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Politics Chris Brown Says “Keep That” After Texas Rep. Walks Back Congressional Honor By Erika Marie September 16, 2026
Music Mark Curry Says His Deal For 50 Cent’s Diddy Doc Was Worse Than His Deal With Bad Boy Mark Curry claims he only received $69 from "Sean Combs: The Reckoning," despite being promised a production credit on the docuseries. By Aron A. September 07, 2026
Music Ray J Goes Off On "B*tch" Bow Wow Over Bizarre Strip Club Story It's unclear how much of the heated back-and-forth between Ray J and Bow Wow was genuine animosity or just a whole lot of smack talk. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 04, 2026
Music Lil Wayne Seeks To Disprove Airplane Assault Claims Via Pilot's Testimony Lil Wayne was sued by his former assistant Andrew Williams in 2022 for allegedly punching him on a private jet. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 25, 2026
Music Drake Seemingly Shades The Weeknd With XO Tattoo Instagram Story Drake and The Weeknd aren't on the best of terms these days, although you will likely hear more about it from Drake than anyone else. By Alexander Cole June 25, 2026
Music Latto Admits She's Not Actually Retiring After Her New Album "Big Mama" "Big Mama" is out now, and Latto fans didn't know what to make of her "retirement" announcement amid the birth of her baby with 21 Savage. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 29, 2026
Music Lil Durk Fights Back Against Gag Order Limiting Legal Team's Public Statements Lil Durk's legal team reportedly argued the government wants to "throw rocks and then hide its hands" by suppressing Durk's narrative. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 09, 2026
Music 6ix9ine Reacts To A$AP Rocky Praising Him For Bringing Gangs Together Despite 6ix9ine's snitching controversy, A$AP Rocky recently called him "entertaining" and showed him some love. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 08, 2026
Music Living Legends Rapper Aesop Has Passed Away Several of Aesop's fellow Living Legends members have been sharing tributes on social media after his passing. By Cole Blake August 19, 2025
Music Big Sean Wholesomely Laughs Off Tweet Poking Fun At His Punchlines Earlier in his career, Big Sean was known for some of the cheesier one-liners in modern rap, but looking back, he's able to laugh at them. By Zachary Horvath August 09, 2025
Music A$AP Rocky Brought Out By Playboi Carti During Los Angeles Tour Stop Playboi Carti had his Los Angeles tour stop on Tuesday, and he invited out some big names including Kendrick Lamar and A$AP Rocky. By Alexander Cole October 15, 2025
Music Gucci Mane Breaks His Silence On Pooh Shiesty’s Early Prison Release Yesterday, it was revealed that Pooh Shiesty has been released from prison early after being sentenced to 63 months in 2022. By Caroline Fisher October 07, 2025