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Music Jay-Z Drops Old Jaz-O Collab On Streaming Amid 30th Anniversary Celebrations "N***a What, N***a Who (Originator 99)" appeared on Jay-Z's album "Vol.2... Hard Knock Life," and it now has a special vinyl release as well. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 01, 2026
Music Big U Demands Names Of Cooperating Witnesses In Federal RICO Case If convicted, Big U could spend decades behind bars. By Tallie Spencer February 12, 2026
Music Lil Jon’s Son DJ Young Slade Missing In Georgia Lil Jon's 27-year-old son, DJ Young Slade, reportedly ran out of his house this week and has not been seen since. By Caroline Fisher February 04, 2026
Music Louisiana Supreme Court Refuses To Hear Another Appeal In C-Murder Case C-Murder fought for his freedom for over two decades after being convicted of the murder of 16-year-old Steve Thomas in 2009. By Caroline Fisher February 05, 2026
Sports Wack 100 Accuses Jason Luv Of Avoiding Blueface Fight During a recent livestream, Blueface announced that he'd be willing to box Jason Luv as revenge for his friend, Adam22. By Caroline Fisher February 03, 2026
Music TDE’s Punch Laughs Off Isaac Hayes III’s Take on GloRilla Grammy Debate Fans debate whether Glorilla should have won over Kendrick Lamar. By Tallie Spencer February 05, 2026
Politics Nicki Minaj Defends Donald Trump In Fiery Rant On Gavin Newsom & His Wife Nicki Minaj and California governor Gavin Newsom have beef history concerning Donald Trump. Now Newsom's wife Jennifer Siebel is in the mix. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 22, 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 Nicki Minaj Dumped By Lawyer Amid $10 Million Lawsuit Nicki Minaj is facing another big lawsuit from a familiar foe, but she's going to need to find new representation, adding to this headache. By Zachary Horvath February 26, 2026
Music Ian Connor Shockingly Claims A$AP Rocky "Killed" A$AP Yams Ian Connor has been going at A$AP Rocky for a long time, and their beef has now led to this shocking claim about A$AP Yams. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 25, 2026
Music Baltimore Rapper Poppa Fetti Hit With Child Sex Trafficking Charges Poppa Fetti was previously indicted on nine state sex trafficking felonies in Baltimore County in November. By Cole Blake February 24, 2026
Music Nicki Minaj Argues The Moon Landing Was Fake Nicki Minaj has been speaking out about politics countless times in recent months, even firmly supporting Donald Trump. By Cole Blake February 04, 2026