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Music Fetty Wap Delivers Message To Fans After Being Released From Prison Fetty Wap was handed a six-year prison sentence in 2023, and it was recently reported that he wouldn't be out until December 2026. By Zachary Horvath January 08, 2026
Music Young Thug To Reclaim Seized Property Thanks To Latest Legal Win By January 9 at 5 p.m., the state of Georgia must return roughly $150K cash, various luxury cars, and some expensive jewelry to Young Thug. By Caroline Fisher January 08, 2026
Music Ari Lennox Apologizes To J. Cole For How She Handled Dreamville Exit Ari Lennox left J. Cole's Dreamville label almost a year ago after calling them out online for not supporting her enough. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 06, 2026
Music Kanye West Explains Why Lil Durk "Broke His Heart" & Fell Out With Him This is one of many curious, explosive, or downright bizarre claims that the Yeezy mogul made during his Justin LaBoy interview. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 23, 2024
Music Hip Hop Beefs That Fans Think Were Fake Was it all just for show? Or were they really feuding? By Demi Phillips February 13, 2024
Music BET Awards To Continue Despite Ongoing Protests In Los Angeles The BET Awards will still be airing at 8:00 PM, ET on Monday night from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. By Cole Blake June 09, 2025
Music Every Record Kendrick Lamar Broke On The “Grand National Tour” So Far The Grand National tour is one of the hottest tours of the summer. By Aron A. June 02, 2025
Music Playboi Carti Promises Streamer University’s Young Dabo With Pelle Pelle Collection Playboi Carti partnered with Pelle Pelle for it's revival in early 2025. The brand supported his number-one selling album, MUSIC. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 25, 2025
Music Ja Rule Responds To Tasha K's Report That He Was Jumped By Max B & His Crew Tasha K started a firestorm last night, claiming Ja Rule was allegedly jumped by Max B and his crew backstage at a Monica and Brandy show. By Zachary Horvath November 21, 2025
Music Joe Budden Calls Diddy’s Sons’ Docuseries A “Horrible Idea” Justin and Christian Combs' new Zeus docuseries is in the works, and it's already sparked plenty of controversy. By Caroline Fisher December 31, 2025
Relationships Benzino's Ex Accuses Him Of Cheating On Her With Bobby V Benzino has already responded to Althea Heart's latest accusations by hinting at filing a defamation lawsuit. By Cole Blake December 29, 2025
Pop Culture Uncle Luke Questions If Nicki Minaj Is "Lonely For Attention" Following AmFest Appearance It is safe to say that Nicki Minaj has lost the plot in a lot of people's eyes and that includes hip-hop icon Uncle Luke. By Zachary Horvath December 24, 2025