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Music Young Dolph Issues New Album Update Memphis rapper Young Dolph announced a new album and it was supposed to drop today, but it is nowhere to be found. By Alex Zidel March 20, 2020
Music Lil Durk Reportedly Faces Death Penalty If Found Guilty Of Murder-For-Hire Lil Durk was arrested in Florida last night for alleged murder-for-hire. By Caroline Fisher October 25, 2024
Music Drake Is One Song Away From Tying Michael Jackson For Most No. 1s By A Male Soloist There are still a few names ahead of them in terms of overall No. 1s on the Billboard Hot 100 by artists, but it's still a wild feat. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 25, 2023
Music DJ Drama Reveals Jeezy Was First To Pay Him For Mixtape DJ Drama reveals that Jeezy's classic "Streets Iz Watching" was the first time he ever got paid for a mixtape. By Mitch Findlay April 15, 2021
Music Juice WRLD Lists His 5 Favorite Artists & Speaks On Lil Wayne Comparisons Juice WRLD's picks may be surprising to some. By Alex Zidel September 10, 2019
Original Content Xzibit Has Seen It All: "Restless," "Up In Smoke Tour" Stories & Serial Killers INTERVIEW: From "Paparazzi" to the "Up In Smoke Tour," "Restless" to Serial Killers, Xzibit has stories for days. By Mitch Findlay October 31, 2018
Music Jada Pinkett Smith Has Son Jaden By Her Side As She Receives MTV Award The actress and activist was given the Trailblazer Award. By Erika Marie June 18, 2019
Music Waka Flocka Gets Tattoo Of His Ex's Name Covered Just Weeks After She Did The Same It didn't take long for fans to draw parallels between the two. By Lavender Alexandria March 25, 2024
Music Stevie J To Serve Prison Time For Failure To Pay Child Support: Report After failing to pay child support, Stevie J is going to have to serve some time. By Kevin Goddard March 05, 2018
Music Nicki Minaj's "Pink Friday 2" Already Highest-Selling Female Rap Album Of 2023 The Barbz didn't come to play. By Caroline Fisher October 07, 2023
Music Finesse2tymes Called Out By Memphis Crip Over Snitching Allegations Finesse2tymes is still dealing with the controversy. By Cole Blake February 04, 2024
Music G-Eazy Joins Halsey For "Him & I" On SNL Halsey also performed her solo hit "Bad At Love." By Trevor Smith January 14, 2018