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Music Nicki Minaj Could Lose Her Los Angeles Mansion Over $500K Unpaid Judgment In 2021, Nicki Minaj and her husband Kenneth Petty were sued over an alleged altercation with German security guard Thomas Weidenmuller. By Caroline Fisher October 15, 2025
Sports LeBron James Shows Love To Gunna's New Album "The Last Wun" On X LeBron James is a longtime fan of Gunna, and he is feeling the Atlanta rapper's YSL finale, "The Last Wun." By Devin Morton August 10, 2025
Music Lil Baby Goes Live With Peewee Roscoe Amid Young Thug Drama While folks speculate on Lil Baby's relationship with Young Thug, this Peewee Roscoe interaction suggests things might be all smooth. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 02, 2025
Music REASON Dismisses SwaVay & Ben Reilly's Biting Accusations After Joey Bada$$ Battle REASON's former collaborators SwaVay and Ben Reilly claimed he stole their material for his Joey Bada$$ diss track, "The Dead Apple." By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 23, 2025
Music Dody6 Reveals He's Homeless Despite The Success Of Kendrick Lamar's "Hey Now" Dody6 famously collaborated with Kendrick Lamar on one of the biggest tracks off of his 2024 album, "GNX." By Cole Blake April 21, 2025
Music Logic's Studio Albums, Ranked: From "Under Pressure" To "College Park" We take a look at Logic's album discography and rank each one while providing insight on what went right and wrong with each one. By Paul Barnes January 03, 2024
Music Nipsey Hussle Will Get Los Angeles Metro Station Named After Him Los Angeles Metro will also issue two limited edition TAP cards featuring Nipsey Hussle to commemorate his legacy. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 14, 2025
Music Kanye West Spotted Leaving Jewish Human Rights Center Kanye West has been working to repair his relationship with the Jewish community after his antisemitic antics in recent years. By Cole Blake April 21, 2026
Music O-Block's Boss Top Sentenced To 5 Years He was reportedly arrested on gun charges. By Caroline Fisher June 30, 2023
Music BigXThaPlug Answered Reporters With Clever “I Hope You’re Happy” LP Promotion While Leaving Jail In Dallas BigXThaPlug’s sophomore album, Take Care, was certified platinum in August. The album features “The Largest” and “Change Me.” By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 23, 2025
Streetwear Kanye West Thanks Anna Wintour For Her Support After Vogue Exit Vogue terminated its relationship with Kanye West after him antisemitic comments, but Anna Wintour has usually given Ye grace in these cases. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 28, 2025
Music Who Was Jha Jha? The First Lady Of Dipset While the rap world is mourning the loss of Jha Jha, we thought we'd honor her by going over her career accomplishments and more. By Zachary Horvath March 30, 2026