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Music Sheff G Begins Five-Year Prison Sentence After Pleading Guilty To Attempted Murder Sheff G was one of 32 people indicted in a 140-count murder conspiracy case earlier this year, and was sentenced to five years in August. By Caroline Fisher October 01, 2025
Music MF DOOM Album Briefly Removed From Spotify Fans were concerned. By Devin Morton July 24, 2024
Music Soulja Boy Continues Drake Tirade With Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” Lyrics Soulja Boy isn't letting up. By Caroline Fisher July 17, 2024
Music Kid Cudi Opens Up About Almost Suffering A Life-Threatening Overdose In New Memoir Kid Cudi's book, "Cudi: The Memoir," will be releasing on Tuesday, August 12, and is available for pre-order now. By Cole Blake August 07, 2025
Music Chance The Rapper Finally Reveals Release Date For New Album "Star Line" Chance The Rapper has released a lot of killer singles in recent years, and he's finally ready for a full-length return. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 31, 2025
Music G Herbo Thinks DJ Akademiks & DJ Vlad Should Donate Money To Chicago Due To Their Coverage G Herbo shared his sympathetic but urgent thoughts on media figures like DJ Akademiks and DJ Vlad on "The Adam Friedland Show." By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 27, 2025
Music Tory Lanez Offers Chrisean Rock Spiritual Advice During Heartfelt Prison Call Chrisean Rock has faced her fair share of obstacles in recent months, and she recently got some words of encouragement from Tory Lanez. By Caroline Fisher July 23, 2025
Music Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist Are Apparently Dropping "Alfredo 2" Later This Month This would cap off one heck of a month for hip-hop if Freddie Gibbs and The Alchemist actually follow through on this. By Zachary Horvath July 16, 2025
Music Troy Ave Opens Fire On Robbery Suspect In Harrowing Security Footage In June, Troy Ave and celebrity chef Geoff Cole's evening took an unexpected turn when a man tried to rob them in San Diego. By Caroline Fisher July 16, 2025
Music Soulja Boy Slams Kandi Burruss Over His Ex-Employee’s Disturbing Allegations During a recent appearance on Kandi Burruss' podcast, one of Soulja Boy's former employees alleged that the rapper once spit in his food. By Caroline Fisher October 21, 2025
Music D’Angelo’s Daughter Imani Breaks Her Silence On His Death In Heartbreaking Tribute D'Angelo passed away at the age of 51 this week following a long and private battle with pancreatic cancer. By Caroline Fisher October 16, 2025
Music Killer Mike & JID Will Induct Outkast Into Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Sleepy Brown will also join Killer Mike and JID in honoring Outkast at the upcoming Los Angeles induction ceremony on November 8. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 13, 2025