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Music Tyler The Creator Poised To Have Solid Opening Sales Week For "DON'T TAP THE GLASS" Similar to "CHROMAKOPIA," Tyler The Creator had a shorter first sales week. But once again, it's not going to matter. By Zachary Horvath July 23, 2025
Music Cash Out Sentenced To Life In Prison After Being Found Guilty Of Sex Trafficking Cash Out is best known for his breakthrough single "Cashin' Out," which he released back in 2011 on his mixtape "It's My Time." By Cole Blake July 21, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Takes Aim At SZA Once Again In More Scathing Posts Nicki Minaj's latest post comes in response to SZA leaking a text message of her asking for a feature back in 2020. By Cole Blake July 17, 2025
Music Saucy Santana Admits He Misses Having Fun With Diddy A jury found Diddy not guilty on charges of alleged sex trafficking and racketeering in his recent criminal trial. By Cole Blake July 07, 2025
Music 6ix9ine Goes Off On Cops After Alleged Nightclub Altercation Reportedly, police responded to a call about an alleged altercation involving 6ix9ine at Playpen 2 in Miami over the weekend. By Caroline Fisher July 07, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Hit With Another Lawsuit For Allegedly Owing $275K 24/7 Productions claims that they fronted tons of money while working with Nicki Minaj ahead of "Pink Friday 2." By Cole Blake March 24, 2026
TV Lil Baby Gets Cooked Online After Striking A Gleeful Pose With Andrew Tate Lil Baby was in Dubai recently, and it led to a meet-up with controversial red pill influencer, Andrew Tate. By Alexander Cole December 31, 2025
Sports Joe Budden Mercilessly Clowns Andrew Tate For Losing Boxing Match With Chase Demoor Andrew Tate suffered a loss to Chase Demoor during the Misfits Boxing "The Fight Before Christmas" card, last week. By Cole Blake December 24, 2025
Music Rod Wave Sued By Photographer Over 'Last Lap' Album Cover Copyright The photographer claims Rod Wave used his photograph without permission. By Tallie Spencer December 11, 2025
Music 6ix9ine Receives Three-Month Prison Sentence For Probation Violations Tekashi 6ix9ine's beatdown of a man in Florida over his snitching scandal resulted in a three-month jail sentence for violating his probation. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 05, 2025
Music Diddy Juror Questions Cassie While Breaking Down Split Verdict Two of the jurors who found Diddy guilty of transportation for prostitution this year broke their silence in "Sean Combs: The Reckoning." By Caroline Fisher December 02, 2025
Music Gunna Abruptly Ends Puzzling Virginia Beach Show Early Gunna kicked off his 2025-2026 "Wun World Tour" in mid-November. It runs through July 3 in Portugal. More dates were added a few weeks ago. By Zachary Horvath December 01, 2025