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Music Cardi B Calls Karmelo Anthony's 35-Year Prison Sentence "Disgusting" Cardi B took to X on Tuesday evening where she offered her reaction to the case involving Karmelo Anthony. By Alexander Cole June 10, 2026
Pop Culture Drake & Logan Paul Locked Horns In Bidding War Over A Bob Ross Painting If you've been following Drake's "ICEMAN" rollout, you may recall that he revealed himself to be the owner of a particular Bob Ross piece. By Zachary Horvath January 15, 2026
Reviews “Islah” Was The Proof Kevin Gates Could Never Be Cancelled Kevin Gates endured because his audience valued emotional honesty over moral cleanliness, and "Islah" is the clearest proof of that. By Aron A. January 30, 2026
Music Tony Yayo Passionately Debates If 50 Cent's Career Was Better Than Jay-Z's Tony Yayo, Andrew Schulz, and the rest of the "Flagrant" podcast had some very hot takes about 50 Cent and Jay-Z's career trajectories. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 06, 2026
Music Chris Gotti Slams Ashanti For Not Reaching Out After Irv Gotti's Death Murder Inc. co-founder Irv Gotti passed away at the age of 54 on February 5, 2025, after suffering a hemorrhagic stroke. By Cole Blake September 30, 2025
Music Iggy Azalea Seems To Dismiss YesJulz's Shady "Personal Assistant" Claim YesJulz tried to tell N3on an alleged secret about Iggy Azalea during their livestream, but she didn't cover up the mic properly. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 25, 2025
Music 50 Cent Taunts Ja Rule After Viral Confrontation With Uncle Murda & Tony Yayo Uncle Murda and Tony Yayo recently got into a heated back-and-forth with Ja Rule on a flight, prompting 50 Cent to share his thoughts. By Caroline Fisher February 10, 2026
Music Fat Joe Says He Can’t Support An Alleged “Rat” Despite Liking Gunna’s New Album During a recent episode of his podcast, Fat Joe weighed in one Gunna's final album under YSL, "The Last Wun." By Caroline Fisher August 21, 2025
Music Kodak Black Claps Back At Rampant Meth Rumors Sadly, Kodak Black has been accused of abusing numerous hard drugs throughout his career and he's expressed how much it bothers him. By Zachary Horvath October 06, 2025
Music Promoter Demands $27 Million From Rod Wave In Massive New Lawsuit Rod Wave is accused of failing to fulfill obligations during his "Last Lap" tour and refusing to return money he was given in advance. By Caroline Fisher September 30, 2025
Music 1900Rugrat Calls Lil Yachty A "B*tch" During Spirited Rant Rising Florida rapper 1900Rugrat went off on Lil Yachty in a video where he accuses him of taking the side of someone he's beefing with. By Zachary Horvath February 09, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Releases Full Drake & JAŸ-Z Debate With Charlamagne Tha God DJ Akademiks and Charlamagne Tha God have been feuding over alleged Roc Nation ties, JAŸ-Z and Drake biases, botting claims, and more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 11, 2026