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Music Kanye West Calls Playboi Carti An "Agent" Who Betrayed Him In DJ Akademiks Interview Kanye West also told DJ Akademiks that Playboi Carti took "the blue pill" and made similar comments about Ty Dolla $ign. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 30, 2025
Music Lil Durk Promises Fans He's "Coming Home Soon" In Heartfelt Message Lil Durk has dropped his new album from behind bars, but he assured fans that he's not going to be locked up forever. By Elias Andrews March 28, 2025
Music Joe Budden's Naked Pictures From Bizarre Run-In With Neighbors Surface Online Joe Budden's neighbors are suing him over the viral incident from last year, in which he allegedly came to their door naked. By Cole Blake March 26, 2025
Music Biggie Smalls Estate Officially Finalizes Catalog Sale With His Mom Voletta Wallace's Blessing Before she passed, Voletta Wallace approved of the Biggie Smalls estate selling various rights to the late rapper's catalog to Primary Wave. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 22, 2025
Music King Von's Cousin Reportedly Alleges Rapper Passed Away From Shock After Second Surgery Other relatives of King Von like his sister Kayla B have instead peddled narratives around his associates, such as his girlfriend Asian Doll. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 20, 2025
Music Lil Durk Reveals New Prison-Themed Artwork For "Deep Thoughts" Album Lil Durk may be locked up at the moment, but he's doing all he can to drum up hype for his upcoming album. By Elias Andrews March 18, 2025
Music Kanye West Unleashes On Playboi Carti For Trying To Collaborate With His Daughter North According to Kanye West, he won't allow his daughter North to work with Playboi Carti because he was left off of "MUSIC." By Caroline Fisher March 18, 2025
Music Mase Addresses Rumor He Sat Next To Diddy’s Son At Funeral For Biggie Smalls’ Mother According to Mase, he felt like The Notorious B.I.G.'s mother Voletta Wallace's funeral marked the end of an era. By Caroline Fisher March 17, 2025
Music Wack 100 Checks DJ Akademiks Over Blueface Theft Allegations Recently, DJ Akademiks accused Wack 100 of stealing money from Blueface, prompting the music manager to set the record straight. By Caroline Fisher February 04, 2026
Politics Picture Of Post Malone & Dan Bilzerian Appears In The Epstein Files Dan Bilzerian previously uploaded the picture of himself and Post Malone to his social media accounts in 2018. By Cole Blake February 03, 2026
Music Rihanna Celebrates A$AP Rocky's "Don't Be Dumb" Landing At No. 1 On Billboard A$AP Rocky went through some first week sales turbulence with his highly anticipated album "Don't Be Dumb," but Rihanna doesn't care. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 25, 2026
Politics Nicki Minaj Blasts Don Lemon In Homophobic Rant Over Church Protest Nicki Minaj's post about Don Lemon comes as protests have continued in Minneapolis following the shooting of Renee Good. By Cole Blake January 19, 2026