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Music Rah Ali Breaks Silence On Nicki Minaj Credit Card Fraud Allegations In Emotional Letter Earlier this month, Nicki Minaj revealed that multiple people had made unauthorized charges on her American Express card, costing her $25K. By Caroline Fisher October 30, 2025
Music Battle Rap Legend Posta Boy Dead At 43 Posta Boy was the first winner of BET's "106 & Park Freestyle Friday" and has been honored in the show's Hall of Fame. By Cole Blake October 28, 2025
Music Sammie Finally Breaks Silence On Child Abuse Arrest Sammie was arrested on a cruelty to children charge in Georgia on October 19 and has since been released from jail. By Cole Blake October 27, 2025
Music Birdman Blasts Turk At Cash Money & No Limit "Verzuz" Amid Tour Drama It looks like the tension between one of the Hot Boys and Birdman is still a Cash Money reality, and Turk even seemingly responded to Stunna. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 26, 2025
Streetwear Drake Cozies Up To Johnny Manziel, Leading To Jokes About His Sexuality Folks on social media have always clowned Drake for his fashion choices, but they might all shut up when "ICEMAN" hopefully drops soon. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 24, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Goes Off On Gucci Mane's Wife For Keeping Him "Sedated" Gucci Mane and his wife, Keyshia Ka’oir, spoke about his mental health struggles during an appearance on "The Breakfast Club." By Cole Blake October 21, 2025
Music Kanye West Sells Wyoming Ranch Back To Original Owners For Millions Kanye West sold one of his two ranch properties in Wyoming, which he purchased back in 2019 amid his "ye" era. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 19, 2025
Music Lil Wayne Joins Drake Onstage In Florida For "It’s All A Blur - Big As The What?" Tour With J. Cole Lil Wayne blessed fans with his 2008 hit, "Lollipop." By Caroline Fisher March 24, 2024
Music Sexyy Red To Reach Highest Solo Chart Position Of Her Career So Far With "Get It Sexyy" Of course, the 25-year-old's already had plenty of viral and successful Hot 100 entries on Billboard, but she's only getting started. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 21, 2024
Music 4Batz Asks Kendrick Lamar For A Break In The Drake Feud So His OVO Debut Can Shine Kendrick Lamar and Drake are taking all the attention. By Cole Blake May 05, 2024
Music Diddy's Former Bodyguard, Gene Deal, Slams King Combs For Early Celebration After Diddy Verdict Gene Deal has frequently discussed Diddy’s sons in interviews. The former bodyguard says he helped raise them into grown men. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 06, 2025
Music A$AP Rocky's New Single "pray4dagang" Reportedly Fails To Land On Apple Music Charts A$AP Rocky's new single "pray4dagang" reportedly failed to chart on Apple Music despite being exclusive to the platform for its first day. By Devin Morton July 06, 2025