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Music Jidenna Net Worth 2023: What Is The Artist Worth? Jidenna: A fusion of cultures in music, echoing from Nigeria to the U.S., with a net worth revealing his vast impact. By Jake Skudder September 15, 2023
Music R Kelly's Alleged Victim Has No Sympathy For His Murder Plot Claims R Kelly previously alleged that prison staff were trying to kill him after he suffered an overdose while behind bars. By Cole Blake June 19, 2025
Music Drake Says "Pray For Gaza" In FOMO Song Snippet Drake previewed some new songs during his "FOMO" short film, and he took the opportunity to make a rare political statement. By Alexander Cole September 16, 2026
Music G Herbo Says He’s Ready To Retire From The Music Industry The Chicago rapper thanks fans for their support and mentions acting or podcasting as possible next steps. By Tallie Spencer October 01, 2026
Music Celeste Rivas' Remains Released To Family Amid D4vd Scandal The investigation into the death of 15-year-old Celeste Rivas, who was found dead in a Tesla registered to D4vd this month, continues. By Caroline Fisher September 24, 2025
Music Lil Nas X Charged With Four Felonies Following Viral Naked Walk Through L.A. Lil Nas X had to spend this past weekend in jail to await his bail. But now he's facing time behind bars after committing four felonies. By Zachary Horvath August 25, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Details Exactly How She Decides Her Collaborators Sometimes, it takes weeks or months for Nicki to decide if she wants to hop on a song. By Aron A. May 03, 2023
Music T.I.'s Defamation Case Officially Set To Go To Trial In June 2026 T.I. and Sabrina Peterson are officially heading to court after an LA judge solidified a trial date for the defamation case T.I. filed. By Devin Morton May 27, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Posts Wholesome Video Of Her Son "Papa Bear" Dancing During Her Tour Nicki does not show off "Papa Bear" too often, but this was too good of a moment to not share. By Zachary Horvath April 01, 2024
Music Chief Keef Reveals He Quit Lean Ahead Of New Album, “Almighty So 2” Chief Keef has been off lean for several months. By Cole Blake May 13, 2024
Music Pharrell Williams' Something In The Water Festival Agreement With Virginia Beach No Longer In Effect The festival was running into issue after issue last year and city leaders had enough. By Zachary Horvath January 28, 2025
Music Tyler, The Creator Hates Seeing Top Five Rapper Lists See what the rapper had to say about "rap Twitter." By Lavender Alexandria June 07, 2023