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Music Mother Of Lil Durk's First Two Kids Mourns Passing Of THF Bayzoo THF Bayzoo passed away this past weekend, with reports saying he was shot in a Chicago neighborhood by two unidentified men. By Zachary Horvath October 27, 2025
Music Melyssa Ford Discusses Misogyny In Podcast With Charlamagne Tha God Amid Joe Budden Exit Melyssa Ford's appearances on "The Joe Budden Podcast" started becoming more and more infrequent in recent months. By Cole Blake November 11, 2025
Music NBA YoungBoy Deletes Social Media Amid Backlash For Dissing Son NBA YoungBoy recently got into it with the mother of one of his children online, prompting him to insult his own son. By Caroline Fisher March 04, 2026
Music Drake Reveals He Can Never Forgive J. Cole On "Make Them Pay" It was inevitable that Drake would be taking aim at J. Cole on "ICEMAN," and that is exactly what happened on "Make Them Pay." By Alexander Cole May 15, 2026
Music Meek Mill Has A Request For J. Cole After Announcing New Album Meek Mill's been pretty quiet lately regarding new music, but he's looking to make a splash after tweeting at J. Cole about his next album. By Zachary Horvath March 23, 2026
Music Diddy Sets Up Thanksgiving Dinners For A Thousand Fellow Inmates At Fort Dix Folks recently saw the first videos of Diddy since his arrest last year, and it seems like he's getting even more acclimated in the holidays. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 28, 2025
Music "Never Dropping:" A$AP Rocky Makes Fans Nervous With Comments About "Don't Be Dumb" A$AP Rocky has been teasing "Don't Be Dumb" for years at this point, and with no album in sight, fans are getting testy. By Alexander Cole November 05, 2025
Music 50 Cent’s Explosive Diddy Docuseries Has The Internet Divided 50 Cent's long-awaited Diddy docuseries, "Sean Combs: The Reckoning," has finally hit Netflix after months of anticipation. By Caroline Fisher December 02, 2025
Music “Views” Was The Moment Drake Stopped Trying To Be The Greatest Rapper Alive His first album post-Meek Mill beef proved that he didn’t need to rap to become the biggest rapper alive. By Aron A. April 29, 2026
Music Drake Shows Love To Cam'ron After His New Interview With J. Cole Drake's praise for Cam'ron has nothing to do with Cam's conversation with J. Cole on "Talk With Flee," but the timing is very curious. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 28, 2026
Music Young Thug’s “UY Scuti” To Face Off Against Cardi B’s “Am I The Drama?” Yesterday, Young Thug dropped a seven-minute track called “Man I Miss My Dogs," apologizing to his loved ones. By Caroline Fisher September 12, 2025
Music Celina Powell's Friend Claims She Had An Affair With Offset While Dating His Assistant Celina Powell has previously shared her own stories of allegations about Offset and other artists in hip-hop. By Cole Blake March 10, 2026