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Music Silento Breaks Silence After Getting Sentenced To 30 Years In Prison For Killing His Cousin Silento, best known for his song “Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)," pleaded guilty to charges related to the killing on Wednesday. By Cole Blake June 12, 2025
Music Clipse Storms Back Into Our New "Fire Emoji" Playlist Update New hip-hop releases on "Fire Emoji" this week came from Clipse, Meek Mill, G Herbo, MAVI, Earl Sweatshirt, XXXTENTACION, and Juice WRLD. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 31, 2025
Music Tory Lanez Still Hasn't Filed Any New Evidence In Megan Thee Stallion Shooting Case Tory Lanez's team continues to push for his freedom in the Megan Thee Stallion shooting case despite his previous conviction. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 30, 2025
Sneakers Jack Harlow Debuts His New Balance 442 V2 Pro Indoor Collab Jack Harlow teams up with New Balance for a fresh take on the 442 V2 Pro Indoor, packed with subtle details and personal touches. By Ben Atkinson May 29, 2025
Music Gordo Claims "Everything Will Come To Light" Amidst Drake UMG Battle Gordo has been riding with Drake throughout his K. Dot war, and now he's claiming there's more to uncover. By Elias Andrews March 01, 2025
Music Diddy Lawyer Refuses To "Continue" Defense And Quits Trafficking Case The lawyer requested a relief. By Elias Andrews February 22, 2025
Music Joe Budden & QueenzFlip Exchange Words In Heated Shouting Match Tensions were running high between Joe Budden and Queenzflip. By Cole Blake February 19, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl Chain Sparks Massive Debate Over Whether It Was A Drake Diss Kendrick Lamar was taking plenty of jabs at Drake during the show. By Cole Blake February 10, 2025
Music SZA Reveals How Kendrick Lamar Asked Her To Join Super Bowl Halftime Show She reacted as wildly as we all did. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 09, 2025
Music Kanye West Buys Into The Doechii Industry Plant Allegations As usual, Kanye West used his conspiracy rhetoric and fascist leanings to speak on the industry plant allegations against Doechii. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 26, 2025
Music Meek Mill Gets Ripped To Shreds Online After Bizarre Photo Amid Shannon Sharpe Scandal Meek Mill has come to his own defense amid intense backlash for a new photo from his trip to Dubai, which features two fans. By Caroline Fisher April 23, 2025
Music Mike Epps Apologizes To Nicki Minaj For His Explicit Jokes A video of Mike Epps making inappropriate jokes about Nicki Minaj and Donald Trump recently surfaced online. By Cole Blake February 11, 2026