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Music Ksoo Adds Decade Onto His Life Sentence With Second Guilty Murder Conviction Ksoo was found guilty of another murder, though this time the conviction was of the second degree and revolves around a 2019 shooting. By Zachary Horvath February 26, 2026
Music Cardi B Claps Back At Twitter Trolls Claiming She Isn't Selling Out Her Shows Cardi B reportedly became the first female rapper to sell out two nights at the Kia Forum in Inglewood during her "Little Miss Drama" tour. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 22, 2026
Music Kodak Black’s Cryptic Instagram Post Has Some Fans Convinced He’s Nearing Retirement Kodak Black recently took to his Instagram Story to promote his new song, "How To Let Go," raising eyebrows in the process. By Caroline Fisher October 22, 2025
Original Content A Brief History Of The Chipmunk Vocal Sample Tracing the roots of the high-pitched, sped-up sample. By Sanibel Chai November 26, 2018
Relationships NBA Youngboy & Yaya Mayweather's Rocky Relationship: A Timeline "On-again off-again" doesn’t even begin to describe what’s happened in NBA Youngboy & Yaya Mayweather's less-than two-year romance. By Isaiah Cane September 09, 2020
Music Brian Steele Stunts On The Feds With Conviction Rate Comment Brian Steel advocated for justice in the system during this interview. By Tallie Spencer February 12, 2026
Music Young Thug Fans Grow Impatient As Rapper Hits The Studio Again Ahead Of "UY SCUTI" June is almost over, which means the teased release window for Young Thug's new album "UY SCUTI" is about to fully close. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 29, 2025
Relationships Shaboozey Sparks SZA Dating Rumors After Allegedly Sneaking Her Into His Photo Dump SZA has been romantically linked to Drake and an ex-fiancé of 11 years total. Shaboozey was connected to Emily Ratajkowski in 2024. By Zachary Horvath September 03, 2025
Music Claressa Shields Blasts 50 Cent After He Trolled Papoose With Remy Ma Clip Papoose is still waiting on 50 Cent to respond to "Let's Rap About It," whereas Claressa Shields and Remy Ma are in the middle. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 03, 2026
Music Sexyy Red Proves Parenting Critics Wrong With Adorable Clip Of Daughter Sexyy Red is shutting haters down. By Caroline Fisher August 30, 2024
Music Columbus Short Accuses Diddy Of Trying To Groom Him Columbus Short thinks Diddy was trying to groom him. By Cole Blake February 28, 2024
Original Content 6ix9ine & Lil Durk Beef: A Brief History Here’s everything we know about the beef between 6ix9ine and Lil Durk. By Jordan Schenkman May 10, 2022