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Music Malice Explains Why He Reverted His Stage Name Change For Clipse Reunion Malice changed his name to No Malice in 2012 on a spiritual journey, but his Clipse reunion with his brother Pusha T needed more fire. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 13, 2025
Music 6ix9ine Seemingly Justifies Paying For Nicki Minaj Collab To Go Number One 6ix9ine didn't explicitly confirm this claim about the 2020 Nicki Minaj collab "Trollz," but he didn't explicitly deny it either. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 11, 2025
Music Blueface Gets His Las Vegas Strip Ban Lifted But There's A Catch Blueface was able to dodge a 2-5-year prison sentence stemming from this Las Vegas strip club shooting that occurred in October 2022. By Zachary Horvath October 10, 2025
Music Skepta Appears In Court For Drug Driving & Speeding Charges Skepta was hit with these two charges on separate occasions spanning over two years. His trial won't start until late 2025, early 2026. By Zachary Horvath October 06, 2025
Relationships Latto Coyly Addresses Pregnancy Rumors As Fans Run Wild With Theories Latto finally confirmed she was in a relationship with 21 Savage during an interview with TMZ, late last month. By Cole Blake October 06, 2025
Music Chris Brown Cancels "Breezy Bowl XX" Memphis Show As His Tour Achieves Lucrative Success Chris Brown's "Breezy Bowl XX" trek has been selling out crowds, but sadly, a show has been axed for reasons out of his control. By Zachary Horvath October 06, 2025
Music Judge Scolds Diddy's Defense Team For "Inappropriate" Letter About "Mia" The anonymous "Mia" was one of a few alleged victims and accusers who contrasted others' defenses of Diddy ahead of his sentencing. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 03, 2025
Music Diddy Sentenced To Over Four Years In Prison All eyes were on the courtroom today as hip-hop mogul Diddy was officially sentenced following his transportation conviction. By Alexander Cole October 03, 2025
Music Pusha T Discuses Breaking Rap's Age Ceiling With Clipse's "Let God Sort Em Out" Pusha T and Malice reunited with their long-time collaborator, Pharrell, for "Let God Sort Em Out" back in July. By Cole Blake October 02, 2025
Music Ray J Warns He Won't Be “Silenced” Amid Kim Kardashian’s Bombshell Lawsuit This week, Kim Kardashian and her mother filed a lawsuit against Ray J after he alleged that a RICO case against them is imminent. By Caroline Fisher October 02, 2025
Sports Killer Mike Publicly Apologizes To Steph & Ayesha Curry After Criticizing Her Killer Mike crossed a line earlier this month while reacting to a TikTok about Ayesha and Steph Curry's relationship dynamic. By Zachary Horvath October 01, 2025
Music Young Thug Receives Disappointing First-Week Sales Projections For "UY SCUTI" Young Thug's "UY SCUTI" dropped this past Friday, September 26, with who's who of features. But it's trending in the wrong direction. By Zachary Horvath October 01, 2025