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Music Drake Honors Ozzy Osbourne At Black Sabbath Bridge Following His Passing Ozzy Osbourne's passing has touched a lot of people, including hip-hop titan Drake, who took a break from his busy schedule to honor him. By Zachary Horvath July 23, 2025
Music Raekwon Blames His Landlord After His Dispensary Gets Shut Down Over $500K Rent Dispute The news comes after Raekwon dropped his new album through Mass Appeal, "The Emperor's New Clothes," last week. By Cole Blake July 21, 2025
Music Lil Wayne Reveals The NFL Apologized To Him After Super Bowl Halftime Show Snub While Lil Wayne reflected on how this decision hurt him, he made it clear he holds no ill will towards the league, Jay-Z, or Kendrick Lamar. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 17, 2025
Music Young Thug Officially Announces "UY SCUTI" Album With New Merch Drop Young Thug has been hyping up "UY SCUTI" for weeks now and we finally get confirmation of it with bundles and physical copies. By Zachary Horvath April 16, 2025
Relationships Ray J & Princess Love Spotted Packing On PDA At The "Millennium Tour" The viral video comes as Ray J and Princess Love are in the midst of their fourth divorce. By Cole Blake April 14, 2025
Music Diddy Pleads Not Guilty To New Charges In Criminal Case Diddy's highly-publicized criminal case is ramping up as his May 5th trial date quickly approaches. By Cole Blake April 14, 2025
Viral Adin Ross & Drake Seem To Laugh At The Idea Of The 6ix God Boxing Kendrick Lamar Drake engaged in not just a lyrical battle with Kendrick Lamar, but a legal one against their label. But is this really what Adin Ross asked? By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 14, 2025
Music Kodak Black Drops Crazy Fruit Roll-Ups Freestyle With Adin Ross In 2024, Kodak Black appeared on Kai Cenat’s livestream where the rapper seemed intoxicated as he freestyled belligerent. By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 12, 2025
Music Ja Rule Continues To Deny That Murder Inc Was Responsible For 50 Cent Shooting During Ja Rule's recent interview with "The Breakfast Club," he also explained how 50 Cent's comments about Irv Gotti's passing upset him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 12, 2025
Music NBA YoungBoy Buys His Security Guard A Home Near His Following Prison Release According to NBA YoungBoy's neighbor, there's been a notable increase in armed security around the rapper's property since his return. By Caroline Fisher April 12, 2025
Music DJ Swamp Izzo Claims Playboi Carti Finished An Album In 2022 That Was Never Released During a recent interview, DJ Swamp Izzo also confirmed that Playboi Carti's upcoming album "BABY BOI" is done. By Caroline Fisher April 10, 2025
Music Keri Hilson Checks Ester Dean For Claiming She “Co-Wrote” Infamous Beyonce Diss Ester Dean recently issued an apology for her role in hurting another woman with Keri Hilson's "Turnin' Me On (Remix)." By Caroline Fisher April 10, 2025