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Music 50 Cent Reportedly Tries To Use A.I. To Troll Lil Kim Over Her Recent Photo 50 Cent and Lil Kim have been at odds ever since they collaborated in 2003, as it didn't take long for them to drift apart. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 24, 2025
Relationships Young Thug & Mariah The Scientist Relationship Timeline While the YSL RICO trial threw a wrench into their bond, the two seem no less supportive or committed to each other. How did it they get together? By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 26, 2024
Music Chelsea Cotton, Metro Boomin's Girlfriend, Reignites Drake Beef With "Nokia"-Driven Instagram Post Metro Boomin and Future's "Like That" sparked the instantly classic beef between Kendrick Lamar, Drake, and J. Cole. By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 19, 2025
Music 50 Cent Labels Dame Dash Desperate For Attention In Brutal Instagram Jab 50 Cent used the holiday season as an excuse to take aim at the Roc-A-Fella Records co-founder on social media. By Cole Blake November 26, 2025
Pop Culture NYPD Detective Melissa Mercado Condemned For Pole Dancing In Rap Video New York listeners were shocked to discover a police officer was the love interest in an S-Quire music video. By Elias Andrews March 06, 2025
Music Drake Affiliate All But Confirms One Key Detail About "ICEMAN's" Release Date Drake cannot wait to drop "ICEMAN," and according to one producer, there is a fairly large release window. By Alexander Cole January 05, 2026
Music New Hot 97 Hosts Reveal They're Not Actually Replacing "Ebro In The Morning" Hot 97 revealed its new trio of hosts for their morning show slot, which didn't receive favorable reactions from Joe Budden and Funk Flex. By Zachary Horvath December 24, 2025
Music Wack 100 Suggests That He's Been The One Leaking Young Thug's Jail Calls The internet has been wondering who's been leaking these Young Thug jail calls and it seems like Wack 100 may have just blown his cover. By Zachary Horvath September 05, 2025
Music Kay Flock Faces Life In Prison As Prosecutors Push To Use Lyrics As Evidence Kay Flock's legal battle continues. By Caroline Fisher February 19, 2025
Music NBA YoungBoy Returns To Instagram With Cryptic Message Following Prison Release NBA YoungBoy was arrested in April of last year and hit with charges related to an alleged prescription drug fraud scheme. By Caroline Fisher April 27, 2025
Music 50 Cent Brutally Rejects Dame Dash’s Truce Attempt Earlier this month, Dame Dash took to Instagram to reveal that he wants to squash his beef with both Cam'ron and 50 Cent. By Caroline Fisher September 23, 2025
Music Joe Tacopina Blasts Prosecutors After Diddy's Not Guilty Verdict The jury in Diddy's highly-publicized trial found him not guilty of sex trafficking and racketeering on Wednesday. By Cole Blake July 02, 2025