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Numbers J.I.D. Celebrates "151 Rum" Going Gold J.I.D. reflects on securing his first gold plaque as a solo artist with "151 Rum." By Mitch Findlay February 21, 2020
Music Foolio's Friend Fights Through Tears As He Testifies During Rapper's Murder Trial The trial for late Jacksonville rapper Foolio got underway on Oct. 21, with Alicia Andrews, one of five suspects, facing the court first. By Zachary Horvath October 23, 2025
Music Megan Thee Stallion & GloRilla Try To Out-Twerk Each Other During BET Awards Performance GloRilla performed a medley of her big 2024 singles so far, and Megan Thee Stallion followed her own set with a guest appearance. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 01, 2024
Music 50 Cent & Netflix Sued By Former Sex Worker Over Diddy Docuseries A former sex worker named Clayton Howard alleges that his story was misrepresented in "Sean Combs: The Reckoning." By Caroline Fisher January 28, 2026
Music Ebro Fires Back At Critics After Controversial Hot Take On Drake Ebro recently went viral and began receiving backlash for a comment he made about drake in an episode of "Rap Life Review." By Caroline Fisher March 12, 2026
Music Yeat & Young Thug Highlight New “Fire Emoji” Update Lil Durk and Kodak Black dominate this week's "Fire Emoji" playlist. By Cole Blake May 27, 2023
Music Dr. Dre Reveals Doctors Thought He Would Die From Aneurysm Dr. Dre opens up about his health scare. By Aron A. August 19, 2022
Music NLE Choppa Dupes Fans With Surprising Kissing Photo His newest Instagram post had fans doing a double-take. By Lavender Alexandria April 29, 2024
Music Chris Brown Illicit Pet Monkey Trial Pushed Back To March 19 Chris Brown's monkey business to see a lengthy delay. By Devin Ch February 07, 2019
Music Kanye West Talked Lily Allen's Ear Off One Christmas Morning The hour-long conversation had to be cut. By Chantilly Post September 11, 2018
Pop Culture Memphis Street Renamed After Young Dolph Officially Unveiled Long live Young Dolph. By Joshua Robinson December 16, 2021
Music Trey Songz Will Not Be Charged In Domestic Violence Case: Report Trey Songz is officially off the hook. By Alex Zidel May 04, 2018