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Music DJ Akademiks Slams Megan Thee Stallion’s Team For Trying To Make Him Pay For Deposition Earlier this week, DJ Akademiks did his second deposition over Megan Thee Stallion and Milagro Gramz's case. By Caroline Fisher October 23, 2025
Music Disturbing Video Shows Young Thug Using Walker After Alleged Police Altercation In noydcam footage from Young Thug's prison stay, he alleges that an officer "picked [him] up and slammed [him]." By Caroline Fisher October 23, 2025
Music 50 Cent Is Loving Nicki Minaj's Latest Viral Jab At Jay-Z Nicki Minaj has been complaining about Jay-Z and Roc Nation in various scathing posts on social media for months. By Cole Blake October 22, 2025
Music Lizzo Sued Over Unreleased Song Featuring Sydney Sweeney Reference In August, Lizzo teased a song featuring a reference to Sydney Sweeney's "good jeans" American Eagle ad scandal. By Caroline Fisher October 22, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Goes Off On Gucci Mane's Wife For Keeping Him "Sedated" Gucci Mane and his wife, Keyshia Ka’oir, spoke about his mental health struggles during an appearance on "The Breakfast Club." By Cole Blake October 21, 2025
Music YFN Lucci Hilariously Claims What You Would Hear If His Prison Calls Leaked YFN Lucci's conversation about leaked phone calls almost certainly has to tie into what Young Thug endured earlier this year. By Zachary Horvath October 20, 2025
Music Gucci Mane Commends Jeezy For Toning Down Their "Verzuz" Tensions Given their intense previous feud, Gucci Mane and Jeezy will likely go down as one of the greatest "Verzuz" battles ever. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 18, 2025
Music Kevin Gates’ New Track “F*k Em” Has Fans Convinced He’s Aiming At Boosie Badazz Kevin Gates may have just reignited his rumored feud with Boosie Badazz after fans claim his new song “F*k Em” contains subliminal shots. By Tallie Spencer October 09, 2025
Music “Verzuz” To Return With Explosive Cash Money Vs. No Limit Records Battle The official return of "Verzuz" is scheduled to take place live at ComplexCon Las Vegas on October 25, 2025. By Caroline Fisher October 08, 2025
Music Why Did Pooh Shiesty Go To Jail? Pooh Shiesty secured an early release and was transferred to a halfway house on Monday after spending three years behind bars. By Cole Blake October 07, 2025
Music A$AP Rocky Admits To Dissing Drake & Relli While On Tour A$AP Rocky had a successful "Don't Be Dumb" tour, although fans could not ignore the various disses that took place. By Alexander Cole August 04, 2026
Music ASAP Rocky Pulls Design Offer After Private DM Goes Public A potential collaboration with ASAP Rocky fell apart after a logo designer posted their private Instagram exchange. By Erika Marie August 03, 2026