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Music Blacc Zacc Arrested Over Alleged Murder-For-Hire Plot In South Carolina Blacc Zacc pleaded not guilty to charges of RICO conspiracy, murder in aid of racketeering, and more this week. By Caroline Fisher October 30, 2025
Music Tyler, The Creator Says "Stuntman" Is Not A Kanye West Diss The rapper broke down every line of the song's alleged "Kanye diss verse". By Ben Mock June 10, 2023
Music Blxst Speaks To College Class Dedicated To Nipsey Hussle Blxst spoke with students at Loyola Marymount about entrepreneurship. By Thomas Galindo February 16, 2023
Music Drake Wishes Adin Ross A Happy Birthday After Their "ICEMAN" Talks Adin Ross is one of Drake's best friends in the streamer space, and he will probably have some more scoops to share about Drizzy's next LP. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 12, 2025
Music The Weeknd & Lil Baby Worship "False Idols" On Our "R&B Season" Playlist Update Our weekly round-up of songs is perfect for your Sunday streaming needs. By Hayley Hynes July 02, 2023
Pop Culture Rihanna Celebrates Historic Streaming Milestone, Nicki Minaj Drops A Freestyle In The Comments It's been seven long years since Rihanna dropped an album, yet she continues to break streaming records. By Hayley Hynes June 30, 2023
Music Young Guru Claims Lil Wayne Would "Wash" 50 Cent In A "Verzuz" Yet another legend gives their take on the hypothetical matchup, and while improbable, it would be an incredibly interesting matchup to see. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 24, 2023
Music Metro Boomin & J.I.D Confirm Joint Album Is Coming Soon J.I.D and Metro Boomin reveal that they have "a lot of new music" together. By Aron A. March 29, 2023
Music Fat Joe Claims He's Lost Over $10 Million Due To Ex-Hypeman's Lawsuit Fat Joe's former hypeman Terrance "T.A." Dixon accused the rapper of sex trafficking of a minor, wage theft, violent retaliation, and more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 24, 2025
Music Wiz Khalifa Pays Tribute To Fallen Friends During Festival Set Wiz Khalifa put on a touching tribute to a number of deceased artists By Ben Mock May 21, 2023
Music Pries Cooks, Flips & Drips On His New Single "Wanted" This is what they heard about — this is what they wanted. By Keenan Higgins January 20, 2020
Politics 50 Cent's Congratulatory Post For Donald Trump Divides His Fanbase Some claim they can't root for Fif anymore. By Zachary Horvath November 06, 2024