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Music Young Thug Announces “Hometown Hero” Benefit Concert In Atlanta Young Thug also confirmed that "friends" will be joining him at the event, although he didn't confirm any specifics. By Cole Blake October 06, 2025
Music GloRilla's Sister Blasts Drake, Latto & Soulja Boy Over "GOMF" Diss Track Drake and Soulja Boy both showed love to GloRilla and Latto's "GOMF" track, which Glo's sister Victoria Woods was not happy with at all. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 01, 2026
Music Finesse2Tymes Compares His Mob Ties Contract To Slavery Finesse2Tymes says he isn't motivated to continue working on his next album amid the issues with his label. By Cole Blake March 16, 2026
Music Keefe D Wants Court To Throw Out Evidence In Tupac Murder Case Duane "Keefe D" Davis, also referred to as Keffe D, recently had his trial for Tupac Shakur's murder delayed due to overwhelming evidence. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 26, 2025
Music A$AP Rocky Kisses Rihanna's Hand During Toronto Concert Rihanna has been accompanying A$AP Rocky on his recent tour, and on Sunday, the couple found themselves in Toronto. By Alexander Cole June 01, 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 Kendrick Lamar Could Beat Jay-Z & Kanye West's Grammys Records Kendrick Lamar and Jay-Z are among the Grammys' most awarded hip-hop artists in history, and this awards season could crown a new king. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 30, 2026
Music Beyoncé Narrates Jay-Z's Roots Picnic Hair Transformation Jay-Z received plenty of reactions for changing up his hair, and now, Beyoncé is showing off the secret behind that change. By Alexander Cole June 22, 2026
Music Lil Nas X Under Inpatient Treatment For Undisclosed Reason Following His L.A. Arrest Lil Nas X was arrested in late August after walking around Los Angeles late at night in his underwear and then eventually in the nude. By Zachary Horvath September 15, 2025
Music Donald Trump Crowns Nicki Minaj The Greatest Female Rapper Ever Donald Trump's praise came after Nicki Minaj described herself as the president's biggest fan at an event on Wednesday. By Cole Blake January 28, 2026
Sports Toosii Announces Official Commitment To Play Division I Football At Syracuse Toosii is heading back to his hometown to play for the Syracuse Orange. He has been working out and had received D-I offers elsewhere. By Zachary Horvath December 01, 2025
Music Kanye West's Lawyers Argue Nazi Remarks Were Merely "Art" Kanye West recently issued a lengthy apology to the Jewish community for his antisemitic antics in recent years. By Cole Blake February 25, 2026