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Music Woman Who Shot Up Rihanna’s Home All But Guaranteed To Stay In Jail As Authorities Issue Massive Bail Amount Police allege that Ivana Ortiz fired several shots from her Tesla at Rihanna's home in Beverly Hills on Sunday. By Cole Blake March 09, 2026
Music Yeat Unveils Stacked Features List For "ADL" Including Elton John Yeat has come a long way over these last few years, and all of his hard work has culminated in his most illustrious feature list to date. By Zachary Horvath March 23, 2026
Music Tasha K Thanks Nicki Minaj For Donating To Her Fund For Cardi B Debt Nicki Minaj and Cardi B's beef re-escalated last year, and Nicki's alleged financial support of Tasha K might fan the flames again. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 21, 2026
Music Stat Quo Recalls Drake Sending Kendrick Lamar Songs In Hopes Of Collaborating Former Aftermath artist Stat Quo recently opened up about Drake and Kendrick Lamar's pre-beef relationship. By Caroline Fisher March 26, 2026
Politics The White House Uses Lil Wayne's Music To Promote U.S. Strikes On Iran Given Lil Wayne's previous support of United States President Donald Trump, this White House TikTok garnered some controversy. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 13, 2026
Music 50 Cent Receives Frustrating Update In His G-Unit Books Lawsuit Against Ex 50 Cent is still battling his longtime, former partner Shaniqua Tompkins in court over life rights tied to a G-Unit Books agreement. By Zachary Horvath March 06, 2026
Music Kendrick Lamar Delivers Adorable Birthday Message To TDE Member's Son Kendrick Lamar rarely makes videos for social media, but he changed that trend with a sweet video for 2Teez's son. By Alexander Cole March 17, 2026
Music Benzino Vows To Shoot First, Ask Questions Later Amid 50 Cent Beef Amid news of Benzino's recent hospitalization, 50 Cent hopped online to mock him, resulting in a fiery response. By Caroline Fisher March 03, 2026
Music DaBaby Admits Show Rates Plummeted After Homophobia Controversy During a recent interview, DaBaby opened up about the fallout From his infamous Rolling Loud Miami comments. By Caroline Fisher March 25, 2026
Music Jay-Z Uses Diddy's Legal Trouble To Argue Against His Accuser's Anonymity Various Diddy accusers were not able to stay anonymous in court, and Jay-Z cited this in his defamation lawsuit over sexual assault claims. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 22, 2026
Music Doja Cat Pranks Her "Deadbeat" Dad After He Refused To Make Her Show Doja Cat and her dad have been apart for practically her whole life, and it seems they are no closer to making things work. By Zachary Horvath March 20, 2026
Music Ray J Threatens To Slap Cam'ron, Ma$e & Shyne For Speaking On Brandy Cam'ron asked Ma$e and Brandy about their relationships with Brandy during an interview on "It Is What It Is." By Cole Blake March 18, 2026