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Music Yung Bans Signs Onto Future's Freebandz [Correction: Bans Remains Independent] Bans has aligned himself with BMFBG but is still an independent artist, a rep has confirmed. By Milca P. January 07, 2018
Music Bobby Shmurda Secures The Bag With First Post-Prison Performance Bobby Shmurda is looking to be raking in the dough following his NBA All-Star Weekend concert, his first performance in over six-years. By Mitch Findlay March 05, 2021
Music J. Cole's "Middle Child" Goes Platinum J. Cole earns another plaque for his collection. By Aron A. March 06, 2019
Music Kodak Black & Hood Donald Duck Had The Funniest Instagram Live Fight Kodak Black may have met his match with Hood Donald Duck after the two larger than life personalities hilariously went toe-to-toe on Instagram Live recently. By Keenan Higgins May 05, 2021
Original Content Nia Long Has An Undeniable Imprint In Hip Hop Thanks To These Songs Much has been said about Nia Long in recent days as the scandal involving her longtime partner, Celtics coach Ime Udoka, unravels in real-time. As he's called out for fumbling the bag, we revisit times when rappers loved on—or lusted over—the actress in their rhymes. By Erika Marie September 23, 2022
Music French Montana Previews New Drake Collab At New York Nightclub New Drizzy and French on the way? By Milca P. August 23, 2018
Music Fan Chooses Dinner With Boosie Over $20K An aspiring rapper, Allante DeBrill chose dinner with Boosie Badazz instead of a $20K payout. By Brianna Lawson December 22, 2021
Music Watch Future Perform "Draco" On Jimmy Fallon Watch Future & DJ Esco take over Jimmy Fallon with a performance of "Draco." By Kevin Goddard February 22, 2017
Music GloRilla Hilariously Leans Into Nose Job Jokes Amid Backlash Social media users have been harsh on GloRilla this week after she seemingly confirmed she got a nose job. By Caroline Fisher May 24, 2025
Music Martin Shkreli Ordered To Forfeit Lil Wayne & Wu-Tang Clan Albums Martin Shkreli has been ordered to hand over $7.3M in assets. By Aron A. March 05, 2018
Sports People Aren't Feeling Fergie's Rendition of The National Anthem We're not sure what happened. By Milca P. February 18, 2018
Music Lil Baby Struggles To Pick Up A Baby The toddler was not rocking with the rapper. By Madusa S. March 27, 2021