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Music 50 Cent Says He Doesn't Have Beef With Zohran Mamdani, But Still Isn't Sold On His Tax Plans 50 Cent still doesn't like Mamdani, but there's no beef. By Tallie Spencer July 02, 2026
Music Joe Budden Roasts Diddy's Penis Size After Daphne Joy Leak: "It Explains Any Crime" Joe Budden and his podcast co-hosts react to the leak. By Aron A. June 09, 2026
Music Soulja Boy's $4 Million Judgment Keeps Growing As Interest Adds More Than $1,000 Per Day The amount will continue to climb. By Tallie Spencer July 02, 2026
TV BET Awards 2026: Performers, Nominees, & How To Watch The BET Awards are set to take place in Los Angeles tonight, and we have all of the details on the big show. By Alexander Cole June 28, 2026
Music Prosecutors In Lil Durk's Case Want To Hear Grand Jury Testimony Before Trial Lil Durk's lawyers reportedly did not object to this motion from prosecutors, and both sides would be able to review grand jury testimony. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 04, 2026
Music Muni Long Details Double Lung Transplant & Lupus Battle The singer was diagnosed with lupus, an autoimmune disease, and she recently revealed a life-saving surgery that kept her out of hospice. By Erika Marie June 23, 2026
Music Nicki Minaj Doesn't Deny That The Illuminati Exists Nicki Minaj says the Secret Society "could" actually be a thing. By Aron A. June 16, 2026
Music Willie Taylor Claims Day26 Would've "Smoked" B2K & Pretty Ricky In Verzuz Although Pretty Ricky came out on top against B2K in their Verzuz last night, Day26's Willie Taylor thinks they dodged the real bullet. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 26, 2026
Music Oschino Fires Back At Jay-Z Diss Over Drake's "Make Them Pay" Beyonce, Memphis Bleek, and Roc Nation’s CEO catch strays in Oschino’s new freestyle. By Aron A. June 11, 2026
Music Chance The Rapper Issues Open Letter To America On Its 250th Birthday Chance The Rapper released a letter to America this weekend ahead of July 4, titled "What To The 4th Of July Is Juneteenth?" By Alexander Cole July 06, 2026
Music A$AP Rocky Brings Out Tyler, The Creator & Danny Elfman At L.A. Concert Tyler, The Creator is one of A$AP Rocky's closest friends in the industry, so this "Don't Be Dumb" tour link-up in L.A. is no surprise. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 28, 2026
Sports The Knicks Owed Hip-Hop A Championship For 50 years, hip-hop treated the Knicks like a cultural constant. The championship finally returned the favor. By Aron A. June 18, 2026