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Music Whitney Alford Shows Support For Kendrick Lamar's New Album "GNX" The rapper's fiance is a fan. By Elias Andrews November 22, 2024
Music Mariah The Scientist Causes Controversy By Skipping Out On Tour Date After Young Thug's Release She wants to be with her man... Should that come at the cost of ticket holders? By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 04, 2024
Music DJ Hed Criticized After Airing Edited Version Of Drake's "2 Hard 4 The Radio" DJ Hed revealed that he took the Mustard and West Coast disses out of Drake's "2 Hard 4 The Radio," and no one is happy about it. By Alexander Cole May 26, 2026
Music Kodak Black Arrested In South Florida On Fleeing & Resisting Charges The rapper was taken into custody on Thursday, May 14. By Tallie Spencer May 14, 2026
Music Kanye West Had Courtroom In Stitches After "N***** In Paris" Joke During Copyright Trial Kanye West is currently in the midst of a copyright trial involving his album, "DONDA," but that isn't stopping him from cracking jokes. By Alexander Cole May 07, 2026
Music Pooh Shiesty's Memphis Home Raided By The FBI Pooh Shiesty has been home from prison since October, although his home in Cordova was recently raided by the FBI. By Alexander Cole April 01, 2026
Music Kanye West Finally Settles “Vultures 1” Sample Dispute In 2024, Kanye West was sued by three artists who accused him of illegally sampling their song on "Vultures 1." By Caroline Fisher March 19, 2026
Music 50 Cent Producing Podcast About DMX's Upbringing Hosted By Jadakiss 50 Cent has been busy as this podcast surrounding the early life of DMX is now the second project of his announced this week. By Zachary Horvath January 23, 2026
Music Nicki Minaj Tells Lil Wayne That Marriage To Kenneth Petty Is "Refreshing & Calming" Lil Wayne & Nicki Minaj linked up on Young Money radio where they spoke about her career, nabbing a No. 1 song with Doja Cat, why social media distancing is important, and what married life has been like for Mrs. Petty. By Erika Marie June 13, 2020
Tech Meek Mill Claims He's Developing An AI Tool That "Can Change The World" Meek Mill has received a lot of criticism for a multitude of reasons and now he's receiving even more backlash for dabbling in AI. By Zachary Horvath September 02, 2025
Music XXXTENTACION & Ski Mask's "Members Only:" The Complete Roster Meet Members Only. By Mitch Findlay June 28, 2017
Music Cardi B Seemingly Accuses Offset Of Sleeping With Ari Fletcher In Leaked DMs Moneybagg Yo's girlfriend Ari Fletcher recently got dragged into Cardi B and Offset's messy divorce drama. By Caroline Fisher April 17, 2025