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Music Sheff G Begins Five-Year Prison Sentence After Pleading Guilty To Attempted Murder Sheff G was one of 32 people indicted in a 140-count murder conspiracy case earlier this year, and was sentenced to five years in August. By Caroline Fisher October 01, 2025
Music Cardi B Labels Nicki Minaj's Brother A Pedophile In Devastating Back & Forth Nicki Minaj trolled Cardi B on social media after she announced her pregnancy with New England Patriots star Stefon Diggs. By Cole Blake September 30, 2025
Music Kanye West "In Whose Name" Documentary Director Says New Cut Will "Change Everything" Nico Ballesteros, the director of the new Kanye West documentary "In Whose Name," says that a new cut will be made available for streaming. By Devin Morton September 28, 2025
Music Young Thug Claims Atlanta Has Returned To Dominance After "Uy Scuti" Reaches #1 On Apple Music Young Thug's new album has received praise and controversy over its theme and cover art in which he is transformed into a white man. By Bryson "Boom" Paul September 27, 2025
Music JT Hits Back At Cardi B’s Wild Allegations About Abortions & Nudes JT recently responded to Cardi B's scathing "Am I The Drama?" diss with a series of fiery tweets and videos. By Caroline Fisher September 24, 2025
Music Ice Spice Announces Release Date For New Single “Baddie Baddie” Ice Spice samples M.I.A.’s classic track, “Bad Girls.," on her new single, "Baddie Baddie," which is releasing this week. By Cole Blake September 22, 2025
Music Summer Walker Confirms She’s Content With Life After Chris Brown Kiss Recently, Chris Brown invited Summer Walker to join him onstage for a performance of "Take You Down" in Las Vegas. By Caroline Fisher September 22, 2025
Music Cardi B Sued Over Infamous Las Vegas Microphone Throwing Incident The lawsuit comes as Cardi B is gearing up to finally release her long-awaited sophomore studio album, "Am I The Drama?" By Cole Blake July 23, 2025
Politics Democratic Party References "Not Like Us" To Blast Donald Trump's Jeffery Epstein Controversy Many fans have speculated that this will help Drake's defamation case against UMG for releasing the Kendrick Lamar diss track. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 19, 2025
Music Diddy's Sentencing Gets Tentative Date After Divisive Mixed Verdict Diddy was acquitted on racketeering and sex trafficking charges, but his trial's jury convicted him for transportation to commit prostitution. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 04, 2025
Music Ian Clowned Over His Viral XXL Freshman Freestyle Ian is one of several up-and-coming rappers that XXL recently celebrated with its 2025 Freshman Class issue. By Cole Blake July 03, 2025
Relationships Latto Reignites 21 Savage Dating Rumors With Her Verse On New Nemzzz Track The Latto and 21 Savage relationship rumors were recently allegedly perpetuated by Young Thug late last month. By Zachary Horvath June 14, 2025