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Pop Culture Jess Hilarious Gets Heated With Charlamagne Tha God & DJ Envy Following Epic IG Live Rant It seems Jess Hilarious has been bottling up her feelings with her "Breakfast Club" co-hosts for some time. But hopefully, things work out. By Zachary Horvath March 19, 2025
Music The City Girls Debut On Billboard 200 Chart With "Girl Code" It's the City Girls. By Milca P. December 01, 2018
Music Chicago Rapper Payroll Has Reportedly Passed Away Chicago veteran Payroll has reportedly passed away. By Kevin Goddard September 13, 2017
Music Freddie Gibbs Shares Grim Reaction To Tory Lanez's Brutal Prison Stabbing The stabbing of Tory Lanez was initially believed to not be life threatening. However, that changed quickly after learning more. By Zachary Horvath May 13, 2025
Music The Weeknd Drops 4 Day-Only "My Dear Melancholy" Clothing Collection The Weeknd back with an exclusive clothing drop. By Devin Ch July 19, 2018
Pop Culture Tay Keith’s Estate Faces Credit Card & Car Payment Claims American Express and Bank of America are seeking payment from Tay Keith’s estate as his probate case continues. By Erika Marie September 21, 2026
Music Suge Knight Recalls Smoking 2Pac's Ashes, But He's Missing Important Details Suge Knight recently spoke to TMZ and claimed 2Pac's ashes were smoked, but he left out a ton of key details. By Alexander Cole August 19, 2026
Music Officer Shocked By Playboi Carti's Fame In Traffic Stop Footage This traffic stop footage seems to be from Playboi Carti's Utah detainment over an alleged assault incident. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 31, 2026
Music NBA YoungBoy Collaborator Billy Resio Dead At 30 After Drive-By Shooting Durham rapper Billy Resio was shot at about 9 p.m. Sunday night on Hillsborough Road and later passed away in the hospital. By Caroline Fisher January 07, 2026
Music 50 Cent Tells Dr. Umar To "Shut Up" Over "Sean Combs: The Reckoning" Criticism 50 Cent served as an executive producer on Netflix's new documentary about Diddy, "Sean Combs: The Reckoning." By Cole Blake December 17, 2025
Music Russell Simmons Explains Why He's Named In Epstein Files The former record executive was one of dozens of celebrities named in the files, and he's defending himself against rumors. By Erika Marie May 18, 2026
Music Takeoff's Murder Suspect Finally Gets A Trial Date Takeoff was shot and killed as an innocent bystander after a game of dice turned violent in Houston in 2022. By Cole Blake February 11, 2026