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Music Lil Pump & Chief Keef Acknowledge Sosa's Influence On Today's Street Music Chief Keef's "I Don't Like" spread like wildfire in 2012. It would receive a remix by Kanye West, Big Sean, and Pusha T. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 22, 2025
Music EBK Jaaybo Could Spend 30 Years In Prison Over New Gun Charge DreamLlife Rizzy was shot in both legs in Oakland last March, and authorities believe they've identified the gun used to shoot him. By Caroline Fisher March 31, 2026
Society Tay-K Associate Sentenced To 30 Years In Prison, His Mom Breaks Down In Court He refused to give information concerning the other defendant. By Zaynab November 20, 2018
Music Blueface Recalls How His "Life Was In Danger" During Las Vegas Shooting Blueface's attempted murder charge over a 2022 Las Vegas shooting is part of what landed him in prison these past two years. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 25, 2025
Music Scarface Shouts Out Jay-Z & DJ Khaled For Helping Him During Scary COVID-19 Battle In 2020, Scarface went through a life-threatening bout of COVID-19, and he recently thanked Jay-Z and DJ Khaled for helping him out. By Devin Morton August 17, 2025
Politics JD Vance Channels Nicki Minaj To Tell Americans They "Don't Have To Apologize For Being White" Nicki Minaj joined Erika Kirk on stage at AmericaFest to discuss a number of political topics earlier in the event. By Cole Blake December 22, 2025
Music Big U Pleads Not Guilty To Massive List Of Alleged Crimes Big U's trial will be kicking off on May 20th as he faces life in prison for a number of alleged crimes. By Cole Blake April 09, 2025
Relationships Coi Leray Successfully Delivers Her & Trippie Redd's Baby Girl Congratulations to Coi Leray for giving birth to a healthy baby girl! Her name is Miyoco. The femcee announced her pregnancy in January. By Zachary Horvath June 17, 2025
Music Lil Yachty Goes Ballistic After Concert-Goer Interrupts Moment Of Silence For Juice WRLD Lil Yachty and Juice WRLD worked together a lot before the latter's tragic and shocking passing over five years ago. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 05, 2025
Music Diddy Defense Alleges Sex Trafficking Case Comes Down To Money Diddy's defense made their closing argument in the mogul's federal sex trafficking and racketeering trial today. By Caroline Fisher June 27, 2025
Music GloRilla Defends Topless Dancing Video Amid Backlash: "I Bought Them" GloRilla is shutting down critics. By Caroline Fisher August 29, 2024
Original Content Young Money Artists: Where Are They Now? Young Money has helped several artists reach fame. Here is what they've been up to, in and out of the industry. By Brandon Simmons April 19, 2023