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Music Drake Gets Clowned For Wearing A "Certified Lover Boy" Bonnet Drake took to his Instagram Story with a selfie in a "Certified Lover Boy" bonnet and commenters had some jokes for The Boy. By Devin Morton September 21, 2025
Music 50 Cent Faces Major Legal Challenge In "Skill House" Film Lawsuit Producer Ryan Kavanaugh claimed that 50 Cent's arguments for infringement and false advertising rest on rickety and vague contracts. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 21, 2025
Music DJ Mike T Of Compton's Most Wanted Passes Away MC Eiht of Compton's Most Wanted confirmed the tragic news of DJ Mike T's death on social media, leading to a flurry of tributes. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 23, 2026
Music Nicki Minaj Dodges Mansion Sale By Satisfying Guard's $500,000 Default Judgement Nicki Minaj has been at risk of losing her $20 million dollar house over this alleged assault lawsuit that had been active since 2021. By Zachary Horvath January 22, 2026
Music A$AP Rocky Admits Ferg’s Name Change Bothered Him During a recent interview, A$AP Rocky opened up about his friendship with Ferg and how it's changed over the years. By Caroline Fisher January 22, 2026
Music YNW Melly’s Witness Tampering Charges Dropped Ahead Of Trial According to YNW Melly's lawyers, they're now seeking his release from prison, where they allege that he's being held under harsh conditions. By Caroline Fisher January 20, 2026
Music Max B Sets The Record Straight Amid Snitching Rumors In 2009, Max B was sentenced to 75 years in prison after being convicted of nine counts related to a robbery, but his sentence was reduced. By Caroline Fisher January 07, 2026
Music Future Sparks Album Rumors By Coming Back To Instagram After Four Months Maybe it just took Future this long to get his Instagram back up, but a New Year's message from him had also gotten fans excited. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 04, 2026
Music Uncle Murda Targets Young Thug, Diddy & More In “Rap Up 2025” Uncle Murda's "Rap Up 2025" features bars about Young Thug and Gunna, Nicki Minaj and Cardi B, Diddy, and more. By Caroline Fisher January 01, 2026
Music Maino Explains Why DJ Akademiks Beef Isn't As Deep As People Think DJ Akademiks and Maino have been going at each other despite their previous link-ups, and it's all because of some fashion trolling. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 28, 2025
Music Playboi Carti Fans Gather In Droves For "Whole Lotta Red" Deluxe Petition Over 30,000 fans and counting want a "Whole Lotta Red" deluxe, which sounds like easy money for Playboi Carti. But is it really that easy? By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 27, 2025
Music TDE's Christmas Charity Event Tallies $2 Million In Donations TDE's 12th annual Christmas event was another big success for the label with big-time surprises, but most of all, happy faces. By Zachary Horvath December 26, 2025