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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 50 Cent Finally Redeems Infamous First Pitch During Savannah Bananas Game 50 Cent famously threw out one of the worst ceremonial first pitches in history before a New York Mets in 2014. By Cole Blake September 29, 2025
Music Nitty Scott, MC Calls Cap On Doja Cat’s New “Vie” Solo Writer Accolade Nitty Scott, MC rose to prominence in hip hop during the Blog Era. She has collaborations with Kendrick Lamar and Zion I. By Bryson "Boom" Paul September 27, 2025
Music Diddy To Fight For Acquittal Or New Trial Ahead Of Sentencing In July, Diddy was found guilty of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution, meaning he could spend up to 20 years behind bars. By Caroline Fisher September 25, 2025
Music Young Thug Admits He's "Going Through It" After Dropping Apology Track The release of "Miss My Dogs" followed Young Thug's Big Bank interview, in which he promised to keep fans updated on his healing journey. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 13, 2025
Music 6ix9ine Goes Off On Young Thug Again As Snitching Scandal Persists Young Thug has been facing tons of backlash online as various controversial audio clips of him have been leaking. By Cole Blake September 04, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar & SZA's "luther" Reaches Lucky #1 On The Charts For A 7th Time Kendrick Lamar and SZA's latest single follows a successful history of collaborations, including "30 for 30" and "All The Stars." By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 30, 2025
Music Playboi Carti Drops Deluxe Version Of "Music" With Several New Songs Playboi Carti is back with more songs as his "Music" album continues to dominate on the charts since its release, earlier this month. By Cole Blake March 25, 2025
Music GloRilla And T-Pain To Be Honored At BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards In August Broadcast Music, Inc. confirmed that T-Pain and GloRilla would be receiving awards during their R&B/Hip-Hop Awards ceremony in August. By Devin Morton July 29, 2025
Pop Culture Drake Will Reflect On "Degrassi" Days In Documentary At Forthcoming Toronto International Film Festival Drake appeared on "Degrassi: The Next Generation" for over 100 episodes and began to blossom into the star we know him as today. By Zachary Horvath July 29, 2025
Music Mary J Blige Blasts Misa Hylton For Alleged Harassment Amid $5 Million Legal Battle Earlier this year, Misa Hylton filed a lawsuit against Mary J Blige over a messy dispute involving Harlem rapper Vado. By Caroline Fisher July 29, 2025
Music Clipse React To The Alleged Shade Justin Bieber Threw On "Let God Sort Em Out" Clipse's "Let God Sort Em Out" is taking over rap album of the year conversations, but Justin Bieber allegedly wasn't feeling it. By Zachary Horvath July 19, 2025