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Music Will Smith's New Album Struggles To Land On Any Billboard Charts Amid Dismal Sales Will Smith's new album, "Based On A True Story," will be his first project to fail to chart on the Billboard 200. By Cole Blake April 16, 2025
Music 50 Cent Resurfaces Shocking Allegations Against One Of Diddy's Alleged “Freak-Off” Participants 50 Cent has been poking fun at Diddy throughout the process of his ongoing criminal trial in New York City. By Cole Blake May 20, 2025
Music 6ix9ine Reveals How Many Years In Prison He's Facing Following Mall Altercation Following an altercation at a mall, 6ix9ine is facing some serious jail time as he violated his probation, yet again. By Alexander Cole October 29, 2025
Music NBA YoungBoy's Canceled & Security-Heavy Shows Get Explanations A few NBA YoungBoy shows have been canceled, namely in Chicago and in Atlanta. Its New Orleans concert hopes to avoid similar circumstances. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 18, 2025
Music Pooh Shiesty Says Gucci Mane’s Transformation Inspired Him After Prison: “He Showed Me How It’s Done” By Tallie Spencer December 11, 2025
Relationships HoodTrophy Bino Breaks Up With Chrisean Rock For Refusing To Get Blueface Tattoo Removed Chrisean Rock and HoodTrophy Bino confirmed that they started dating back in August, as Blueface remains in prison. By Cole Blake October 15, 2025
Music Diddy's Defense Team Voluntarily Shows Jurors "Freak-Off" Tapes Diddy's criminal trial for alleged sex trafficking continued in New York City on Tuesday with more witness testimony. By Cole Blake June 17, 2025
Music Michael Jordan Gets Down To Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" After Allegedly Requesting It Michael Jordan is known to not be the biggest fan of rap, but it seems like he can respect a good song when he hears one like "Not Like Us." By Zachary Horvath April 08, 2025
Music Fivio Foreign Blasts 50 Cent For Dissing Other Rappers Instead Of T.I. A fiery new series of tweets from Fivio Foreign called out 50 Cent, T.I., Young Thug, Lil Baby, Rooga, and Boosie Badazz. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 15, 2026
Music Tyler Childers Net Worth 2024: What Is The Singer Worth? Diving into Tyler Childers's impact on country music, his Appalachia-inspired storytelling, and shaping a modern legacy in the genre. By Rain Adams February 06, 2024
Music Celeste Rivas' Body Had Reportedly Been Frozen & Dismembered After reportedly naming d4vd as a suspect in Celeste Rivas' death, officials reportedly revealed they are unable to determine its cause. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 23, 2025
Music Drake Cheekily Responds To "Ebro In The Morning" Cancelation On Hot 97 Ebro has been very critical of Drake in the past, so this "In The Morning" cancelation on Hot 97 is likely good news for OVO. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 14, 2025