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Music LaRussell Deactivates Social Media Amid Backlash To "Heaven Sent" Track LaRussell garnered controversy for calling Donald Trump, Adolf Hitler, Jeffrey Epstein, and more "heaven-sent" on a new song. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 20, 2026
Music Jahna Sebastian Accuses Swizz Beatz Of Kidnapping Daughter And Rape Jahna Sebastian, ex-partner of Swizz Beatz, also recently accused him and Alicia Keys of enabling their daughter Nicole's bad habits. By Zachary Horvath March 19, 2026
Music Playboi Carti Unveils New Details Of His Upcoming "MUSIC" Vinyl Release Playboi Carti dropped "MUSIC" over a year ago, and now, he is blessing his fans with a very special vinyl release. By Alexander Cole March 18, 2026
Music Fivio Foreign Blasts 50 Cent For Dissing Other Rappers Instead Of T.I. A fiery new series of tweets from Fivio Foreign called out 50 Cent, T.I., Young Thug, Lil Baby, Rooga, and Boosie Badazz. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 15, 2026
Music Sexyy Red Sues Security Guard For Over $500K Following Robbery At Mother's Birthday Retreat Sexyy Red has launched a hefty lawsuit against Carl Thompson, who previously sued the rapper for unpaid wages. By Alexander Cole June 23, 2026
Music Benzino Hit With Speeding And Drug Charges In Georgia Benzino was arrested in Crisp County, Georgia a couple of weeks ago after being stopped by police for speeding in a 70 zone. By Alexander Cole June 23, 2026
Music Drake Pays Heartfelt Tribute To Tay Keith After Tragic Passing Drake worked very closely with the late Tay Keith on tracks like "Nonstop," "Look Alive," "SICKO MODE," "Family Matters," and many more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 20, 2026
Music Akademiks Mourns Tay Keith In Emotional Instagram Post Tay Keith has reportedly passed away at the age of 29. By Aron A. June 19, 2026
Music DJ Hed Criticized After Airing Edited Version Of Drake's "2 Hard 4 The Radio" DJ Hed revealed that he took the Mustard and West Coast disses out of Drake's "2 Hard 4 The Radio," and no one is happy about it. By Alexander Cole May 26, 2026
Music Eminem & JAŸ-Z To Appear On The New Rakim, Kurupt, & Masta Killa Album Eminem and JAŸ-Z hashed it out on "Renegade," and now, they are set to appear on another track together, very soon. By Alexander Cole June 09, 2026
Music Snoop Dogg Revealed That He And Tupac Will Both Appear In New Sega Video Game Sega's Stranger Than Heaven features Tupac Shakur as a character named Amaru, with the rapper's estate approving it for the 2027 release. By Ben Atkinson June 08, 2026
Music EST Gee Launches New Label, Young Shiners EST Gee's new label, Young Shiners, are dropping a debut mixtape. By Cole Blake July 10, 2023