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Music Jail Informant Claims Lil Durk's Alleged Hitman Confessed To Murder-For-Hire Plot These allegations against Lil Durk are related to the arrests of Preston Powell and Anthony Montgomery-Wilson over Stephon Mack's death. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 27, 2025
Music JPEGMAFIA Calls Out Danny Brown For Lying About "SCARING THE HOES 2" JPEGMAFIA and Danny Brown teamed up in 2023 to drop "SCARING THE HOES," one of the fan-favorite hip-hop projects of the decade so far. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 07, 2025
Music Choir Sings Kanye West's Banned "Heil Hitler" Song At The Hollywood Walk Of Fame Kanye West recently vowed to stop spreading antisemitism, but it seems like some of his fans did not get the message yet. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 24, 2025
Music D4vd Could Have Been Notified When Celeste Rivas’ Remains Were Put In His Tesla The investigation into Celeste Rivas' death continues after her body was discovered in D4vd's abandoned car earlier this month. By Caroline Fisher September 29, 2025
Music 50 Cent Goes After His Ex In Court After Life Rights Battle Leads To A Loss A judge blocked 50 Cent's default judgement against his ex Shaniqua Tompkins earlier this month, and he refuses to take the loss. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 15, 2026
Music Kanye West Takes Controversy Even Further In New Music Video For "Heil Hitler" This song will presumably appear on Kanye West's next album "CUCK," whose previous singles already prompted much criticism. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 08, 2025
Music Cam’ron Shares “Weird” Text Jay-Z Sent Him After B-Sides 2 Concert According to Cam'ron, he asked himself "Why would he even text that?" By Caroline Fisher November 15, 2024
Music Chris Blake Griffith Theorizes About Stefon Diggs' Sexuality With DJ Akademiks JT originally resurfaced Chris Blake Griffith's allegations about Stefon Diggs while feuding with Cardi B. By Cole Blake September 25, 2025
Music Playboi Carti Hints That Him & Kanye West Are All Good Kanye West began beefing with Playboi Carti earlier this year after being left off of "MUSIC." However, things have been quiet until now. By Zachary Horvath October 31, 2025
Music Drake, Adin Ross, & Stake Face Major Lawsuit Over Controversial Gambling Promotion Drake has been partnered with Stake for a number of years, often sharing his sports betting slips on social media. By Cole Blake October 28, 2025
Music 6ix9ine Teams Up With SteveWillDoIt For Tasteless Mr. Beast Diss Track 6ix9ine remains one of the biggest trolls in hip-hop, and that didn't change with his Mr. Beast diss track, orchestrated by SteveWillDoIt. By Alexander Cole January 08, 2026
Music Lil Zay Osama Is A Free Man Again After A Brief Prison Sentence Lil Zay Osama has been released from prison after serving several months for gun charges stemming from an incident in 2022. By Cole Blake February 23, 2025