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Music Cardi B Addresses Bizarre Rumor That Stefon Diggs Left Her Over BBL Smell Recently, fans noticed that Cardi B removed any posts featuring Stefon Diggs from her Instagram page, sparking all kinds of theories. By Caroline Fisher July 11, 2025
Music "XXL" Reveals The 2025 Freshman Class This "XXL" Freshman Class is headlined by newly turned rapper GELO (LiAngelo Ball), Ray Vaughn of TDE, and ian based in Dallas. By Zachary Horvath June 24, 2025
Music YNW Melly's Family Shows Up To Support Him At Court Hearing YNW Melly was recently denied bond ahead of his double murder retrial, for which he's been in prison since 2019. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 22, 2025
Music Ski Mask The Slump God Attends XXXTENTACION Memorial At X's Mother's House XXXTENTACION passed away seven years ago, and his mom Cleopatra Bernard hosted Ski Mask The Slump God and many others for its anniversary. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 19, 2025
Music Silento Breaks Silence After Getting Sentenced To 30 Years In Prison For Killing His Cousin Silento, best known for his song “Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)," pleaded guilty to charges related to the killing on Wednesday. By Cole Blake June 12, 2025
Music Lil Baby Taunts Jack Doherty By Snatching His Chain At The Club Lil Baby couldn't resist messing with Jack Doherty as his chain was up for grabs in his eyes with seemingly no security in sight. By Zachary Horvath June 11, 2025
Music Raekwon Documentary On "Only Built 4 Cuban Linx" With Ghostface Killah Gets Trailer "The Purple Tape Files" will feature appearances from Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, RZA, Nas, Kendrick Lamar, Method Man, and many more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 10, 2025
Music Diddy Allegedly Referred To "Jane" As His "Crackpipe" Because He Was So Addicted To Her An anonymous woman going by "Jane" has been testifying in Diddy's ongoing criminal trial throughout the week. By Cole Blake June 10, 2025
Relationships Kanye West Continues To Dispel Bianca Censori Divorce Rumors With A "Fit Pic" Kanye West and Bianca Censori's relationship had seemingly been on the ropes, but things seem to be fine from an outsider's perspective. By Zachary Horvath April 22, 2025
Music Kanye West Explains Why Jay-Z's Verse On "Jail" Hurt His Feelings Kanye West has been airing out his issues with Jay-Z in controversial posts on social media for a number of weeks. By Cole Blake April 21, 2025
Music NLE Choppa Introduces His New Children's Book To Memphis Preschoolers With A Read-A-Long NLE Choppa has received a tremendous amount of support from the LGTBQIA+ community for his support with performances at their events. By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 21, 2025
Music Kanye West Slammed By Non-Profit Founder For Comments About Jay-Z & Beyonce’s Children Kanye West has been making all sorts of headlines for his wildly controversial antics on social media in recent months. By Cole Blake April 20, 2025