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Music BigXThaPlug Reveals He Will Join NBA Youngboy On The MASA Tour After Lil Baby Tour Exit BigXThaPlug has one of the biggest songs of the summer with the Bailey Zimmerman-featured, “All The Way.” "Home" is racing up the charts. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 06, 2025
Music Drake Re-Affirms His Longevity As "Take Care" Reaches Impressive New Milestone Drake's "Take Care" was released all the way back in 2011, although the album continues to break new ground on the Billboard charts. By Alexander Cole October 29, 2025
Music Drake Reveals How Producer Elkan Made The "NOKIA" Beat In Behind The Scenes Clip Drake's Elkan-produced solo cut, "NOKIA," off of the PARTYNEXTDOOR collab LP "$ome $exy $ongs 4 U," landed in the Billboard Hot 100's top 10. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 24, 2025
Music 6ix9ine Speaks Candidly About Getting Kidnapped By The Nine Trey Bloods 6ix9ine was kidnapped by his own gang, the Nine Trey Bloods, back in 2018, after filming a music video for "FEFE" in Los Angeles. By Zachary Horvath October 01, 2025
Music R Kelly Defends Diddy And Calls His Federal Investigation A "Conspiracy" In Resurfaced Report R. Kelly was convicted on very similar charges to those that Diddy faces. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 26, 2024
Music Snoop Dogg & His Daughter Open Up About Her Frightening Stroke Cori Broadus was just 24 when she went through this traumatic experience. By Zachary Horvath December 12, 2024
Music La La Anthony Twerks To Sexyy Red In Since-Deleted TikTok Video Some social media trolls are suggesting that the 41-year-old is getting "too old" for such antics. By Hayley Hynes July 17, 2023
Music Akon Reflects On Eminem's Vigilant 9 To 5 Studio Work Ethic Eminem's studio work ethic is unparalleled. By Mitch Findlay September 11, 2019
Music Playboi Carti Accused Of Sending Crew To Attack Fan & His Girlfriend For Trolling The Rapper This seems like a nasty situation no matter how you look at it. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 17, 2024
Music 50 Cent Calls Out Big Meech For Doing "Nothing" To Help His Son's Acting Career 50 Cent is still going after Big Meech. By Cole Blake February 12, 2025
Music NBA YoungBoy Sentence: What We Know About His Reported Guilty Plea After shutting the door on one legal hurdle, the rapper faces a fresh set of challenges in Utah. By Axl Banks August 27, 2024
Music Feds Reveal Their Recommendation For Boosie Badazz's Prison Sentence Boosie Badazz will return to the courtroom for a formal sentencing hearing in his illegal gun ownership in November. By Cole Blake August 28, 2025