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Music Blueface Threatens Soulja Boy With Plans To Appeal His Debt To Child's Mom Soulja Boy has also popped off on Rich The Kid and DDG for taking Blueface's side in this beef involving the mother of Soulja's child. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 02, 2026
Music Yak Gotti's Attorney, Doug Weinstein, Alleges Young Thug Risked Prison To Protect His Crew By Declining A "Blind Plea" Like Gunna In an interview with It's Up There, Doug Weinstein reveals Lil Woody was coerced by the DA and forced to testify under pressure. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 21, 2025
Tech Snoop Dogg Goes Off About Streaming Snoop went off! By James Jones May 08, 2023
Music Lil Baby Says He Won't Be Releasing Deluxe Version Of "It’s Only Me" Lil Baby has no intention of releasing a deluxe version of "It's Only Me," and instead intends to get to work on his next project. By Cole Blake October 18, 2022
Streetwear Janelle Monae Becomes The Grinch In Stunning Costume If you thought that you were the most committed to your holiday spirit in 2023, then maybe you shouldn't read this and stay blissfully ignorant. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 25, 2023
Music Zaytoven Reveals "Beast Mode 3" With Future Is On The Way Zaytoven took to Twitter with a trailer for another collab album with Future, during which he talks about what it means to go "Beast Mode." By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 01, 2023
Music The Weeknd Seemingly Teases Collaboration With Apple The Weeknd may have something in the works. By Cole Blake June 02, 2024
Music 6ix9ine Admits To Possession Of Cocaine & MDMA 6ix9ine's sentencing is currently scheduled to take place in September, and he could face anywhere from a few months to years behind bars. By Caroline Fisher July 23, 2025
Politics 50 Cent Jokes That Kanye West & Nicki Minaj Inspired Him To Avoid Politics Both Kanye West and Nicki Minaj have been involved in tons of controversies for their opinions on politics. By Cole Blake January 21, 2026
Music Denzel Curry Deems Himself One Of "Music's Greatest Influences" Denzel Curry declares himself to be the greatest to ever do it, boasting an influence unparalleled in the entire music business. By Mitch Findlay November 24, 2020
Music Eve Reveals Her Hair Caught On Fire While Prepping The Release Of 'Scorpion' On the 20th anniversary of Eve's sophomore album 'Scorpion,' the former Ruff Ryders artist remembers a wild story in which her hair caught on fire while finishing the album. By Joshua Robinson March 05, 2021
Music Lil Baby Sidesteps Prosecution After Felony Gun Charge Gets Dropped The rapper is all clear. By Elias Andrews October 10, 2024