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Music What Is Fort Dix? Inside The Prison Diddy Wants To Call Home For The Next Four Years Diddy's team recently recommended that he be placed at FCI Fort Dix "to address drug abuse issues and to maximize family visitation." By Caroline Fisher October 07, 2025
Pop Culture Crip Mac Reacts To Island Boys Kissing: "That's Custer Activity" Crip Mac is not a fan of the clip. By Caroline Fisher July 14, 2023
Music YNW Bortlen Accepts Plea Deal: Everything We Know YNW Bortlen recently agreed to a shocking plea deal that shortened his prison sentence by decades. What does it mean for him and YNW Melly? By Devin Morton September 12, 2025
Music Steve Lacy Shares Semi-Nude Picture On IG Steve Lacy shared a naked photo on Instagram, prompting Tierra Whack and Lil Nas X to comment. By Cole Blake December 05, 2022
Music Drake's Billboard Hot 100 Debut For "Dog House" Divides Fans Drake is gearing up for the release of his next studio album, "Iceman," although he's yet to confirm when it will drop. By Cole Blake September 23, 2025
Music 600Breezy Reportedly Hit With 10 Years In Prison For Probation Violation 600Breezy may be facing some hard time. By Mitch Findlay June 05, 2017
Music Kendrick Lamar “Squabble Up” Music Video: 8 Key References You May Have Missed Unsurprisingly, there's so much to unpack here. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 26, 2024
Original Content Biggie Smalls Net Worth 2024: Updated Wealth Of The Legendary Rapper Explore Biggie Smalls' net worth of $10 million in 2024, and the factors that contributed to his enduring legacy in the hip-hop industry. By Jake Skudder January 05, 2024
Music Metro Boomin's Most Unique Tracks Metro Boomin's songs have gotten diverse since he burst into the rap game. We've gathered a few of them in this list. By Paul Barnes June 06, 2023
Politics Cardi B Claims Sex Workers Are Dropping Their Rates Because Of Donald Trump's Economy Cardi B went off in a fiery rant aimed at Donald Trump and his supporters during the Instagram livestream. By Cole Blake October 27, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Claims Kendrick Lamar "Killed" Hip-Hop & Drake Beef Froze The Industry DJ Akademiks has shown unwavering support to Drake in the Kendrick Lamar beef. Big Ak claims "Family Matters" is the best diss song. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 03, 2025
Relationships Young Thug Confirms That Mariah the Scientist Broke Up With Him Things have been a little rocky between Young Thug and Mariah the Scientist as of late, even with their collabs on "UY SCUTI." By Zachary Horvath October 01, 2025