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Music Slim Thug Breaks Silence After Losing Valuables In Apartment Burglary Fortunately for Slim Thug, he has insurance, which will help by covering at least some of the rapper's losses. By Caroline Fisher April 09, 2025
Music Michael Jordan Gets Down To Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" After Allegedly Requesting It Michael Jordan is known to not be the biggest fan of rap, but it seems like he can respect a good song when he hears one like "Not Like Us." By Zachary Horvath April 08, 2025
Music DJ Hed Compares Drake & Kendrick Lamar To LeBron James & Nikola Jokic DJ Hed is a big Los Angeles basketball and rap fan, so his thoughts on Drake, LeBron James, Kendrick Lamar, and Nikola Jokic may surprise you. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 06, 2025
Music Elliott Wilson Gives Drake Massive Credit For His "NOKIA" Music Video Elliott Wilson also gave specific props to director Theo Skudra for the "NOKIA" music video, even if he hasn't been very pro-Drake as of late. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 05, 2025
Music Kanye West Stops Hating To Heap Immense Praise On Will Smith Kanye West has periodically pressed pause on his hateful rants to show love to industry giants and Will Smith is the latest to get some. By Zachary Horvath April 02, 2025
Relationships Blueface Posts Woman Who Claims She's Been Around For Years As Chrisean Rock Drops "Yahweh" Fans don't think Chrisean Rock will be very happy with Blueface after Imanni Jackson made some shocking claims on his Instagram Story. By Cole Blake April 01, 2025
Music Diddy Accusers May Be In Trouble As He Wins Another Civil Lawsuit Diddy is currently residing behind bars in New York City as he continues to await trial in his upcoming criminal case. By Cole Blake April 01, 2025
Music Tay K Appears In Court As Second Murder Trial Finally Begins Tay K is already behind bars, serving a 55-year prison sentence in connection with the killing of Ethan Walker in 2016. By Cole Blake April 01, 2025
Music Orthopedic Doctor Weighs In On How Young Scooter Died From His Leg Injury This orthopedic doctor is labeling the death of Young Scooter "rare" making this all the more heartbreaking. By Zachary Horvath April 01, 2025
Music Kanye West Breaks Silence On Twitter With Disturbing NSFW "WW3" Video Kanye West is bringing his headline-grabbing antics back to Twitter after his controversial interview with DJ Akademiks. By Cole Blake April 01, 2025
Music Kanye West Gives An Explicit Response To Fans Saying He Offended Jay-Z Jay-Z and Kanye West created the award-wining duo, Watch The Throne, in 2011. The debut album included "No Church In The Wild." By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 30, 2025
Music Erykah Badu Throws Jabs At Tesla With Vandalism Jokes Erykah Badu has a long history of making headlines with her unpredictable and provocative antics that often go viral. By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 31, 2025