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Music Rick Ross Gets His Own Street Name In Mississippi On Juneteenth Clarksdale's mayor Chuck Espy presided over Rick Ross' street naming ceremony in Mississippi, which was a heartening affair. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 21, 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 Jim Jones Argues He's Bigger Than Nas Some people thought that Jim Jones called himself a better and more successful rapper than Nas, but the reality is far more nuanced. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 20, 2025
Music A$AP Rocky, Tyler The Creator, & MIKE DEAN React To Pusha T's Destructive Verse On "So Be It" Pusha T sent the internet ablaze yesterday with his diss for Travis Scott on "So Be It" and it surprised a lot of people. By Zachary Horvath June 18, 2025
Music Clipse Tease "Culturally Inappropriate" Release Next Monday It's unclear what Clipse and Roc Nation are cooking up this August, but either way, fans are happy to be surprised. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 01, 2025
Music Desiree Perez To Face Daughter At Hearing About Alleged Gag Order Violation Roc Nation CEO Desiree Perez's daughter alleges that she was involuntarily committed to a mental health institution for no legitimate reason. By Caroline Fisher July 31, 2025
Music Mack Maine’s Son Dies At 20 After Seizure In a heartfelt Instagram post, Mack Maine calls fatherhood "one of the greatest gifts" he's ever received. By Caroline Fisher July 28, 2025
Music NBA YoungBoy Reveals He's Having His 13th Child, On Brand-New Album NBA YoungBoy's new album has had the internet talking and it's because of moments like these. Congratulations to YB! By Zachary Horvath July 25, 2025
Music Travis Scott's "JACKBOYS 2" Draws Mixed Fan Reactions Online Travis Scott and his record label dropped "JACKBOYS 2" on Sunday, and it is receiving very different reactions from person to person. By Devin Morton July 13, 2025
Music Clipse Lets God Sort Them Out On Our New "Fire Emoji" Playlist Update We have an all-star "Fire Emoji" update this week with Clipse, Drake, A$AP Rocky, Chance The Rapper, and many more guests. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 12, 2025
Music Drake Allegedly Told Akademiks The Cops Are Parked On His Street Amid Kendrick Lamar’s Arrival In Toronto Between Drake postponing his Kai Cenat stream and Kendrick Lamar fans in Toronto demanding a "Not Like Us" encore, last night was big. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 13, 2025
Music Dame Dash Ordered To Turn Over Assets To Satisfy Ongoing Debt After getting sued for alleged copyright infringement and defamation, Dame Dash was ordered to pay over $800K in damages in 2022. By Caroline Fisher June 11, 2025