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Music Lil Durk Brings Out Live Band, Performs King Von Tribute At Rolling Loud Lil Durk hits the Rolling Loud stage for a special performance including a live band, an appearance from Lil Baby, and a tribute to King Von. By Aron A. July 25, 2021
Pop Culture Adin Ross Responds After Joe Budden Reveals His Immense Distaste For The Streamer Joe Budden now has a new enemy in Adin Ross after the streamer tricked NFL star Puka Nacua perform an offensive gesture. By Zachary Horvath December 22, 2025
Music Funk Flex Gives Big Update On Hot 97's New Morning Show Hosts Funk Flex recently took over Hot 97's morning slot for a one-time broadcast following the cancelation of "Ebro In The Morning." By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 19, 2025
Music Louisiana Supreme Court Refuses To Hear Another Appeal In C-Murder Case C-Murder fought for his freedom for over two decades after being convicted of the murder of 16-year-old Steve Thomas in 2009. By Caroline Fisher February 05, 2026
Music NBA Veteran Admits He Almost Knocked Out Kanye West Over Parking Spot During a recent episode of his podcast, a former NBA star recalled a tense run-in he once had with Kanye West. By Caroline Fisher January 27, 2026
Music Jadakiss Says J. Cole Is Dropping A Separate Mixtape With Beats From The Lox J. Cole shared the lead single from his upcoming album, "The Fall-Off," last week and confirmed its release date. By Cole Blake January 20, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Warns Maino That He's Dealing With The "Drake & Jay-Z" Of The Talking Realm Maino responded to DJ Akademiks' comments about his podcast co-host Fabolous and now it seems we are in for a back-and-forth roast session. By Zachary Horvath December 05, 2025
Music Rick Ross Questions Pooh Shiesty's Alleged Kidnapping Of Gucci Mane Rick Ross reacted to the allegations against Pooh Shiesty regarding Gucci Mane, speaking on their alleged contract dispute. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 03, 2026
Music Joey Bada$$ Feels "Lonely At The Top" On Our New "Fire Emoji" Playlist Update In addition to Joey Bada$$' long-awaited new album "Lonely At The Top," we got a new (technically old) track from Eminem. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 30, 2025
Music Joey Bada$$ Reveals He Was Crip Walking To Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” All Summer According to Joey Bada$$, his goal was "never to come for the West Coast," and he meant no disrespect to Kendrick Lamar. By Caroline Fisher August 20, 2025
Music Mickey Factz Claims Cardi B Should've Called Him To Help “Kill” Her Jay-Z-Sampled “Imaginary Players” Mickey Factz recently made the claim that Chicago rap legend Lupe Fiasco is a better lyricist than Kendrick Lamar. By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 16, 2025
Music Chance The Rapper Fans Call New Album “Star Line” The Ultimate Comeback Today, Chance The Rapper dropped his first studio album in more than five years, and listeners can't get enough. By Caroline Fisher August 15, 2025