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Music Gucci Mane Recalls His Wife Kidnapping Him During A Mental Health Episode In addition to his memoir, "Episodes," Gucci Mane will also be dropping his 17th studio album of the same name later this month. By Cole Blake October 06, 2025
Music 50 Cent Reacts To Taylor Swift's Surprising Shoutout On Her New Album 50 Cent became a big fan of Taylor Swift's new album "The Life Of A Showgirl," which is about her superstardom. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 03, 2025
Music Lil Durk's Murder-For-Hire Trial Delayed Once Again Authorities have accused Lil Durk of allegedly orchestrating the attempted murder of Quando Rondo back in 2022. By Cole Blake January 06, 2026
Sports Toosii Calls Syracuse's Football Coach A Liar After Transferring Out Toosii committed to play for Syracuse last year, but his plans didn't take long to unravel as the coach revealed it wasn't happening. By Zachary Horvath January 30, 2026
Music Kendrick Lamar Spotted With His Family At Disneyland Kendrick Lamar's trip to Disneyland comes as fans have been debating the popularity of hip-hop since his feud with Drake. By Cole Blake April 15, 2026
Music Kid Cudi Gets Laughs During Trial After Testifying That Diddy Acted Like A Marvel Supervillain Kid Cudi's allegations concerning Diddy mostly relate to their relationships with Cassie and an alleged home break-in from Combs. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 22, 2025
Music Wale Addresses New Album's Release Date In "Slowdown" Freestyle Wale began promoting his forthcoming album at the top of the year with the lead single "Blanco." He has released two new songs since. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 29, 2025
Politics Is Donald Trump Pardoning Diddy? White House Responds To TMZ's Report Diddy was sentenced to 50 months in prison, earlier this month, after being convicted in his high-profile criminal trial. By Cole Blake October 22, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Praises Taylor Swift For Dissing Charli XCX On "The Life Of A Showgirl" Nicki Minaj also compared herself to Taylor Swift while discussing "The Life Of A Showgirl" on social media. By Cole Blake October 03, 2025
Music Pretty Ricky: Where Are They Now? Several lineup changes later, and the OG four are back together. By Demi Phillips December 28, 2023
Music NBA YoungBoy Professes His Allegiance To Donald Trump According to NBA YoungBoy, his "MASA" album title simple means to follow and enforce "whatever Trump applying." By Caroline Fisher January 20, 2026
Relationships Eudoxie Explains Staying With Ludacris After He Had Baby With Another Woman She said it was the right decision. By Erika Marie July 05, 2019