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Music Travis Scott And Kendrick Lamar's "goosebumps" Dethrones Drake For Highest-Certified Rap Song Ever Travis Scott stunned the rap world in 2016 when he was able to nab a then secret Kendrick Lamar feature. Now, it's his biggest hit ever. By Zachary Horvath October 04, 2025
Music 50 Cent Continues His Unrelenting Trolling Of Diddy Following His Prison Sentencing 50 Cent is one of many social media users to react to Diddy's sentencing, which has mostly been responded to with shock and disappointment. By Zachary Horvath October 04, 2025
Music Young Thug Offered To Pay For Brian Steel To Help Lil Durk's Case Young Thug had a bit of an online ruckus with Lil Durk's OTF crew, but Thug still wants his lawyer Brian Steel to help his colleague out. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 03, 2025
Music Young Thug Breaks Silence On Viral "UY Scuti" Rumor Young Thug spoke negatively about several of his frequent collaborators in jail calls that leaked before "UY Scuti" dropped. By Cole Blake September 30, 2025
Music Turk Takes Legal Action After Getting Kicked Off Cash Money Tour Allegedly, Turk was kicked off the Cash Money Millionaires’ 30th Anniversary Tour after being labeled a "security risk." By Caroline Fisher September 29, 2025
Music BIA Uses Cardi B’s Ruthless “Am I The Drama?” Diss To Her Advantage BIA made light of Cardi B's latest jabs while promoting her upcoming debut album "BIANCA," which drops next month. By Caroline Fisher September 26, 2025
Music Megan Thee Stallion Defamation Trial Verdict Pending As Jury Breaks For Thanksgiving Megan Thee Stallion is reportedly set to get a verdict in her defamation battle against Milagro Gramz next week. By Caroline Fisher November 27, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Reveals Playboi Carti's Grueling Recording Process On Tour DJ Akademiks recently went to enjoy Playboi Carti's concert in Florida, and it seems like they chopped it up. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 21, 2025
Music Sara Rivers Risks Losing Appeal Over Diddy Lawsuit's Dismissal Former Da Band member Sara Rivers accused Diddy of sexual assault, harassment, and more over her "Making The Band 2" tenure. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 21, 2025
Music New Footage Shows Armed Gunmen Inside Tekashi 6ix9ine's Home A group of four armed men wearing masks broke into Tekashi 6ix9ine's home over the weekend and held his mother against her will. By Cole Blake November 17, 2025
Music NLE Choppa Seemingly Reacts To NBA YoungBoy's Disses On New Song Yet another video of NLE Choppa (now The Great) egging on the NBA YoungBoy beef came just mere hours after YB's "Zero IQ Freestyle." By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 16, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Dropped By Lawyer Amid Legal Battle With Ex-Superfan Nicki Minaj is currently being sued by a former fan named Tameer Peak, who accuses her of publicly humiliating him. By Caroline Fisher November 13, 2025