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Politics Luigi Mangione Reveals He's Been Listening To Lil Durk In Jail Lil Durk is also currently residing behind bars as he continues to await trial in his alleged murder-for-hire case. By Cole Blake October 28, 2025
Music Cardi B Reveals Her Next New Album Will Drop Sooner Than Expected It's only been a few weeks since Cardi B unleashed her sophomore album "Am I The Drama?," but she's already planning her next move. By Caroline Fisher October 28, 2025
Music Julia Wolf Reveals Drake DM'd Her At 6 AM Drake teamed up with Julia Wolf for his latest single, "Dog House," as he continues to work on his new album, "Iceman." By Cole Blake October 28, 2025
Music Battle Rap Legend Posta Boy Dead At 43 Posta Boy was the first winner of BET's "106 & Park Freestyle Friday" and has been honored in the show's Hall of Fame. By Cole Blake October 28, 2025
Music Diddy’s Prison Release Date Ignites Controversy As Mogul Prepares Appeal This month, Diddy was sentenced to 50 months behind bars for two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution. By Caroline Fisher October 28, 2025
Music Birdman Wholesomely FaceTimes Toni Braxton After Verzuz Battle Birdman and Toni Braxton's relationship has been a rollercoaster of emotions, but it seems like they are still in love and supportive. By Zachary Horvath October 27, 2025
Music 50 Cent Teases Tony Yayo For Taking So Long To Respond To Jim Jones 50 Cent joked that he wants more urgency from Tony Yayo after Jim Jones called him out during a recent interview. By Cole Blake October 27, 2025
Music DDG Reveals He Made More Money In 30 Days Of Streaming Than From His Entire Record Deal DDG discussed the financial side of his streaming career as well as his record contract at ComplexCon on Sunday. By Cole Blake October 27, 2025
Relationships Offset Claims He Spent $12 Million On Gifts For Cardi B Amid Recent Tensions Despite Cardi B reportedly checking in on Offset following his shooting, things still seem tense between the ex-couple. By Zachary Horvath April 12, 2026
Music TDE Punch Mocks Kendrick Lamar Haters Blasting Him For Lack Of Hot 100 Hits Hip-hop hasn't had much relevance on the Hot 100 in a while and people have been pointing the finger at Kendrick Lamar as a result. By Zachary Horvath April 10, 2026
Music Freddie Gibbs Mocks Gucci Mane's Pooh Shiesty Diss Track "Crash Dummy" Freddie Gibbs weighed in on the debate over whether or not Gucci Mane snitched on Pooh Shiesty in his "Crash Dummy" diss track. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 10, 2026
Music Wack 100 Refuses To Believe Gucci Mane Snitched On Pooh Shiesty On "Crash Dummy" Wack 100 argued with DJ Akademiks that Gucci Mane's "Crash Dummy" diss track to Pooh Shiesty is still protected by musical expression. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 10, 2026