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Music Fat Joe Sparks Uproar With Claim About The Five Percent Nation Fat Joe has been making several headlines in recent months for his antics on his new podcast with Jadakiss, "Joe & Jada." By Cole Blake July 09, 2025
Music Lauryn Hill Breaks Silence On Essence Festival Tardiness Many fans gave up hope in seeing Lauryn Hill perform at the event as she didn't take the stage until late into the night. By Cole Blake July 09, 2025
Music Fans Think Nicki Minaj & Cardi B Are Taking Shots At Each Other Nicki Minaj and Cardi B's cryptic posts on social media have resulted in fans trying to come up with an explanation. By Cole Blake July 08, 2025
Music Official Verdict Sheet From Diddy's Criminal Trial Revealed The jury found Diddy not guilty on charges of sex trafficking and racketeering in his recent criminal trial. By Cole Blake July 08, 2025
Music Trippie Redd Teases New Kanye West Collaboration On “NDA” Just a few months ago, Trippie Redd fired back after Kanye West claimed to have "invented rage," but it looks like they're on better terms. By Caroline Fisher July 08, 2025
Music Young Thug Pays For Fan's Gas After 9-Hour Drive To Concert Young Thug fans are foaming at the mouth for his comeback album "UY SCUTI," and to go see his first shows post-YSL RICO trial. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 07, 2025
Music Kevin Gates Visits 4Xtra In The Hospital After Fireworks Accident Kevin Gates went to visit Los Angeles rapper 4Xtra, who allegedly lost some fingers due to a firework accident on the Fourth of July. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 07, 2025
Music NLE Choppa Channels Tupac To Reveal Shocking New Look NLE Choppa not only debuted a new look seemingly inspired by Tupac, but he also announced a diss track coming out later today. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 07, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Shouts Out 12-Year-Old Concertgoer Who Went Bar-For-Bar All Night During his wildly successful "Grand National" tour with SZA, Kendrick Lamar has signed fans' vinyls, met them backstage, and showed them love. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 07, 2025
Music N.O.R.E. Recalls Angry Phone Call From Pusha T After Pharrell Said He Loved Drake According to N.O.R.E., the first time he ever heard Pusha T raise his voice was after Pharrell weighed in on his feud with Drake. By Caroline Fisher July 07, 2025
Music Rich Homie Quan's Dad Gets Candid About Late Rapper's Beef With Young Thug While they collaborated on music for a number of years, Young Thug and Rich Homie Quan infamously had a falling out. By Cole Blake July 07, 2025
Music Coi Leray Drops Seductive Post-Baby Thirst Trap On Independence Day Coi Leray and Trippie Redd got back together in late 2024, shortly after, Leray was pregnant with their first child. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 06, 2025