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Music Lil Nas X To Spend The Weekend In Jail After Bizarre Stroll Through Los Angeles Yesterday, Lil Nas X was arrested on suspicion of battery on a cop after being spotted roaming the streets in his underwear. By Caroline Fisher August 22, 2025
Music Ed Sheeran Details The Connection Between His Favorite Rap Albums Ever Ed Sheeran has created several chart-topping songs in rap with megastars such as 50 Cent, Eminem, and Game. By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 22, 2025
Music Hernandez Govan Breaks Silence After Being Found Not Guilty In Young Dolph Killing Young Dolph was shot and killed while visiting a bakery in his hometown of Memphis, Tennessee back in 2021. By Cole Blake August 21, 2025
Music Fat Joe Says He Can’t Support An Alleged “Rat” Despite Liking Gunna’s New Album During a recent episode of his podcast, Fat Joe weighed in one Gunna's final album under YSL, "The Last Wun." By Caroline Fisher August 21, 2025
Tech Kanye West's New Crypto Coin Rises And Crashes Within Hours Kanye West has toyed with cryptocurrency initiatives before, but this represents his biggest and riskiest leap yet. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 21, 2025
Music Lil Nas X Posts Flurry Of Random Images & Snippets Amid Demands Of "DREAMBOY" Lil Nas X has unfortunately lost a lot of momentum to no fault of his own as he went through a major health scare. By Zachary Horvath August 20, 2025
Music Drake Teams Up With Amazon For New Virtual Merch Warehouse Drake's new virtual Amazon warehouse features t-shirts, posters, hats, tote bags, exclusive vinyl, and much more. By Caroline Fisher August 20, 2025
Music Gladys Knight Shuts Down Her Son's Elder Abuse Allegations Gladys Knight is currently performing alongside Chaka Khan, Patti LaBelle and Stephanie Mills on the "The Queens Tour." By Cole Blake August 19, 2025
Music 50 Cent & G-Unit Studios Working On Plans To Build Permanent G-Dome In Shreveport 50 Cent's G-Unit Studios has big plans for downtown Shreveport, Louisiana and one of their ideas includes building a Las Vegas-like Sphere. By Zachary Horvath August 19, 2025
Music JID Announces "God Does Like World Tours" With Young Nudy, Mick Jenkins, And More JID revealed the long list of dates for the "God Does Like World Tours" in an announcement on Instagram on Tuesday. By Cole Blake August 19, 2025
Music Drake Secures Title Of Most Influential Jewelry This Year Among Rappers According to a new study by the men's jewelry brand CRAFTD, Drake's jewelry racks up 63.5K Google searches per month. By Caroline Fisher August 18, 2025
Politics Mo3's Alleged Killer Wants A Pardon From Donald Trump Donald Trump has already issued presidential pardons to several hip-hop artists, including Lil Wayne and Kodak Black. By Cole Blake August 18, 2025