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Music Irv Gotti Reportedly “Not Responsive” Following Stroke And Brain Bleed Irv Gotti is reportedly dealing with some serious health issues. By Caroline Fisher February 05, 2025
Music Kanye West Refutes Bipolar Diagnosis And Reveals He's Autistic The rapper continues to surprise. By Elias Andrews February 05, 2025
TV DJ Akademiks Calls Nipsey Hussle a "Gangbanger" Who Died Like A "Gangbanger" DJ Akademiks went on stream and delivered a rant about Nipsey Hussle, his legacy, and the people who idolize him. By Alexander Cole March 04, 2026
Music J. Cole Makes TikTok With Fans During Alabama “Trunk Sale” Tour Stop J. Cole recently made an appearance in one lucky fan's TikTok during his recent stop at Alabama A&M University. By Caroline Fisher February 20, 2026
Music J. Cole Makes Fans’ Day With A FaceTime Call One J. Cole fan recently ran into the rapper at a Nike Store in Nashville, and decided to surprise his group chat. By Caroline Fisher February 18, 2026
Music Joe Budden Opens Up About The Dark Reality Of Percocet Addiction During his recent appearance on Shannon Sharpe's "Club Shay Shay," Joe Budden got brutally honest about the height of his addiction. By Caroline Fisher February 05, 2026
Music Metro Boomin Shouts Out Andre 3000 For Letting Him Wear His Special Jumpsuit During Future Tour Stop Both ATL legends show each other love. By Zachary Horvath September 04, 2024
Music Big Sean & Doechii Plant Their Flags On Our New "Fire Emoji" Playlist Update Other amazing rap releases on "Fire Emoji" this week came from Destroy Lonely, A$AP Rocky, BNYX, Chance The Rapper, and more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 31, 2024
Music Who Did Boosie Badazz Influence? Boosie Badazz's claim to have influenced many rappers is not so far-fetched. By Chukwudi Onyewuchi April 30, 2024
Music Lil Baby Expands 4PF Roster With New Signing Lil Baby finds a new artist, announcing her possible signing to 4PF. By Alex Zidel October 05, 2020
Music Birdman Says He Wants To Make A Cash Money Documentary With DJ Akademiks Birdman and his brother, Ronald "Slim" Williams, launched the now-iconic label, Cash Money Records. back in 1991. By Cole Blake August 06, 2025
Music Orlando Brown Threatens To Sue Chow Lee For Sampling Him On Hit Song, "Ms. Beautiful V" Orlando Brown wants to earn a "dollar a view" for Chow Lee's viral music video, which has racked up millions of streams. By Cole Blake April 02, 2025