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Music 50 Cent Claims "Opening Act" Rick Ross Has No Hits Without Drake 50 Cent continued his Rick Ross onslaught by questioning the latter's catalog, and noting that he has to open for others. By Elias Andrews March 12, 2025
Music Xzibit Receives Temporary Restraining Order From Former Employee Over Alleged Death Threat Julio Garcia, the man responsible for dishing out these allegations, used to wash cars for Xzibit for a long time. By Zachary Horvath March 11, 2025
Music Cardi B Addresses Bizarre Rumor That Stefon Diggs Left Her Over BBL Smell Recently, fans noticed that Cardi B removed any posts featuring Stefon Diggs from her Instagram page, sparking all kinds of theories. By Caroline Fisher July 11, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Wanted To Be On Clipse's "So Be It" Off Of New Album "Let God Sort Em Out" Pusha T and No Malice spoke on Kendrick Lamar's materialized and mythical Clipse collaborations on "The Joe Budden Podcast." By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 11, 2025
Music GELO Claps Back At Cam'ron In XXL Freshman Freestyle LiAngelo Ball, known artistically as GELO, has come a long way from his hooping days in this breakout year. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 10, 2025
Music Fetty Wap Is All Smiles In New Prison Photos As Fans Call For His Release Fetty Wap is currently serving a six-year prison sentence at a low-security facility in Sandstone, Minnesota. By Caroline Fisher July 10, 2025
Music Drake’s “What Did I Miss?” Targets Strong Billboard Hot 100 Debut Drake's latest single is expected to appear on his highly anticipated upcoming ninth studio album, "Iceman." By Caroline Fisher July 10, 2025
Music Travis Scott Finally Begins Pre-Orders For "Jackboys 2" The move comes after Travis Scott dropped a new single from the project featuring Don Toliver and Sheck Wes on Tuesday. By Cole Blake July 09, 2025
Music Rihanna & ASAP Rocky Honor Her Late Father Ronald Fenty At Funeral In Barbados This May, Rihanna's father Ronald Fenty died in Los Angeles at the age of 71, surrounded by his loved ones. By Caroline Fisher July 09, 2025
Streetwear Pharrell And A$AP Rocky’s Louis Vuitton Collaboration Reportedly Scrapped The rumored Pharrell Williams and A$AP Rocky Louis Vuitton collaboration may be off, but the story behind its cancellation reveals more. By Ben Atkinson July 08, 2025
Music 50 Cent Clowns Diddy Over New Lawsuit Alleging He Masturbated Into The Notorious B.I.G.’s Shirt Diddy is facing yet another new lawsuit by a man seeking damages for alleged sexual battery, emotional distress, and more. By Caroline Fisher July 08, 2025
Music Essence Festival Organizers Take Blame For Lauryn Hill's Late Set While serving as a headliner for Essence Festival over the weekend, Lauryn Hill didn't take the stage until late into the night. By Cole Blake July 08, 2025