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Music Snoop Dogg Mourns Death Of His 10-Month-Old Granddaughter Codi Snoop Dogg's daughter Cori Broadus shared the heartbreaking news that her daughter Codi passed away after a NICU stay. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 01, 2026
Music Kevin Gates Says the Man Who Sexually Assaulted Him Is Dead, Shannon Sharpe Left Stunned During a recent appearance on "Club Shay Shay," Kevin Gates opened up about being sexually abused as a teenager. By Caroline Fisher January 29, 2026
Music NBA Veteran Admits He Almost Knocked Out Kanye West Over Parking Spot During a recent episode of his podcast, a former NBA star recalled a tense run-in he once had with Kanye West. By Caroline Fisher January 27, 2026
Music Nas' Harvard Fellowship Is Now Taking Applications Nas first partnered with Harvard University to launch the hip-hop fellowship back in 2013 and students can still take advantage. By Cole Blake January 21, 2026
Music Kanye West Is Reportedly Furious With Clavicular & Sneako For Requesting "HH" In The Club Kanye West originally released the song as "Heil Hitler," in May 2025 while he was still praising the Nazis. By Cole Blake January 20, 2026
Music Grammy-Nominated Fugees Collaborator John Forté Dead At 50 A neighbor found John Forté unresponsive on his kitchen floor at his Massachusetts home yesterday (January 12). By Caroline Fisher January 13, 2026
Music Cam’ron Fires Back After Jim Jones Calls Him “Soft” Amid Bronx Cold Wave Cam'ron recently took to Instagram to shade Jim Jones, suggesting that his former friend may have fallen on hard times. By Caroline Fisher January 07, 2026
Music NBA YoungBoy Demanded $2 Million From 6ix9ine For A Feature During a recent livestream, DJ Akademiks recalled 6ix9ine's attempt to collaborate with NBA YoungBoy, revealing it didn't go as planned. By Caroline Fisher January 07, 2026
Music Eminem & Juice WRLD's "Godzilla" Named Newest WWE Raw Theme Song The Juice WRLD collaboration previously served as a single for Eminem's 2020 album, "Music to Be Murdered By." By Cole Blake January 06, 2026
Music Ja Rule Responds To Tasha K's Report That He Was Jumped By Max B & His Crew Tasha K started a firestorm last night, claiming Ja Rule was allegedly jumped by Max B and his crew backstage at a Monica and Brandy show. By Zachary Horvath November 21, 2025
Music Blueface’s Viral Song “Baby Girl” Sparks Hilarious Reactions Blueface didn't waste any time getting back to work after spending roughly two years behind bars, immediately dropping new music. By Caroline Fisher November 19, 2025
Music Tekashi 6ix9ine Calls Out The Gunmen Who Broke Into His Home Tekashi 6ix9ine was in Miami livestreaming with Jack Doherty when a group of armed men broke into his house on Sunday. By Cole Blake November 17, 2025