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Music Irv Gotti’s Brother Recalls Final Moments Before His Tragic Death During a recent interview, Irv Gotti's brother Chris recalled what the late Murder Inc. co-founder spent his last moments doing. By Caroline Fisher February 23, 2025
Music DMX's Ex Wife Alleges That His Girlfriend Sent A Warlock To Her House To Stop Her Prayers DMX's ex wife Tashera Simmons made these comments about the late rapper's then-girlfriend on the Hardly Initiated podcast. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 11, 2025
Music Elliott Wilson Calls “Cap” On Mal’s “Industry Rappers” Claims Drake Outrapped Kendrick Lamar Elliott Wilson, DJ Hed, and Jeremy Hetcht hosts Hip Hop DX’s The Bigger Picture podcast. The platform addresses trending rap topics. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 10, 2025
Relationships Internet Calls Out Young Thug For This Photo He Used To Shout-Out Mariah The Scientist Young Thug did put Mariah the Scientist through a lot directly and indirectly while he was locked up but he's making sure he shows her love. By Zachary Horvath May 10, 2025
Music Charlamagne Tha God Tells Drake To "Shut Up" After Seeing Kendrick Lamar's MetLife Show Charlamagne Tha God and The Breakfast Club also discussed Kendrick Lamar's various Drake diss tracks in their "Grand National" review. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 09, 2025
Music Wiz Khalifa Reveals The Stacked Tracklist For Highly Awaited "Kush + Orange Juice 2" Wiz Khalifa's classic collaborators are being mixed in with a nice set of fresh faces for what should be a nostalgic listen for fans. By Zachary Horvath March 31, 2025
Music Tyler The Creator Labels Doechii An "Alien" While Showering Her With Praise Tyler The Creator and Doechii have been fans of each other's work for a while, with Tyler even bringing her out on the "Chromakopia Tour." By Cole Blake March 30, 2025
Music Sean Kingston Shares Heartfelt Message After He And His Mother Are Found Guilty Of Fraud Sean Kingston will be on house arrest with electronic monitoring until he's sentenced in July, while his mother will be in federal custody. By Caroline Fisher March 29, 2025
Music Playboi Carti & The Alchemist Collab Leaks Online And Fans Are In Disbelief Playboi Carti is still running the charts with "MUSIC," whereas The Alchemist has even more heat coming after his 2 Chainz and Larry June LP. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 03, 2025
Music Young Thug Seemingly Shades Gunna For "Acting Like The Victim" Young Thug has been upset with Gunna ever since he got out of jail for taking a plea deal in the YSL RICO case back in 2022. By Cole Blake December 16, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Says She Doesn’t Care If Her Fans Don’t Support Donald Trump Recently, Nicki Minaj took to Twitter Spaces to address some of the backlash she's received for her political takes. By Caroline Fisher December 11, 2025
Pop Culture Tammy Rivera Labels Nicki Minaj A "Bootlicker" For Her AmericaFest Appearance Nicki Minaj has been at the receiving tons of criticism for her AmFest appearance, but Tammy Rivera is taking the disrespect to a new level. By Zachary Horvath December 22, 2025