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Music Fat Joe Accused Of Orchestrating An Attempt On 50 Cent's Life In Shocking Lawsuit 50 Cent and Fat Joe are cool right now, but Terrance "T.A." Dixon alleges that their feud in the 2000s almost ended in tragedy. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 21, 2025
Music Deitrick Haddon Admits He’s Disappointed GloRilla Won BET Gospel Award According to Deitrick Haddon, GloRilla's latest win indicates that the gospel industry needs "a complete reset.” By Caroline Fisher June 12, 2025
Music Charlamagne Tha God Opens Up About His Own Sexual Trauma After Kanye West's "Cousins" Admission Kanye West shockingly admitted to having an incestuous relationship with his cousin on his latest song, "Cousins." By Cole Blake April 23, 2025
Music Gordo Jokes About Mustard’s Ego After Being Mercilessly Unfollowed On Social Media Mustard and Gordo have been at odds due to their position in the viral beef between Kendrick Lamar and Drake. By Cole Blake April 15, 2025
Music J Cole Fans Can't Believe He Didn't Drop "The Fall Off" Before Dreamville Festival J Cole performed the headlining set at Dreamville Festival on Sunday night, but there's still no new word on his next album. By Cole Blake April 07, 2025
Music Mello Buckzz's Boyfriend Shot-&-Killed During Her Mixtape Release Party Four people were killed and 14 others were wounded in the drive-by shooting at the Artis Lounge in Chicago. By Cole Blake July 03, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Suspects Diddy Could Get Out Of Prison In Just 17 Months Today, Diddy was sentenced to 50 months, or just over four years in prison for transportation for prostitution. By Caroline Fisher October 03, 2025
Music Diddy Hit With Two New Sexual Assault Lawsuits Ahead of Prison Sentencing Diddy faces two new sexual assault lawsuits just one day before his prison sentencing. The Bad Boy mogul could face up to 20 years after being found guilty on federal charges. By Tallie Spencer October 02, 2025
Music Sheff G Gifts Girlfriend $50,000 Before Beginning Five-Year Prison Sentence Brooklyn drill rapper Sheff G gifted his girlfriend $50,000 before starting a five-year prison sentence. By Tallie Spencer October 02, 2025
Music Celeste Rivas Died "Several Weeks" Before Her Body Was Found In D4vd's Car Authorities discovered the dismembered body of Celeste Rivas in the trunk of a car belonging to D4vd, earlier this month. By Cole Blake September 29, 2025
Music Jay-Z & Eminem's Legendary "Renegade" Contract Up For Auction A piece of hip-hop history could be yours... If you're super rich. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 09, 2025
Music Ja Rule And Def Jam Break Silence On Tragic Passing Of Irv Gotti Gotti helped Ja become a superstar. By Elias Andrews February 06, 2025