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Music Young Scooter Tributes Pour In From Playboi Carti, Quavo, ATL Jacob, And Many Other Hip-Hop Stars These heartbreaking tributes from the hip-hop world follow Atlanta police's initial update on Young Scooter's passing, which is still vague. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 29, 2025
Music Meek Mill Shuts Down Claim He Was Held For Ransom By L.A. Crips Meek Mill became the subject of a pretty unflattering rumor on Tuesday, and he did his best to put out the internet fire. By Elias Andrews March 25, 2025
Music Big U Refutes RICO Charges On Instagram Before Turning Himself In Big U has been arrested and accused of "mafia-like" crimes, and he shared some crucial insights before giving himself up. By Elias Andrews March 19, 2025
Music Kanye West Calls Playboi Carti "A Dumber Version Of Virgil" As His Relentless Verbal Assault Continues Playboi Carti finally stepping up to Kanye West got him hit with more disrespectful tweets as the latter continues to spiral. By Zachary Horvath March 19, 2025
Music Iggy Azalea Threatens To Expose Kanye West After He Mentions Her & Playboi Carti's Son Kanye West has been feuding with Iggy Azalea, Playboi Carti, and several other artists on social media. By Cole Blake March 19, 2025
Music Playboi Carti Receives Nice Sales Bump In Latest First-Week Projections Update Playboi Carti is already prepped to have his biggest debut ever, but the final number keeps growing larger by the day. By Zachary Horvath March 18, 2025
Music Kanye West Accuses Cassie Of Extorting Diddy With Sexual Assault Allegations In Latest Bizarre Rant Kanye West has been making all kinds of headlines in recent days for his controversial antics on social media. By Cole Blake March 18, 2025
Music Rihanna Opens Up About The Biggest Difficulties Of Motherhood Rihanna admitted that there are several aspects of motherhood she has been struggling with as she shares two kids with ASAP Rocky. By Cole Blake March 17, 2025
Music Plies Abandons Lawsuit Against Megan Thee Stallion, GloRilla, Cardi B & Soulja Boy Over Uncleared Sample GloRilla and Megan Thee Stallion originally teamed up with Cardi B for the remix of "Wanna Be" back in May 2024. By Cole Blake March 17, 2025
Music Punch & Top Dawg Celebrate SZA Breaking Michael Jackson's Billboard 200 Record SZA's "SOS" album has been dominating the Billboard charts ever since its release back in December of 2022. By Cole Blake March 17, 2025
Music NLE Choppa Expressed Unwavering Love & Support To The LGBTQIA+ Community At Truth Awards NLE Choppa's "Slut Me Out" series has become a cross over success with a country and rock version of the two tracks. By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 16, 2025
Pop Culture Cam'ron Sets The Record Straight On Long-Standing Mariah Carey Relationship Rumors Mariah Carey and Kill Cam have been linked since early 2000s thanks to past musical collaborations and frequent hang outs. By Zachary Horvath March 15, 2025