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Music Kodak Black Gets Major Update In Super Bowl Shooting Lawsuit Kodak Black's lawyer has confirmed that there was no settlement in the case, which stems from an incident in 2022. By Cole Blake March 02, 2026
Music Gene Deal Recalls Ja Rule Taking Credit For Jay-Z's Success Gene Deal says Ja Rule made the claim during a disrespectful conversation about Jay-Z with Diddy on a private plane. By Cole Blake December 16, 2025
Music Jack Harlow Recalls When He Thought Drake Became The Best Rapper Alive Many hip-hop fans would call Drake as the best rapper going today but when he earned that title differs for many. By Zachary Horvath April 23, 2026
Politics Donald Trump's Advisor Calls Out Ted Cruz For "Creepy" Nicki Minaj Interaction Nicki Minaj has been aligning herself with Donald Trump recently, and his advisor Alex Bruesewitz claimed Ted Cruz overly fanned out for her. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 25, 2026
Music Blueface Isn't Buying NBA YoungBoy's Tour Numbers NBA YoungBoy wrapped up his "Make America Slime Again" tour with a concert in Seattle, earlier this month. By Cole Blake November 18, 2025
Pop Culture Brian McKnight Jr Reacts To His Dad Celebrating Alleged $8 Million Legal Win Against His Mom Family issues have been plaguing the McKnight clan for a while, and it seems Brian McKnight Jr is fed up with his dad. By Zachary Horvath October 17, 2025
Music Drake Fan Breaks Down In Tears As Rapper Drives By His Car Drake is currently working on his new album "ICEMAN," and in the midst of all of this, the fans are getting a bit weepy. By Alexander Cole April 28, 2026
Music "Insider" Alleges Drake Will Address His Opps On "ICEMAN" Most of the updates for Drake's "ICEMAN" continue to come from outside sources, so it's hard to tell what's going to happen in the future. By Zachary Horvath April 20, 2026
Music Hit-Boy & Mike Will Made-It To Face Off On "Verzuz" "Verzuz" has a new battle between Hit-Boy and Mike Will Made-It after making its return at ComplexCon, last year. By Cole Blake January 21, 2026
Music Boosie Badazz Celebrates Avoiding Jail Time In Federal Gun Case Boosie Badazz received a time served sentence in his federal gun case, and must pay a $50K fine and complete 300 hours of community service. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 10, 2026
Music Joe Budden Compares Rihanna To Stevie Wonder After JAŸ-Z Show Rihanna performed alongside Jay-Z this weekend, and Joe Budden had an interesting take on her career trajectory. By Alexander Cole July 15, 2026
Music Lil’ Kim Shuts Down Barclays Center For “Biggie Night” Lil Kim showed up and showed out for "Biggie Night." By Tallie Spencer November 13, 2025