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Music Sexyy Red Leans Into Joke About Wanting To Have NBA YoungBoy’s Child Sexyy Red has been shamelessly shooting her shot at NBA YoungBoy for several months, and now, she's taken things to the next level. By Caroline Fisher September 12, 2025
Music Keefe D Claims Diddy Allegedly Placed A $1 Million Hit On 2Pac Keefe D is currently awaiting trial as authorities have accused him of being involved in the killing of 2Pac. By Cole Blake September 08, 2025
Music Teyana Taylor Doesn't Agree With "Nepo Baby" Label Teyana Taylor doesn't she think she's a nepo baby. By Ben Mock April 19, 2023
Music Big U Will Represent Himself In RICO Trial After His Lawyer's Shocking Withdrawal Authorities have accused Big U of allegedly running a criminal network connected to the Rollin' 60s Crips gang. By Cole Blake May 21, 2025
Music Lil Wayne Opens Up About Having A Kid At 14 During Global Impact Award Acceptance Speech According to Weezy, his mother felt lonely in the house and said she couldn't live by herself. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 03, 2023
Music Juice WRLD's Cousin Slams Late Rapper's Girlfriend Juice WRLD's cousin called out Ally Lotti on Instagram for her recent comments. By Cole Blake November 30, 2022
Relationships 6ix9ine & DJ Akademiks Have Been "F*cking For A Very Long Time," Rapper's Ex Claims Jade made some bombshell claims about the rapper and internet personality. By Ben Mock December 17, 2023
Politics Kanye West Begs Elon Musk & Donald Trump To Stop Fighting Elon Musk has been at odds with Donald Trump in response to the President's newly proposed domestic spending bill. By Cole Blake June 05, 2025
Music 6ix9ine Mocks Lil Tjay's Chipotle Shooting While Defending Gym Brawl When a group of men jumped 6ix9ine at an LA Fitness in 2023, he might not have expected to use this against Lil Tjay years later. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 18, 2025
Music Pras Fails To Avoid Prison In Conspiracy Appeal, But It's Not All Bad News Pras received a 14-year prison sentence for charges of money laundering, conspiracy, foreign lobbying, witness tampering, and more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 23, 2026
Politics Nicki Minaj Explains Her Homophobic Rant After Don Lemon Calls For Her To Be Deported Nicki Minaj and Don Lemon continued trading shots as their feud over the former CNN host's coverage of an anti-ICE protest intensified. By Cole Blake January 20, 2026
Pop Culture Cardi B Felt "Ugly" Before Plastic Surgery: "Then I Felt Confident" The rapper says that while growing up in the Bronx, she was made to feel insecure about her "nappy" hair and skinny frame. By Erika Marie February 23, 2021