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Music Diddy Pleads With The Court To Let Him Home Before Christmas Diddy is currently serving a 50-month prison sentence at Fort Dix after being convicted of transportation to engage in prostitution. By Cole Blake December 24, 2025
Music Drake's "Janice STFU" Hits Spotify Milestone Amid Billboard Dominance Drake's "Janice STFU" has also prompted multiple beef discussions following the release of "ICEMAN," specifically Joe Budden and Sauce Walka. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 06, 2026
Music De La Soul Reveals What Ignited Their Beef With 2Pac During a recent interview, De La Soul's Posdnuos discussed the group's feud with 2Pac, revealing that it all started with a music video. By Caroline Fisher November 26, 2025
Music Drake's "Take Care" Expected To Re-Enter Billboard's Top 20 This Week Drake's 2011 classic "Take Care" was reportedly the highest-selling hip-hop album this week in the United States. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 11, 2026
Music Playboi Carti Hosting "BABY BOI 29" Birthday Bash In Brooklyn Amid Album Hype Playboi Carti has been teasing this album since the release of "MUSIC" in March, so hopefully this party will bring about some updates. By Zachary Horvath September 13, 2025
Music Kyrie Irving Shows Love To LaRussell By Purchasing His Album For $11,000 LaRussell set a big goal for himself to sell 100,000 copies of his upcoming album independently, and multiple celebs have been chipping in. By Zachary Horvath January 09, 2026
Music Ray J Puts Jay-Z & Beyonce On Blast For Allegedly Ignoring Brandy On Tour Recently, Ray J shared a message for Jay-Z and Beyonce, even though he knew his sister Brandy wouldn't approve. By Caroline Fisher December 03, 2025
Music Drake Suggests "Dog House" With Yeat & Julia Wolf Is Dropping Tonight This was one of a few tracks that Drake teased during his third "Iceman" livestream recently alongside two of his newest collaborators. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 08, 2025
Music D4vd Is Now Being Viewed As A Suspect In Celeste Rivas' Death The body of Celeste Rivas was found in the trunk of a car belonging to D4vd back in September and an investigation has been ongoing since. By Cole Blake November 19, 2025
Music Benzino Vows To Shoot First, Ask Questions Later Amid 50 Cent Beef Amid news of Benzino's recent hospitalization, 50 Cent hopped online to mock him, resulting in a fiery response. By Caroline Fisher March 03, 2026
TV 50 Cent Has Jokes While Weighing In On Netflix's Bidding War For Warner Bros. 50 Cent is ready to provide his services to either Netflix or Paramount. They are both fiercely competing for Warner Bros. By Zachary Horvath December 08, 2025
Music Akon Shuts Down Reports That “Akon City” Plans Have Been Scrapped Recently, it was reported that the Senegalese government abandoned Akon's proposal for a futuristic, crypto-powered city. By Caroline Fisher July 16, 2025