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Music Blueface’s Shocking New Jail Photos Leave Fans In Disbelief Social media users have a lot to say about Blueface's bold new look, which he debuted in one of his latest Instagram posts. By Caroline Fisher August 18, 2025
Music BIA Uses Cardi B’s Ruthless “Am I The Drama?” Diss To Her Advantage BIA made light of Cardi B's latest jabs while promoting her upcoming debut album "BIANCA," which drops next month. By Caroline Fisher September 26, 2025
Music UK Rapper Ratlin Calls Top5 A "Police Bwoy" After Top's Stabbing Top5 was in London for his friend Drake's Wireless Festival takeover, and he narrowly escaped an attempt on his life. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 14, 2025
Politics Luigi Mangione Reveals He's Been Listening To Lil Durk In Jail Lil Durk is also currently residing behind bars as he continues to await trial in his alleged murder-for-hire case. By Cole Blake October 28, 2025
Music Lil Poppa's Cause Of Death Officially Revealed Yesterday, the Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office confirmed that Lil Poppa was pronounced dead at the age of 25. By Caroline Fisher February 19, 2026
Music Burna Boy Suggests He's Still Got Strong Beef With Davido During Livestream Burna Boy's recent appearance on a PlaqueBoyMax stream has fans wondering if Davido will respond to this shade. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 31, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Declares Charlamagne Tha God & Harvey Levin's Time Up Nicki Minaj has been going after everyone from Cardi B to Jay-Z on her social media pages over the last week. By Cole Blake October 01, 2025
Music Offset Unveils Facial Injuries After Alleged Fight With Lil Tjay Offset is currently in the hospital recovering from a shooting that took place outside of a Florida casino earlier this week. By Caroline Fisher April 08, 2026
Music Slim Thug Recalls Learning That Lupe Fiasco's “Hip Hop Saved My Life” Was About Him Slim Thug recently reflected on Lupe Fiasco’s "Hip Hop Saved My Life" and called it a "real dope experience." By Cole Blake July 04, 2022
Music Beastie Boys: Where Are They Now? The Beastie Boys proved that transitioning to Hip Hop was an achievable feat. By Demi Phillips February 07, 2024
Music LiAngelo Ball Admits He Regrets Leaving Miss Nikki Baby, Says His Marriage To Rashida Nicole Was A “Reset Gone Wrong” Gelo is opening up about his past relationship regrets. By Tallie Spencer December 11, 2025
Music Kanye West Reportedly Bringing Out Major Guests For Mexico City Shows Kanye West is gearing up for two performances in Mexico City, which are set to destroy the previous attendance record set in 2019. By Zachary Horvath January 26, 2026