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Music NLE Choppa & NBA Ben 10 Trade Shots After Tense Confrontation In Houston NLE Choppa has been feuding with NBA YoungBoy for months, having dissed him on several of his latest singles. By Cole Blake December 24, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Thinks Young Thug & Lil Baby Will End Up Like Pooh Shiesty DJ Akademiks criticized Young Thug and Lil Baby for "playing gangster" amid Pooh Shiesty's arrest for allegedly kidnapping Gucci Mane. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 03, 2026
Music Cardi B Thanks Fans In Saudi Arabia For Teaching Her Lesson About Fame Cardi B reflected on the responsibility her celebrity carries during a new interview on "Aspire with Emma Grede." By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 03, 2026
Music An Entire Kanye West Album Just Leaked Kanye West has released unfinished album since 2016's Life of Pablo. Donda 2 was released on a custom made streaming player. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 18, 2025
Music YNW Melly Refuses To Attend His Latest Status Hearing Following another delay, YNW Melly's double-murder retrial is currently scheduled to commence in January of 2027. By Cole Blake April 01, 2026
Music DOJ Alleges Gucci Mane Was Kidnapped And Robbed By Pooh Shiesty And Big30 Pooh Shiesty was arrested on Wednesday in Dallas by the FBI with the reasoning being unknown. Now, we have a surplus of information as to why. By Zachary Horvath April 02, 2026
Music Tyrese Dips In Middle Of Tank Verzuz Battle And Argues With Trey Songz With Tyrese and Tank being former bandmates, you had a feeling this Verzuz would deliver on the entertainment front, and it definitely did. By Zachary Horvath March 27, 2026
Music Playboi Carti Suffers Multiple Song Leaks After Promising New Music Is Imminent Playboi Carti grails like "Rockstarz," "Red Cullinan," "Keys," "Play About Mine," and more hit the Internet last night. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 28, 2026
Music Afrika Bambaata & Zulu Nation Sued For Child Sex Trafficking: Report Afrika Bambaataa and the Zulu Nation have reportedly been sued under the Child Victims Act. By Joshua Robinson September 08, 2021
Relationships Angela Simmons Reveals Why She Broke Up With Yo Gotti Angela Simmons also discussed on going on a date with Cam Newton back in 2011 during the candid interview. By Cole Blake March 31, 2026
Music New Footage Of 6ix9ine Being Released From Prison Hits The Internet 6ix9ine turned himself in earlier this year for a three-month prison sentence after violating the terms of his supervised release. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 03, 2026
Music Kanye West's "Bully" Hits Another Major Milestone On Spotify Following the release of "Bully," Kanye West will be performing at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles on April 3. By Cole Blake March 31, 2026