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Music Pretty Ricky: Where Are They Now? Several lineup changes later, and the OG four are back together. By Demi Phillips December 28, 2023
Music Moneybagg Yo Details Chyna Santana's Death: "I Instantly Broke Down" Moneybagg Yo described how he "couldn't believe" she passed away. By Caroline Fisher June 01, 2023
Music The Weeknd Is Officially The "Most Popular Artist", According To The Guinness World Record The Weeknd is statistically the most popular artist across the globe. By Aron A. March 21, 2023
Music Kendrick Lamar's "XXX": A Sonic Manifesto Of Modern Turmoil Kendrick Lamar and Bono teamed up for an underrated highlight from "DAMN." By Axl Banks November 07, 2023
Music Joe Rogan Says Hip Hop Fell Off Because "USAID Got Defunded" Rap’s chart slowdown has fueled plenty of theories, but Joe Rogan’s USAID explanation is not backed by evidence. By Erika Marie August 21, 2026
Music Sexyy Red Claims She's Under Surveillance In Mexico, Earns First Solo Apple Chart No. 1 Red accused law enforcement of thinking she's a drug mule. By Ben Mock March 17, 2024
Original Content 10 Biggest Bad Boy Records Artists of All Time Here's a look at some of the biggest artists in Bad Boy Record's illustrious history. By Josh Megson April 13, 2023
Music MO3’s Mother Gives Emotional Testimony In Kewon White Trial Jurors heard Nichole Noble remember her son as a family man who could always make the people around him laugh. By Erika Marie August 27, 2026
Music Drake Barks At A Goth Girl In 20v1 While Courting Adam22’s Wife Lena The Plug Drake had a very eventful Kick stream last night giving away $1 million for Stake's ninth anniversary, including flirting with Lena The Plug. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 09, 2026
Music 50 Cent Appears To Fire Back At His Ex’s Latest Explosive Allegations The mother of 50 Cent's son, Shaniqua Tompkins, recently alleged that he once hired Misa Hylton just to get dirt on Diddy. By Caroline Fisher July 01, 2025
Politics Lil Pump Tweets "F**k" Eminem And Taylor Swift During Election Celebration Pumpernickel is at it again. By Elias Andrews November 07, 2024
Music Kanye West Unveils Nazi-Inspired Logos For New Album "Bully" Cover Art & Sunday Service Kanye West's controversies also extended to antisemitic conspiracy theories around the new Playboi Carti album and his coparenting rifts. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 16, 2025