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Music The Tragic Murder Of Lil Durk’s Brother DThang Remains A Mystery After Four Years Lil Durk's brother Dontay "DThang" Banks Jr. was fatally shot outside of a Harvey, Il strip club back in 2021. By Caroline Fisher October 09, 2025
Music Tia Kemp Goes After Nicki Minaj & Her Fans For Blowing Up Her Phone In Scathing Rant Tia Kemp previously sided with Cardi B in her viral beef with Nicki Minaj, which exploded on social media, last week. By Cole Blake October 07, 2025
Music AI 2Pac Video Has Social Media Extremely Concerned For The Future In addition to the video of 2Pac, AI-generated videos of other celebrities have been emerging online as well. By Cole Blake October 06, 2025
Music Gucci Mane Is On The Clock For Our New "Fire Emoji" Playlist Update This week's "Fire Emoji" playlist update covers new releases from Gucci Mane, Murda Beatz, Elcamino, Dave East, and Big Sad 1900. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 04, 2025
Music Judge Scolds Diddy's Defense Team For "Inappropriate" Letter About "Mia" The anonymous "Mia" was one of a few alleged victims and accusers who contrasted others' defenses of Diddy ahead of his sentencing. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 03, 2025
TV Bad Bunny & Doja Cat Tease Awkwardly Funny ‘SNL’ Season Premiere Promo Bad Bunny and Doja Cat star in a quirky new SNL promo with Chloe Fineman ahead of the Oct. 4 season premiere. By Tallie Spencer October 02, 2025
Music JT Drops Scathing Cardi B Diss Track On Akademiks, Escalating Rap Beef JT releases a fiery diss track aimed at Cardi B, premiering on Akademiks amid their ongoing feud. By Tallie Spencer October 02, 2025
Music Ray J Warns He Won't Be “Silenced” Amid Kim Kardashian’s Bombshell Lawsuit This week, Kim Kardashian and her mother filed a lawsuit against Ray J after he alleged that a RICO case against them is imminent. By Caroline Fisher October 02, 2025
Music Dame Dash Assets Approved For Auction As Financial Fallout Continues Dash originally filed for bankruptcy back in September, citing unpaid taxes, child support, legal judgments, and more. By Cole Blake October 02, 2025
Music Young Thug Reveals He's Bringing Quavo On Tour In 2026 The tour announcement comes after Young Thug release his first album since getting out of jail, "UY Scuti." By Cole Blake October 02, 2025
Music JT Hints At Dropping A Cardi B Diss Track Soon Amid Fiery Exchange With Her Sister In JT's X exchange with Cardi B's sister, she claims that the femcee was the one to start their feud about three years ago. By Zachary Horvath September 30, 2025
Music Birdman Reveals Why He's Been On Tour With NBA YoungBoy NBA YoungBoy will continue performing on his "Make America Slime Again Tour" through November 12, when he will wrap up in Seattle. By Cole Blake September 30, 2025