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Music Young Thug Faces Renewed Legal Fight Over 2015 Lil Wayne Tour Bus Shooting Young Thug's legal battles continue. By Aron A. August 18, 2026
Music Wack 100 Confronts Bodyguard Who Claims Busta Rhymes Is Gay The music exec doesn't believe it. By Elias Andrews December 05, 2024
Music Diddy Spotted Walking Around Prison Yard As New Footage Surfaces Online Diddy still has a year and a half to go in his prison sentence, and as it turns out, the mogul is staying active behind bars. By Alexander Cole July 07, 2026
Music Dame Dash Is Sick Of JAŸ-Z Flexing Beyoncé, Calls Nas Reconciliation "Cringe" Dame Dash is back on "The Art Of Dialogue," where he decided to hate on Jay-Z and Beyonce for their Yankee Stadium performance. By Alexander Cole July 15, 2026
Pop Culture Lil Peep's Tattoos & Their Meanings Late rapper Lil Peep had around 59 tattoos at the time of his death. Here's a look at some of their meanings. By Josh Megson March 30, 2023
Music Rory & Mal Debate Whether Or Not Alleged Leaked Drake DMs Validate "Fighting Irish" Freestyle Does this confirm the LeBron James theories that this freestyle provoked? By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 10, 2025
Music Playboi Carti Seems To Clap Back At Drake Diss On Ken Carson's New Album Drake had a purported shot for Playboi Carti on "ICEMAN," which Carti may have responded to on the new Ken Carson collab "wedidit." By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 04, 2026
Original Content All Of Drake & The Weeknd's Collaborations For a small stretch of time, Drake and The Weeknd proved themselves to be a powerful songwriting team. By Trevor Smith January 11, 2017
Music King Von Associate O-Block Louie Reportedly Passes Away The details around this are still unclear. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 02, 2025
Original Content Nelly Net Worth 2025: Updated Wealth Of The Rapper Explore Nelly's net worth in 2025, understanding how his music, business ventures, and TV appearances contribute to his fortune. By Jake Skudder February 05, 2024
Music Lil Durk Challenges Stalking Charge Days Before Murder-For-Hire Trial A new defense filing argues prosecutors failed to identify the intended victim in one of Lil Durk’s stalking charges. By Erika Marie August 17, 2026
Music Future's Squeaky "The Real Me" Track "2018" Draws Hilarious Fan Reactions "2018" is one of the standout cuts on Future's new album "The Real Me," but more so for its meme potential than for universal praise. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 10, 2026