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Music Wack 100 Drops Alleged Paperwork From 42 Dugg's 2020 Arrest Wack 100 and 42 Dugg had some issues that were seemingly resolved a couple of years ago, but tensions may be flaring back up again. By Zachary Horvath March 20, 2026
Music 50 Cent Tries To One-Up Dame Dash After Dame's Talk Show Gets Greenlit 50 Cent and Dame Dash's beef continues to pit their business acumen against each other, and things already got personal. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 14, 2026
Music Maino Argues 50 Cent & G-Unit "Got Spanked" By Jimmy Henchman Maino and his fellow "Let’s Rap About It" podcast hosts have been feuding with 50 Cent for months. By Cole Blake March 17, 2026
Music "The Life Of Pablo" Marked The Old Kanye In His Final Form In the decade since The Life of Pablo, the gap between the artist fans once loved and the provocateur Ye has become has grown increasingly clear. By Aron A. March 05, 2026
Music Diddy's Prison Release Date Has Been Changed Diddy is currently serving a 50-month sentence at Fort Dix, and his release date has been changed for a second time. By Alexander Cole March 03, 2026
Music Drake's Latest "Iceman" Milestone Doesn't Bode Well For The Album's Rollout Drake still hasn't confirmed a release date for his upcoming album, "Iceman," but he has hinted at it dropping at some point this year. By Cole Blake March 23, 2026
Music The Poor Reviews For Yeat's "ADL" Are Piling Up Yeat's new album "ADL" was highly sought after; however, it seems to have let down a lot of listeners early on. By Zachary Horvath March 27, 2026
Music Michael Jackson Impersonator Facing Backlash For Appearing In Kanye West's "FATHER" Visual Kanye West decided to include a Michael Jackson lookalike in his music video for "FATHER" and folks aren't too happy about it. By Zachary Horvath March 30, 2026
Music Drake Confirms One Key Detail About "ICEMAN's" Official Release Date Drake is looking to drop his new album "ICEMAN," and there is no doubt that fans are starved for updates right about now. By Alexander Cole February 24, 2026
Music Kanye West Allegedly Scolded Handyman For Kim Kardashian & Bianca Censori Mix-Up A handyman named Jeromy Holding recently took the stand amid Kanye West's ongoing legal battle against Tony Saxon. By Caroline Fisher March 04, 2026
Sports LeBron James Flamed For Walking Around With J. Cole's "The Fall-Off" Vinyl LeBron James faces a lot of criticism even off the basketball court and many folks are making a joke of his support of J. Cole. By Zachary Horvath March 20, 2026
Music Kanye West Reportedly Almost Fell Asleep During Mansion Trial Testimony Kanye West testified in his ongoing case with Tony Saxon, a contractor accusing Ye of malpractice over his work on his Malibu mansion. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 08, 2026