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Music Foolio Murder Suspect Removed From Trial In Handcuffs After Court Outburst Davion Murphy reportedly got into a verbal argument with one of his codefendants during the tenth day of the trial over Foolio's murder. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 08, 2026
Music 50 Cent Feuds With Shreveport City Council Over His Massive Donation 50 Cent famously runs G-Unit Film & Television Studios out of Shreveport and has been heavily involved in the city. By Cole Blake April 06, 2026
Relationships DJ Vlad Suggests Kenneth Petty Got Another Woman Pregnant Kenneth Petty's most recent address on the sex offender registry is reportedly a small house in Jamaica, Queens, not Nicki Minaj's mansion. By Cole Blake April 28, 2026
Music Trippie Redd Thinks Today's Rap Artists Are Trying To Recreate The 2017 Era Trippie Redd himself was one of the hottest names out in 2017, and we still feel the impact of "SoundCloud rap" today. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 01, 2025
Sports Lil Wayne & Caleb Williams Make Amends After Trading Shots Over The Bears-Packers Game Caleb Williams and the Bears advanced to the Divisional Round of the NFL Playoffs with their win over the Packers. By Cole Blake January 14, 2026
Music Real Boston Richey Faces Snitching Allegations Due To Resurfaced Footage Some fans claim that Real Boston Richey made this testimony up and it didn't lock anyone away, so take this with a grain of salt. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 12, 2024
Music Cam'ron Admits He Never Wanted To Do "Verzuz" With The Lox The Lox famously dominated Cam'ron and Dipset when they squared off for their legendary "Verzuz" matchup back in 2021. By Cole Blake December 03, 2025
Music Tyler The Creator Reveals "Chromakopia" Was Nearly His Last Album For A "Very Long Time" Tyler, The Creator celebrated the one-year anniversary of the project by sharing a deluxe version with one extra song. By Cole Blake October 28, 2025
Music DJ Hed Criticized After Airing Edited Version Of Drake's "2 Hard 4 The Radio" DJ Hed revealed that he took the Mustard and West Coast disses out of Drake's "2 Hard 4 The Radio," and no one is happy about it. By Alexander Cole May 26, 2026
Music J. Cole Announces 144-Page "Fall-Off" Magazine Dedicated To The History Of Hip-Hop J. Cole is looking to honor the history and culture of hip-hop in a new magazine that is a companion piece to "The Fall-Off." By Alexander Cole July 08, 2026
Pop Culture Tammy Rivera Labels Nicki Minaj A "Bootlicker" For Her AmericaFest Appearance Nicki Minaj has been at the receiving tons of criticism for her AmFest appearance, but Tammy Rivera is taking the disrespect to a new level. By Zachary Horvath December 22, 2025
Music Nick Cannon & Former "Wild 'N Out" Member Karlous Miller Squash Beef Miller recently popped up on the show as a special guest. By Erika Marie July 10, 2019