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Music Jay-Z Reveals Who Could Defeat Him In A Verzuz Battle There’s been plenty of debate about who could take Jay-Z in a Verzuz battle over the years, and now, his own take has resurfaced. By Caroline Fisher October 29, 2025
Politics Luigi Mangione Reveals He's Been Listening To Lil Durk In Jail Lil Durk is also currently residing behind bars as he continues to await trial in his alleged murder-for-hire case. By Cole Blake October 28, 2025
Music Cardi B Reveals Her Next New Album Will Drop Sooner Than Expected It's only been a few weeks since Cardi B unleashed her sophomore album "Am I The Drama?," but she's already planning her next move. By Caroline Fisher October 28, 2025
Music Julia Wolf Reveals Drake DM'd Her At 6 AM Drake teamed up with Julia Wolf for his latest single, "Dog House," as he continues to work on his new album, "Iceman." By Cole Blake October 28, 2025
Music Battle Rap Legend Posta Boy Dead At 43 Posta Boy was the first winner of BET's "106 & Park Freestyle Friday" and has been honored in the show's Hall of Fame. By Cole Blake October 28, 2025
Music Diddy’s Prison Release Date Ignites Controversy As Mogul Prepares Appeal This month, Diddy was sentenced to 50 months behind bars for two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution. By Caroline Fisher October 28, 2025
Music 50 Cent Teases Tony Yayo For Taking So Long To Respond To Jim Jones 50 Cent joked that he wants more urgency from Tony Yayo after Jim Jones called him out during a recent interview. By Cole Blake October 27, 2025
Music DDG Reveals He Made More Money In 30 Days Of Streaming Than From His Entire Record Deal DDG discussed the financial side of his streaming career as well as his record contract at ComplexCon on Sunday. By Cole Blake October 27, 2025
Music Drake's Speech Earns A Standing Ovation At Vybz Kartel's First Ever Show In Canada Drake surprised his hometown fans by joining Vybz Kartel onstage to share some wholesome words about the Jamaican icon. By Zachary Horvath October 27, 2025
Music Sammie Finally Breaks Silence On Child Abuse Arrest Sammie was arrested on a cruelty to children charge in Georgia on October 19 and has since been released from jail. By Cole Blake October 27, 2025
Music Turk Reacts To Birdman's Brutal Verzuz Diss The return of Verzuz at ComplexCon was a fiery one as Birdman took the opportunity to put Turk on blast amid their dispute. By Zachary Horvath October 27, 2025
Music Birdman Blasts Turk At Cash Money & No Limit "Verzuz" Amid Tour Drama It looks like the tension between one of the Hot Boys and Birdman is still a Cash Money reality, and Turk even seemingly responded to Stunna. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 26, 2025