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Music Slimelife Shawty Appears To Explain Reason For YSL Plea Deal In Alleged Audio Leak Shawty reportedly took the plea because of his family. By Ben Mock August 20, 2023
Music Chloe Bailey Laughs At Being Warned About NSFW Posts On TikTok Chloe Bailey revealed she is a Kendrick Lamar stan amid the rapper’s beef with Drake. She admitted to crushing on Lamar. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 20, 2025
Music Joey Bada$$ Performs Unreleased Track From New Album, "Lonely At The Top" Joey Bada$$ is in the midst of a huge year after already welcoming his first child with Serayah, last month. By Cole Blake July 17, 2025
Music BigXThaPlug Reveals He Will Join NBA Youngboy On The MASA Tour After Lil Baby Tour Exit BigXThaPlug has one of the biggest songs of the summer with the Bailey Zimmerman-featured, “All The Way.” "Home" is racing up the charts. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 06, 2025
Music Diddy's Alleged Sex Worker Responds To His Possible Appearance In Sex Tape Shown To Jury Sharay "The Punisher" Hayes didn't know Diddy's "freak-off" sex parties were being recorded, which he had spoken of during trial. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 21, 2025
Music Spotify Glitch Sparks Confusion As Monthly Listeners Disappear From Artist Profiles Recently, some Spotify users began to notice that their favorite artists' number of monthly listeners was no longer listed on their profiles. By Caroline Fisher June 12, 2025
Music Prosecutors Believe Lil Durk Allegedly Incriminated Himself During DJ Akademiks Interview The feds have been searching to find any sort of evidence against Lil Durk, and they believe they struck gold with this clip. By Zachary Horvath May 20, 2025
Music Bobby Shmurda Addresses Rumors That His Tour Only Sold 10 Tickets Per City Bobby Shmurda was scheduled to hit the road for his "Still Alive Tour" on May 15. It was going to run through June 19. By Zachary Horvath May 07, 2025
Music Kanye West Tones Down Egregious Diddy Reference On “Bianca” Song Jury selection began in Diddy's criminal case on Monday morning in New York City and will continue throughout the week. By Cole Blake May 06, 2025
Music Roddy Ricch Sparks Nasty Back-And-Forth With His Son's Mother After Not Including Him In Easter Photoshoot Roddy Ricch and his ex-partner, Alexandra Kiser, have joint custody of their children, but that didn't happen amicably. By Zachary Horvath April 21, 2025
Music Ice Cube Announces First Tour In 10 Years Following Release Of "Man Down" Album Ice Cube is hitting the road domestically for the first time in a long time and it's to accompany his 2024 album release. By Zachary Horvath April 15, 2025
Music Ari Fletcher's Father Breaks Silence On 28-Year Absence, Leaves Daughter With Unanswered Questions Her father blames his failed relationship as the reason he's been absent. By Tallie Spencer November 23, 2023