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Music Gucci Mane's Kidnappers Allegedly Flaunted Stolen Items On Social Media The United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas expanded on Gucci Mane's alleged kidnapping connected to Pooh Shiesty. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 03, 2026
Music Jeezy Claims Jay-Z Removed Him From Beyonce's "Drunk In Love" While Jeezy has a couple of iconic Jay-Z collabs under his belt, he said he fumbled his big break to work with Beyoncé. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 30, 2025
Music Dame Dash Wants To Squash Beef With Cam'ron & 50 Cent Dame Dash thinks that he, 50 Cent, and Cam'ron can give folks an example of unity by working together on a joint production project. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 21, 2025
Music Chance The Rapper Reveals He & His Wife Were Already Separated During Infamous Carnival Clip Chance the Rapper and his ex-wife, Kirsten Corley, officially announced their divorce in April 2024., a year after the viral video. By Cole Blake August 14, 2025
Music Kurupt’s Ex-Wife, Gail Gotti, Confirms DMX’s “Party Up” Was A Diss Track Recently, Kurupt's ex-wife Gail Gotti explained the beef that led to the release of DMX's hit, "Party Up." By Caroline Fisher June 15, 2025
Music 50 Cent Unleashes On Diddy As Donald Trump Exposes The Mogul For Seeking A Presidential Pardon 50 Cent has been relentlessly going after Diddy as of late, and that won't stop anytime soon, especially after President Trump's revelation. By Alexander Cole October 07, 2025
Music Justin Bieber Allegedly Sold His Catalog For $200 Million Due To Financial Struggles Justin Bieber sold his catalog to Hipgnosis, now known as Recognition Music Group, for $200 million in January of 2023. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 15, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Thinks "ICEMAN" Isn't Drake's Last UMG Album After Lawsuit During an interview with DJ Vlad, DJ Akademiks addressed the rumor that UMG will let Drake go after "ICEMAN" and the defamation suit. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 12, 2025
Music The Diddy Trial Begins: 5 Burning Questions We Still Need Answers For After the first day of federal trial and its jury selection process, there are many nebulous and crucial mysteries around the Diddy trial. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 13, 2025
Music Tori Brixx Blasts Tory Lanez For Allegedly Pestering Her With Prison Phone Calls It's unclear what bond Tori Brixx and Tory Lanez have, but the former claimed the latter paid for a house and for rent. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 18, 2025
Music YSL Lawyer Indicted For Alleged Involvement In Gang Activity & Drug Trafficking Nicole Fegan previously represented a defendant in the viral YSL RICO case, which centered around Young Thug. By Cole Blake July 23, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Defends Rod Wave During His Fiery Takedown Of Lil Baby DJ Akademiks has been going off on Lil Baby, alleging that the rapper had someone from his team slap him in Miami. By Cole Blake January 26, 2026