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Music Slim Thug Burglary: Houston Rap Star Claims God Returned His Stolen Jewelry Slim Thug burst onto the mainstream landscape in 2005 alongside Paul Wall and Mike Jones on the huge hit song "Still Tippin'." By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 20, 2025
Music Boosie Badazz Provides A Concerning Health Update After Experiencing Chest Pains Boosie Badazz says he has a left atrial enlargement in his heart and is looking into visiting a specialist. By Cole Blake April 20, 2025
Music Lil King Brutally Disses Ex-Guardian Finesse2tymes In New Track Last year, Finesse2tymes' former protégé Lil King allegedly ran away from him after their relationship took a negative turn. By Caroline Fisher April 19, 2025
Music Offset Asks Court To Overturn $232K Default Judgment Over Alleged Strip Club Brawl In 2021, Offset was sued by two men who accused him of attacking them at a strip club the year prior "unprovoked." By Caroline Fisher April 19, 2025
Music Bobby Brown Remembers Irv Gotti's Million Dollar Payment For Ja Rule's "Thug Lovin" Feature Bobby Brown put Chris Brown over Usher as the closet thing to Michael Jackson. Usher has idolized Bobby Brown since he was a teen. By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 19, 2025
Music Elliott Wilson Prefers Drake's "NOKIA" Music Video Over Kendrick Lamar's "luther" HipHopDX's "The Bigger Picture" debated around Elliott Wilson's Kendrick Lamar and Drake take, with DJ Hed saying they're hard to compare. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 19, 2025
Viral Kanye West Reacts To Adin Ross' Surprising Praise Of Adolf Hitler Adin Ross and Kanye West have dissed each other multiple times over the past few years, but for some reason, they keep forgiving each other. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 19, 2025
Music Joe Budden Calls Drake A "B*tch" After Losing To UMG On "The Joe Budden Podcast," its titular host bluntly and comically clowned Drake for not getting revenge on Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us." By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 11, 2025
Music Fat Joe Claims Bruno Mars Snapped At Him For Asking If He Was Puerto Rican Bruno Mars' father is of Puerto Rican and Ashkenazi Jewish descent, whereas Fat Joe's parents are of Puerto Rican and Cuban descent. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 10, 2025
Music Drake's "Not Like Us" Lawsuit Against UMG Has Officially Been Dismissed Drake was suing UMG for defamation following Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" diss track, and now, the lawsuit has been dismissed. By Alexander Cole October 09, 2025
Music Pooh Shiesty Dusts Off Luxury Car Collection After Early Prison Release Pooh Shiesty was recently released from prison after spending roughly three years behind bars, and he's making the most of his freedom. By Caroline Fisher October 08, 2025
Music Young Thug Raises Eyebrows By Thanking Fani Willis After Fulton County Courthouse Concert Last month, Young Thug hosted a free concert at the Fulton County Courthouse, urging fans to "stop the violence" in Atlanta. By Caroline Fisher October 08, 2025