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Music Driver Hauling J. Cole Concert Equipment Dies In California Crash The driver died after losing control of a big rig carrying equipment for Thursday’s show at Golden 1 Center. By Erika Marie August 27, 2026
Music Brian Steel Demands Mistrial In Lil Durk Case As OTF Jam Mentions Tory Lanez On The Stand OTF Jam told a story involving Tory Lanez while on the stand in the Lil Durk trial, and it had Brian Steel calling for a mistrial. By Alexander Cole August 27, 2026
Politics Freddie Gibbs Criticizes Gary, Indiana's Power Response As Relief Efforts Grow A weeks-long power crisis in Gary prompted Freddie Gibbs to speak out about neglect in the predominantly Black city he calls home. By Erika Marie August 25, 2026
Music Lil Durk Trial's Jury Selection Hits A Snag Due To Juror Saying He Looks Guilty This update on the Lil Durk trial is part of the reason why jury selection has reportedly been going slower than expected. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 21, 2026
Music Lionel Richie Had Some Harsh Words For Chris Brown & Usher Lionel Richie was performing in Phoenix, Arizona this week, when he offered up a rant, calling out Usher and Chris Brown. By Alexander Cole August 13, 2026
Sports Arian Foster Claims Drake Has The Weakest Handshake He's Ever Experienced Arian Foster was on his Barstool Sports podcast, "Macrodosing," where he offered up some interesting information about Drake. By Alexander Cole August 12, 2026
Music 50 Cent Taunts Diddy By Predicting His Fate Amid Sex Trafficking Trial Unsurprisingly, 50 Cent hasn't stopped trolling Diddy since his long-awaited sex trafficking trial began this month. By Caroline Fisher May 25, 2025
Music 50 Cent Taunts “Molotov Diddy” As Kid Cudi Car Fire Photos Go Viral Unsurprisingly, 50 Cent has been hard at work trolling his longtime foe Diddy amid his sex trafficking trial. By Caroline Fisher May 23, 2025
Music Drake Posts Strange "Incel" Meme On His Burner Instagram Page Drake has been posting tons of images on his "@plottttwistttttt" page. By Cole Blake February 20, 2025
Music Big30’s Bond Stayed In Gucci Mane Kidnapping Case Pooh Shiesty and Big30 were recently arrested and hit with charges related to the alleged kidnapping and robbery of Gucci Mane. By Caroline Fisher April 08, 2026
Music Cardi B Performs Raunchy Rendition Of Miley Cyrus’ “Party In The USA” On Tour Cardi B is currently making her way around North America on her "Little Miss Drama" tour, and serving up some exciting surprises. By Caroline Fisher February 24, 2026
Music Tyler, The Creator Calls For The Death Of AI Data Centers Tyler, The Creator speaks out against the expansion of AI data centers in Georgia and the environmental harm it causes. By Aron A. June 19, 2026