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Music Tony Yayo On Shannon Sharpe: "Everybody Could Make Mistakes Over Some Good C**chie" Tony Yayo became famous after serving a jail sentence while his friend 50 Cent became the biggest rapper in hip-hop. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 03, 2025
Music Lil Durk Faces New Criminal Charge Due To Superseding Federal Indictment Lil Durk and his legal team have denied the prosecution's accusations, citing an alleged targeted attack on his lyrical content. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 02, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Predicts Kanye West's Surprising First Week Sales Numbers For "DONDA 2" DJ Akademiks has platformed Kanye West's chaos a lot in recent months, whether that's their interview or Ak's recent Kardashians rant. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 02, 2025
Music DJ Hed & Mal Ignite Social Media After A Spirited Debate About The Drake & Kendrick Lamar Beef It's been roughly a year since Drake and Kendrick Lamar's feud reached its peak, and DJ Hed and Mal have a lot to say about it. By Caroline Fisher May 02, 2025
Music Diddy Adds One More Lawyer To His Legal Team Mere Days Before Trial's Start Date Other last-minute efforts from Diddy's attorneys include gag order requests, evidence removals, and jury-related concerns. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 02, 2025
Music Misa Hylton’s Attorney Breaks Down Her “Tragic” $5M Lawsuit Against Mary J Blige According to Misa Hylton's attorney Nicholas Ramcharitar, her lawsuit against Mary J Blige stems from a dispute involving rapper Vado. By Caroline Fisher May 02, 2025
Music The Weeknd Signs With New Agency To Boost His Production Company The Weeknd was with CAA for four years after departing WME before resigning with the latter this week, expanding their original partnership. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 01, 2025
Music Top5 Asks Kanye West To Chime In On Jay-Z's Alleged Involvement In The Diddy Case Kanye West has blasted Jay-Z and defended Diddy on multiple occasions, so Top5 had no idea which side Ye would take here. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 01, 2025
Music Judge Wants Dame Dash Arrested If He Doesn’t Comply With Court Orders Dame Dash's fierce legal battle with filmmaker Josh Webber continues, and he's accused of failing to comply with court orders. By Caroline Fisher May 01, 2025
Pop Culture Brian McKnight Sues Jaguar Wright Over Domestic Violence Allegations Brian McKnight vehemently denies abusing his ex-wife Julie McKnight despite Jaguar Wright's shocking allegations. By Caroline Fisher April 30, 2025
Music Lil Durk Hit With New Obstacle In Murder-For-Hire Case As Feds Seize His Unreleased Music Lil Durk has been behind bars since last October when authorities arrested him for an alleged murder-for-hire plot. By Cole Blake April 29, 2025
Music Benny The Butcher Announces Surprise Album Dropping This Friday Benny The Butcher is returning and dropping his first LP of 2025 and he's bringing along some familiar friends. By Zachary Horvath April 29, 2025