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Music Foolio Murder Suspect Removed From Trial In Handcuffs After Court Outburst Davion Murphy reportedly got into a verbal argument with one of his codefendants during the tenth day of the trial over Foolio's murder. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 08, 2026
Music Kamaiyah Defends Drake Over Claims He Hasn't Done Anything For The Bay Area After a social media user made claims that Drake hasn't helped Bay Area artists, Kamaiyah stepped in to shut them down. By Erika Marie May 20, 2026
Music NBA YoungBoy Withdraws From Rolling Loud Orlando, Ken Carson Named As Replacement NBA YoungBoy was set to headline Rolling Loud Orlando this weekend, although that is no longer going to be happening. By Alexander Cole May 07, 2026
Sneakers Rihanna's Puma Deal Is Done And She's Already Been Spotted Wearing Nike Rihanna's Puma partnership has ended, and recent sightings of her wearing the Jacquemus x Nike Moon Shoe have sparked speculation By Ben Atkinson May 20, 2026
Music Akademiks Claps Back At Allegations He Accepts Payments To Push Artists Trap Dickey’s recent interview on The Breakfast Club sparks a conversation on paid posts on Akademiks’ Instagram page. By Aron A. May 22, 2026
Music Young Thug Addresses Rich Homie Quan's Family After Brother's Diss Young Thug recently paid tribute to Rich Homie Quan, which the late rapper's circle did not appreciate due to their unresolved fallout. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 08, 2026
Music Kanye West Had Courtroom In Stitches After "N***** In Paris" Joke During Copyright Trial Kanye West is currently in the midst of a copyright trial involving his album, "DONDA," but that isn't stopping him from cracking jokes. By Alexander Cole May 07, 2026
Music Jay-Z & The Roots Host Private Philadelphia Show Before Picnic Set Beyoncé was in attendance for this Philadelphia concert, which took place before Jay-Z and The Roots' headlining Picnic festival set tonight. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 30, 2026
Music New Footage Shows Foolio's Alleged Killer Attempting To Escape Interrogation Room Foolio's murder trial has entered its second week, and more alleged evidence continues to be shown in the courtroom. By Alexander Cole May 06, 2026
Music Agallah The Don Unleashes On Busta Rhymes In New Diss Track "Chump" Agallah The Don has some issues with Busta Rhymes, and now, he is escalating things to diss track territory. By Alexander Cole May 04, 2026
Music DJ Hed Criticized After Airing Edited Version Of Drake's "2 Hard 4 The Radio" DJ Hed revealed that he took the Mustard and West Coast disses out of Drake's "2 Hard 4 The Radio," and no one is happy about it. By Alexander Cole May 26, 2026
Music Rick Ross Believes Drake Will Eventually Move Past Their Fallout Rick Ross continues to speak on his beef with Drake. By Tallie Spencer May 14, 2026