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Music Afrika Bambaataa Loses Child Sex Abuse & Trafficking Case Due To Default Judgement Afrika Bambaataa never legally responded to the 2021 lawsuit against him from an anonymous and alleged abuse and trafficking victim. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 23, 2025
Music Hip-Hop's Billboard Drought Continues 9 Months After Drake Dropped "What Did I Miss?" Drake will likely end the drought when he releases his next studio album, "Iceman," although there's still no release date. By Cole Blake April 08, 2026
Relationships Footage Of Latto & 21 Savage's Lavish Baby Shower Hits The Internet Latto's pregnancy reveal has left many fans excited for her and over the weekend, she celebrated the momentous milestone with a baby shower. By Zachary Horvath March 30, 2026
Music Freddie Gibbs To Allegedly Appear In GTA VI, And We Have The Details "GTA VI" promises to be the biggest game ever made, and on Wednesday, some exclusive information was revealed involving Freddie Gibbs. By Alexander Cole April 09, 2026
Music Kanye West Fans Are Calling His Second SoFi Show The Greatest Concert Ever Not everyone loved Kanye West's recent shows, but hardcore Ye fans couldn't be happier with how they turned out. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 04, 2026
Music Viral Debate Erupts Over Whether Pusha T Carries Malice One Twitter/X user recently hopped online to share their hot take on Clipse, and left the internet divided. By Caroline Fisher April 08, 2026
Music Pooh Shiesty Heads To Court Amid Gucci Mane Kidnapping Case Pooh Shiesty and his crew are currently facing charges related to the kidnapping and robbery of Gucci Mane. By Caroline Fisher April 08, 2026
Music First Week Sales Projections For Kanye West's "Bully" Come In Well Below Expectations Kanye West's "Bully" was receiving some pretty strong first week sales projections, but a new update has quelled expectations. By Zachary Horvath April 01, 2026
Music Poetik Flakko Reveals Identity Of Drakeo The Ruler's Alleged Killer Drakeo The Ruler was fatally stabbed in the neck while a large group of assailants attacked him and his crew at an L.A. festival in 2021. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 03, 2026
Music Pooh Shiesty Hires Iconic Lawyer With Plenty Of Hip-Hop Clients Authorities charged Pooh Shiesty for allegedly kidnapping and robbing Gucci Mane at gunpoint in Dallas, earlier this year. By Cole Blake April 07, 2026
Music Offset Reportedly Lost $900K Gambling Before Lil Tjay Incident Offset is doing "fine" and recovering at a nearby hospital after the shooting outside of a casino in Florida on Monday. By Cole Blake April 08, 2026
Music 21 Savage Sparks Debate For Bumping Pooh Shiesty Amid Gucci Mane News 21 Savage's "f*ck the streets" movement is coming back to bite him in the eyes of some people after bumping Pooh Shiesty amid his news. By Zachary Horvath April 06, 2026