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Music Scarface Shouts Out Jay-Z & DJ Khaled For Helping Him During Scary COVID-19 Battle In 2020, Scarface went through a life-threatening bout of COVID-19, and he recently thanked Jay-Z and DJ Khaled for helping him out. By Devin Morton August 17, 2025
Music DDG Gets Swatted During Paintball Tournament DDG addressed his swatting experience during a recent livestream, warning that there could be serious consequences for those responsible. By Caroline Fisher August 11, 2025
Music Young Chop Reportedly Released From Jail After Over Two Years Chopsquad DJ shared the news on Instagram today. By Caroline Fisher December 19, 2024
Music Kanye West Shockingly Disses Virgil Abloh During Fascistic Twitter Tirade Ye's tweets are going viral. By Caroline Fisher February 07, 2025
Music Blueface Recalls How His "Life Was In Danger" During Las Vegas Shooting Blueface's attempted murder charge over a 2022 Las Vegas shooting is part of what landed him in prison these past two years. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 25, 2025
Music Lil Pump & Chief Keef Acknowledge Sosa's Influence On Today's Street Music Chief Keef's "I Don't Like" spread like wildfire in 2012. It would receive a remix by Kanye West, Big Sean, and Pusha T. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 22, 2025
Music Diddy Defense Alleges Sex Trafficking Case Comes Down To Money Diddy's defense made their closing argument in the mogul's federal sex trafficking and racketeering trial today. By Caroline Fisher June 27, 2025
Original Content Cypress Hill's Biggest Hits Pass the chronic and nod your head to the five biggest Cypress Hill hits from their illustrious career. All bangers. No filler. By Mike Fugere May 15, 2023
Music EBK Jaaybo Reportedly Arrested On Drug And Ammunition Charges A Month After Release EBK Jaaybo also allegedly drove without a license and violated the terms of his probation. His next court date is set for Friday, March 7. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 06, 2025
Music SZA Poses In Jaw-Dropping Nude Alien Costume And Leaves Fans In Awe SZA had fans questioning whether or not she was naked. By Alexander Cole May 31, 2024
Music Woman Who Allegedly Facilitated Project Pat's Son's Murder Gets Arrested Project Pat's son Patrick Houston Jr. was fatally shot in Memphis earlier this year, which remains a very vague case. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 17, 2025
Politics JD Vance Channels Nicki Minaj To Tell Americans They "Don't Have To Apologize For Being White" Nicki Minaj joined Erika Kirk on stage at AmericaFest to discuss a number of political topics earlier in the event. By Cole Blake December 22, 2025