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Music Diddy's Son Christian "King" Combs Proclaims "Free Pops" On DDG's Stream DDG did not respond to Christian "King" Combs' comments about Diddy, who has been behind bars since September of 2024. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 30, 2026
Music Driver Hauling J. Cole Concert Equipment Dies In California Crash The driver died after losing control of a big rig carrying equipment for Thursday’s show at Golden 1 Center. By Erika Marie August 27, 2026
Music Brian Steel Explains Why He Believes Young Thug “Is America” The longtime defense attorney pointed to Thug’s difficult childhood and massive career as proof of what he overcame. By Erika Marie August 28, 2026
Music Trap Lore Ross Immediately Refuted After Claiming Brian Steel Was About To Cry During Lil Durk Trial Trap Lore Ross' tweets have been controversial throughout the Lil Durk trial, and his latest comment about Brian Steel turned some heads. By Alexander Cole September 01, 2026
Music Every Hip-Hop Song In GTA VI's Extended Look The "Grand Theft Auto" series has shouted out hip-hop for a long time, and the "GTA VI" special look on Netflix is no exception. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 28, 2026
Music Drake Makes Spotify History After Hitting Absurd Streaming Milestone Drake already dropped three albums that have performed amazingly on Spotify in 2026, and he might have another on the way. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 30, 2026
Music Rod Wave & Boosie Badazz Go At Each Other Over Allegedly Unpaid Samples This Boosie Badazz and Rod Wave situation has brought up questions about homage, ownership, label deals, and biting. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 28, 2026
Music Lil Woody Explains How Lil Durk's Lawyers Will Question OTF Jam's Credibility With OTF Jam taking the stand in the Lil Durk trial, Lil Woody believes Drew Findling and Brian Steel will have a field day. By Alexander Cole August 27, 2026
Music BIgXThaPlug Pleads Guilty To 2025 Gun Charge BigXThaPlug was arrested on a illegal firearms charge last year. By Aron A. August 31, 2026
Music 6ix9ine Wants To Hold Going-Away Party For Lil Durk After OTF Jam Mentioned Him In Trial 6ix9ine has been trolling Lil Durk extensively during Durk's murder-for-hire trial, which recently heard OTF Jam speak about Tekashi's feud. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 28, 2026
Music NBA YoungBoy Mentioned In Alleged Lil Durk Texts As OTF Vonni Takes The Stand OTF Vonni is back on the stand today amid Lil Durk's murder-for-hire trial, and a text was read that mentioned NBA YoungBoy. By Alexander Cole September 01, 2026
Music Juicy J & Project Pat Reflect On Dolly Parton's Sweet Letter To Three 6 Mafia Juicy J has history with the late Dolly Parton, as Three 6 Mafia beat her for Best Original Song at the 2006 Oscars. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 30, 2026