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Music Nashville Police Hunt Final Suspect In Chris King’s Murder As Case Moves Toward Justice The final suspect, Trayvon Palmer, is reportedly believed to be in Los Angeles. By Tallie Spencer December 11, 2025
Music Waka Flocka Flame Convinced Diddy Is A “Monster” After Watching 50 Cent’s Docuseries Waka Flocka Flame has strong feelings about Netflix's new 50 Cent-produced Diddy docuseries, "Sean Combs: The Reckoning." By Caroline Fisher December 11, 2025
Politics JD Vance Takes Nicki Minaj Over Cardi B Nicki Minaj has been more and more vocal about her support of the Donald Trump administration over the last month or so. By Zachary Horvath December 11, 2025
Music The Game Claims He Hung Up On Michael Jackson Over 50 Cent Beef Believe it or not, this is not the only time The Game has told this story. He last did so in 2019 with "HipHopDX." By Zachary Horvath December 11, 2025
Music Ray J Allegedly Bleeds From Eyes & Wears Heart Monitor During Performance Ray J is in the midst of a serious health crisis, but it seems he wasn't going to cancel his special Valentine's Day show. By Zachary Horvath February 16, 2026
Music Kanye West Officially Announces First-Ever India Concert Reports of Kanye West performing in India surfaced earlier this year. This will be the second of four global stops on this world tour. By Zachary Horvath February 16, 2026
Music GloRilla Joins Cardi B Onstage At Los Angeles “Little Miss Drama” Tour Stop Cardi B recently surprised fans with a very special guest during her tour in support of her sophomore album, "Am I The Drama?" By Caroline Fisher February 16, 2026
Music Judge In Lil Durk Trial Hands Down Ruling On Lyrics & Videos As Evidence Lil Durk and his lawyers argued against the use of songs, lyrics, and music videos as evidence in his murder-for-hire trial. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 14, 2026
Music Wiz Khalifa Shares Last Conversation He Had With His Late Father Wiz Khalifa took to social media yesterday to share the heartbreaking news that his father Laurence W. Thomaz has passed away. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 14, 2026
Music Young Dolph Murder Suspect Reportedly Finalizing Plea Deal Cornelius Smith is the last murder suspect in the Young Dolph case following Hernandez Govan's acquittal and Justin Johnson's conviction. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 13, 2026
Music Chuck D To Gene Simmons' Controversial Take On Rappers Being In The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Gene Simmons riled fans up with his bold take on hip-hop's place in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Chuck D is stepping to defend his genre. By Zachary Horvath February 13, 2026
Sports Blueface & Nick Young Giggle Throughout Their Face Off As Boxing Match Approaches After a cancellation a few years ago, Blueface and Nick Young are finally all set to square off in the boxing ring sooner than later. By Zachary Horvath February 13, 2026