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Music Ray J’s Mom Calls Out Kardashians In Fiery Post About Infamous Tape Ray J's mom has entered the chat. By Tallie Spencer March 12, 2026
Music Eminem & More Pay Tribute To Late Radio Legend Lord Sear Rapper and longtime radio host Lord Sear recently passed away at the age of 53, prompting his peers to honor his life and legacy. By Caroline Fisher March 12, 2026
Music Nipsey Hussle To Be Commemorated With Los Angeles Intersection Renaming This Saturday (February 28), the intersection at Crenshaw Boulevard and Slauson Avenue will become "Nipsey Hussle Square." By Caroline Fisher February 25, 2026
Music Joe Budden’s Girlfriend Checks Emanny For Insinuating He Cheats Joe Budden's girlfriend Shadée Monqiue was in the studio for a recent episode of his podcast, and didn't like what she was hearing. By Caroline Fisher February 24, 2026
Music J. Cole Greeted By Mob Of Fans As His Honda Civic Gets Repaired J. Cole has been traveling around the country in his Honda Civic to sell CD copies of his newest album, "The Fall-Off." By Cole Blake February 24, 2026
Music Domani Harris Responds To 50 Cent's Diss With Another Of His Own Domani Harris has also been assisting his dad T.I. in the 50 Cent beef with some diss records and he's just come through with a second one. By Zachary Horvath March 06, 2026
Music Fan Sings Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" For Drake As He Leaves Copenhagen Hotel Drake was in Copenhagen to perform alongside PartyNextDoor on their ongoing "Some Special Shows 4 U" tour. By Cole Blake August 26, 2025
Music Police Scanner Audio Reveals Lil Nas X Was Seemingly Tased During His Arrest Lil Nas X will return to the courtroom on September 15 for a pre-trial hearing in the case as he faces four felony charges. By Cole Blake August 26, 2025
Music Ksoo Attends YFN Lucci Concert From Prison With The Help Of Lil Duval Earlier this month, Ksoo was found guilty of first-degree murder in the 2020 death of fellow Jacksonville rapper Lil Buck. By Caroline Fisher August 25, 2025
Music Ozzy Osbourne Dies At 76 Just Weeks After His Farewell Concert Ozzy Osbourne's death comes just weeks after he reunited with his original Black Sabbath bandmates for a farewell concert. By Cole Blake July 22, 2025
Music Raekwon Blames His Landlord After His Dispensary Gets Shut Down Over $500K Rent Dispute The news comes after Raekwon dropped his new album through Mass Appeal, "The Emperor's New Clothes," last week. By Cole Blake July 21, 2025
Music Cam'ron Posts Hilarious Rap Battle Loss To ChatGPT On Instagram Cam'ron took to Instagram to reveal that he lost a rap battle to ChatGPT in an admittedly humorous fashion. By Devin Morton July 18, 2025