first New York rappers to embrace Atlanta hip-hop in the early 2000s. He appeared on Young Scooter's "Over Wit." By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 03, 2025
Relationships Woman Exposes Coi Leray For Allegedly Putting A Spy Camera In Trippie Redd's Bedroom It still has yet to be confirmed if Trippie Redd did in fact cheat on Coi Leray, but this woman claims to know everything. By Zachary Horvath April 02, 2025
Music Woman Arrested For Allegedly Making Fake 911 Call Before Young Scooter’s Death The Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office recently confirmed that Young Scooter died of a leg injury he sustained while fleeing from police. By Caroline Fisher April 02, 2025
Music Young Thug Goes After The "Biggest Liar In The DA Office" In Scathing Tweet Young Thug's YSL trial was a frustrating and mentally taxing experience, and it seems he's still got issues with those who worked his case. By Zachary Horvath April 01, 2025
Relationships Blueface Posts Woman Who Claims She's Been Around For Years As Chrisean Rock Drops "Yahweh" Fans don't think Chrisean Rock will be very happy with Blueface after Imanni Jackson made some shocking claims on his Instagram Story. By Cole Blake April 01, 2025
Music Kanye West Reveals Why He Dissed The Late Virgil Abloh In Unhinged DJ Akademiks Interview Kanye West also shared his thoughts on Drake, Kendrick Lamar, Diddy, Playboi Carti, and more during his conversation with DJ Akademiks. By Caroline Fisher March 30, 2025
Music The Best Amy Winehouse Samples In Hip-Hop Whether it's East Coast boom-bap, classic Atlanta trap, or contemporary West Coast genre blends, the culture's always loved the London icon. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 02, 2024
Music Kanye West & Ty Dolla Sign's "Vultures" Tracklist Revealed: See The Songs & Features The features list is stacked. By Alexander Cole January 31, 2024