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Music Lil Durk Claims He's Spent Four Months In Solitary Confinement, Friends Have Left Him Behind Lil Durk has been behind bars since 2024, when he was arrested for allegedly orchestrating a murder-for-hire plot. By Cole Blake January 07, 2026
Music Who Is Signed To Concrete Boys? A Breakdown Of Lil Yachty's New Label Lil Yachty's Concrete Boys collective is home to some of the most exciting up-and-coming artists the industry has to offer. By TeeJay Small April 05, 2024
Music Gunna Reveals How He Lost "30-40 Pounds" After Prison Release Gunna plans to stay in shape. By Cole Blake April 16, 2024
Relationships Lil Durk & India Royale: Relatonship Timeline India Royale and Lil Durk captured everyone's heart, especially on social media. It seemed like it was all good, until it just wasn't. By Brandon Simmons March 14, 2023
Music Drake’s Right-Hand Man, Chubbs, Gets Engaged Drake's close confidant Chubbs kicked off 2026 by proposing to his partner Zizi after roughly six years together. By Caroline Fisher January 06, 2026
Music Young Thug Flamed On Social Media After Resurfaced Peewee Roscoe Audio Goes Viral Fans online have been quick to point out Young Thug's frequent criticism of Gunna following the YSL RICO trial. By Cole Blake August 27, 2025
Music How Did Megan Thee Stallion Get Her "Tina Snow" Alter Ego Name? Megan Thee Stallion has been rapping with the Tina Snow nickname for several years. Here's a deep dive into the origins of the name. By TeeJay Small February 01, 2024
Music Gene Simmons Makes Racist Comments About Rappers Making The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame It's not my music. I don't come from the ghetto. It doesn't speak my language." By Tallie Spencer February 12, 2026
Music Baby Keem Takes Fans Behind-The-Scenes Of "Ca$ino" In New Documentary Baby Keem announced his long-awaited sophomore studio album, "Ca$ino," on Tuesday and it's dropping later this month. By Cole Blake February 10, 2026
Music Rod Wave Clears Up Fatherhood & Zaria, Alleged Woman Who Claims He Fathered Her Child Rod Wave is a known father to twin daughters with on-and-off again girlfriend Dee. He has began sharing kids on social media. By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 22, 2025
Original Content Jack Harlow's Albums & Mixtapes, Ranked We're ranking the catalog of Kentucky's Finest. By Ferri Trust April 07, 2023
Music ILoveMakonnen Gets Brutally Honest About Falling Out With Drake According to ILoveMakonnen, his relationship with Drake took a turn for the worse not long after their 2014 collab. By Caroline Fisher September 29, 2025