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Music Rihanna's Home Shot At With AR-15-Style Rifle: Everything We Know Police have already arrested a woman in her 30s as a suspect in the shooting at Rihanna's house from over the weekend. By Cole Blake March 09, 2026
Music AllStar JR Targets J Prince Jr. On Vicious Diss Track “Mob Untied” AllStar JR continues to taunt both J Prince Jr. and NBA Ben10 after the latter was shot at a Houston restaurant. By Caroline Fisher April 16, 2026
Music Dave Blunts Claims He’s Having A “Mental Breakdown” After Cutting Ties With Kanye West Earlier this month, Dave Blunts confirmed that he's no longer working with Kanye West, telling the Chicago rapper to "find god." By Caroline Fisher September 18, 2025
TV “106 & Park” Turns 25: The Moments That Made It Legendary We’re revisiting the unforgettable moments, from iconic performances to live TV chaos, that still live rent-free in Hip Hop history. By Erika Marie June 11, 2025
Music Drake & Bobbi Althoff Finally Open Up About Their Falling Out Drake sat down with Bobbi Althoff for an interview ahead of the release of his next studio album, "Iceman." By Cole Blake September 03, 2025
Music R Kelly’s Team Readies “Bombshell” New Evidence Amid Alleged Prison Assassination Plot Allegedly, R Kelly recently overdosed after accusing authorities of trying to bribe an Aryan Brotherhood gang leader into killing him. By Caroline Fisher June 18, 2025
Music Cassie's Lawyer Sternly Responds To Judge's Message After Diddy's Sentence Judge Arun Subramanian addressed Cassie Ventura and the anonymous witness "Jane" while revealing Diddy's prison sentence. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 04, 2025
Music Pharrell Refuses To Give Donald Trump Permission To Use His Music Pharrell's earlier comments towards Trump are resurfacing. By Tallie Spencer November 20, 2025
Politics NBA YoungBoy Writes An Emotional Thank You To President Donald Trump NBA YoungBoy was the subject of a Presidential pardon from Donald Trump on Wednesday, and as you can imagine, he has some thoughts. By Alexander Cole May 29, 2025
Music Travis Scott & Other Artists Band Together To Stop Texas Inmate’s Execution James Broadnax was found guilty of capital murder in 2008, and now, his execution date is rapidly approaching. By Caroline Fisher March 10, 2026
Music 50 Cent Clowns Kanye West Over “Cousins” Debate With Cam’ron According to Cam'ron, Kanye West had a fiery response to him admitting that he'll likely never interview him. By Caroline Fisher April 17, 2026
Music Rolling Loud Australia Lineup Officially Unveiled Rolling Loud announced their return to Australia earlier this year and now we know who's going to be bringing the vibes in 2026. By Zachary Horvath November 20, 2025