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Music Mello Buckzz’s Father Hit With Federal Gun Charges Days After Album Release Party Shooting Earlier this month, a deadly shooting outside of Mello Buckzz's album release party in River North killed four and injured 14 others. By Caroline Fisher July 09, 2025
Music Kevin Gates Visits 4Xtra In The Hospital After Fireworks Accident Kevin Gates went to visit Los Angeles rapper 4Xtra, who allegedly lost some fingers due to a firework accident on the Fourth of July. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 07, 2025
Music Kodak Black Reveals Beef With NBA Youngboy, Calls “MASA” Album “Straight Trash” Kodak Black and NBA Youngboy were both pardoned by President Donald Trump. Kodak Black went to the White House to meet Trump. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 06, 2025
Music Playboi Carti Hypes Up Anticipated NBA YoungBoy Collab On "Make America Slime Again" Playboi Carti and NBA YoungBoy previously linked up for the "ALIVE" track, which came with a Kanye West controversy. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 06, 2025
Music Diddy's Ex, Gina Huynh, Says She Won't Fear For Her Safety If He Is Found Not Guilty The jury in Diddy's highly-publicized criminal trial began the process of deliberating the case in court on Monday. By Cole Blake July 01, 2025
Music Top5 Takes Adam22 To "The Trenches" In Toronto Top5 has clashed a lot with Adam22's friend and frequent collaborator Wack 100, another offshoot of the Kendrick Lamar and Drake battle. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 29, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar’s Grand National Tour Materializes The Elusive pgLang Vision Kendrick Lamar and SZA set a new standard on the Grand National tour; more importantly, the tour embodies pgLang’s forward-thinking ethos at the intersection of art and media. By Aron A. June 24, 2025
Pop Culture Nick Cannon Struggles To Remember All 12 Of His Kids' Names Nick Cannon has a total of 12 children that he's welcomed with several different women from over the years. By Cole Blake June 23, 2025
Politics Lil Wayne & His Trump Lyrics: A Love Letter To Power A lyrical timeline of Lil Wayne's Trump references, tracing how the mogul became metaphor, flex, and finally, photo op. By Erika Marie June 30, 2025
Music Cardi B Tells Haters To Stop Praying On Her Downfall Because It's "Been Too Long" Cardi B took to Instagram Live to tell her haters that their prayers will never be answered. By Devin Morton June 20, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Claims Pusha T Got The Wrong Information About Travis Scott Pusha T dissed Travis Scott on the new Clipse song, "So Be It," which arrives ahead of their reunion album, "Let God Sort Em Out." By Cole Blake June 17, 2025
Music No Limit Affiliate Young Bleed Hospitalized Shortly After "Verzuz" Against Cash Money A woman identifying herself as Young Bleed's sister provided some further context to his medical emergency on Tuesday. By Cole Blake October 28, 2025