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Music Pop Smoke Murder Suspect Confessed To Police Plant Disguised As Gang Member Similar to the 15-year-old being tried for the murder of Pop Smoke, the 20-year-old suspect in the ongoing case also confessed his involvement to a cellmate, but the cellmate was actually a police plant parading as a gang member. By Joshua Robinson May 13, 2021
Politics Boosie Badazz Compares Lil Pump's Trump Support To Being A "House N*gga" The rapper says Trump is "like a slave owner." By Erika Marie November 25, 2020
Music James Harden Executive Produced Lil Baby & Lil Durk's "The Voice Of The Heroes" James Harden's friendship with Lil Baby is on another level. By Joshua Robinson June 04, 2021
Music 22Gz Destroys "Whoopty" Rapper CJ: "Giving Me [6ix9ine] Vibes" "Whoopty" rapper CJ gets called out by Brooklyn general 22Gz, who says he reminds him of Tekashi 6ix9ine. By Alex Zidel January 29, 2021
Music Lil Wayne's "No Ceilings 3" Is Coming With Lil Wayne's DJ Khaled-hosted "No Ceilings 3" set to drop today, DatPiff confirmed that the tape is "KOMING" sooner than later. By Mitch Findlay November 27, 2020
Music Ice Spice & Her "Bikini Bottom" Light Up Our "Fire Emoji" Playlist Update New tunes from Baby Keem, Boldy James, and Kodak Black have landed as well. By Hayley Hynes October 29, 2022
Music Diddy & Jermaine Dupri Agree To "Hit For Hit" Battle In Atlanta J.D. has been asking for a "Verzuz" against Diddy, but while the platform is at the center of a legal battle, Diddy makes a counter offer. By Erika Marie August 18, 2022
Pop Culture 32-Year-Old Man Dead After Escalator Fall At The Weeknd's "After Hours Til Dawn" Show In Philly The man has been identified as Hugo Sanchez and is said to have fallen 40 feet before being rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. By Hayley Hynes July 19, 2022
Music Lil Baby's Son Told Him Google Says He's "Only" Worth $5Mill The rapper wasn't aware of the "inaccurate" assessment until his son was teased by a classmate. By Balen Mautone October 27, 2022
Relationships Flo Milli Advises Fans Who Are Mad About Her Picture With Travis Scott To “Seek Help” Kylie Jenner fans weren't feeling Flo Milli's "Barbie & Ken" picture with Travis Scott. By Joshua Robinson July 25, 2021
Numbers Yeat "2 Alivë" First-Week Sales Projections Yeat will have his highest-charting project to date with "2 Alivë." By Alex Zidel February 24, 2022
Sports LeBron James Names His Top 5 Hip-Hop Albums Of All-Time LeBron's list is a perfect mix of East and West coast rap. By Alexander Cole May 17, 2022