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Music DJ Akademiks Reacts To Jay-Z’s Yankee Stadium Shows With Bold Prediction Akademiks claims that this is gonna be the "best PR wave" for Hov. By Tallie Spencer March 19, 2026
Music LaRussell Blasts Critics For “Fake Outrage” Over Epstein, Trump & Hitler Lyrics LaRussell recently unveiled a song called "Heaven Sent," and listeners' reactions have been far from positive. By Caroline Fisher March 19, 2026
Music 50 Cent Reacts To Rumors That Diddy Could Face New Charges Soon According to a new report by Tasha K, the former owner of an escort service was recently questioned in court about Diddy. By Caroline Fisher March 18, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Challenges Ebro To A Debate As Their Feud Escalates DJ Akademiks' challenge comes after he went on a lengthy tirade about Ebro and the reason he was fired from Hot 97. By Cole Blake March 18, 2026
Music Mystikal Pleads Guilty To Rape: Everything We Know Mystikal will return to the courtroom for his sentencing hearing in June, where he will face up to 20 years in prison. By Cole Blake March 18, 2026
Music LaRussell Responds To Heaven-Sent Controversy In The Worst Way Possible LaRussell says that fans are misunderstanding what he was going for with the lyrics to his wildly controversial new song. By Cole Blake March 17, 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 GloRilla's Sister Gets Dragged Into 50 Cent & Young Buck's Beef 50 Cent has been beefing with Young Buck, T.I., Maino, and several more celebrities on social media in recent weeks. By Cole Blake March 17, 2026
Music Finesse2Tymes Compares His Mob Ties Contract To Slavery Finesse2Tymes says he isn't motivated to continue working on his next album amid the issues with his label. By Cole Blake March 16, 2026
Music Fat Joe Wins Key Court Ruling In Defamation Case Against Former Hypeman Fat Joe makes progress towards a win in this latest round of the case. By Tallie Spencer March 12, 2026
Music Man Convicted Of Young Dolph Murder Staying In Prison For Life Young Dolph's murder case is nearing an end and for the late rapper's family, they are receiving some justice in the closing moments. By Zachary Horvath March 12, 2026
Music Dr. Dre Is Officially A Billionaire Forbes recently updated its list of the richest people in the world, and for the first time ever, Dr. Dre is on it. By Caroline Fisher March 10, 2026