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Music Young Thug Narrowly Avoids Arrest In Newly Surfaced Bodycam Footage Back in February, Young Thug got pulled over for allegedly speeding, and was informed that his license was suspended. By Caroline Fisher April 17, 2026
Music Wack 100 Alleges Drake Kissing Teenage Fan Led To Kendrick Lamar’s Predator Accusations Wack 100 recently weighed in on Drake's petition against UMG. By Caroline Fisher December 12, 2024
Music LiAngelo Ball's "Tweaker" Nabs RIAA Platinum Certification LiAngelo Ball, aka GELO, burst onto the music scene at the top of 2025 with "Tweaker," a track that would change his career trajectory. By Zachary Horvath November 17, 2025
Music Complex Drops Hip-Hop Media Rankings With Kai Cenat, DJ Akademiks & Joe Budden At The Top Complex's list also includes Anthony Fantano, PlaqueBoyMax, Nadeska Alexis, Charlamagne Tha God, Angela Yee, and more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 24, 2025
Relationships 2 Chainz Wife: Who Is The Rapper Married To? Explore the life of Kesha Ward, 2 Chainz's wife - a successful businesswoman, philanthropist, and loving mother of their three children. By Jake Skudder December 05, 2023
Music Polo G Advocates For His Brother's Freedom Polo G wants you to help him get his brother out. By Bryson "Boom" Paul November 13, 2024
Music Playboi Carti Seemingly Disses Lil Yachty After Setting Billboard Record Playboi Carti and Lil Yachty have never been close, but this is the closest we've seen the two come to legit beef. By Elias Andrews March 24, 2025
Music A$AP Rocky Says Mom Begged Him To Get With Rihanna His mother had been planting the RiRi seed in his head for years. By Tallie Spencer January 15, 2026
Music Diddy Demands A Retrial To Overturn Charges Related To Prostitution Diddy was found guilty on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution in his high-profile criminal trial. By Cole Blake July 31, 2025
Music Fred again..'s Best Rap Collaborations Outside of electronic and dance music, Fred again.. is also active in hip hop, producing tracks for numerous rappers in both the UK and the US. By Wyatt Westlake March 06, 2024
Music Bricc Baby Corroborates 50 Cent’s Allegation That Lil Meech Is A “Drug Addict” Bricc Baby recently shared an interesting theory about Big Meech's relationship with his son Lil Meech amid their feud with 50 Cent. By Caroline Fisher March 05, 2025
Reviews Bad Bunny Finally Comes Home & Closes His “Most Wanted” Tour With Stellar Puerto Rican Shows: Review Out of Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio's many tours and hometown shows, this performance at El Choli was one of his most well-structured, impressive, and heartfelt to date. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 10, 2024