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Music Pooh Shiesty & His Father Arrested After Tennessee Home Raid Pooh Shiesty's family home was raided by the FBI earlier this week, and now, both he and his father are facing charges. By Caroline Fisher April 02, 2026
Music Jay-Z & The Roots Host Private Philadelphia Show Before Picnic Set Beyoncé was in attendance for this Philadelphia concert, which took place before Jay-Z and The Roots' headlining Picnic festival set tonight. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 30, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Blasts Rap Media For “Protecting” Jay-Z After Epstein Files Drop During a recent livestream, DJ Akademiks raised some serious questions about Jay-Z's past and why it hasn't faced more scrutiny. By Caroline Fisher February 04, 2026
Music Tay Keith's Girlfriend Requests Wellness Check In 911 Audio Days after it was shared that Tay Keith passed away, new audio has surfaced of his girlfriend speaking with 911 after not hearing from him. By Erika Marie June 22, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Has No Sympathy For Rory Suffering Strokes DJ Akademiks and Rory Farrell have been feuding intensely for a long time, so Ak mocked Rory's recent revelation about suffering strokes. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 10, 2026
Music Ralo Tells Young Thug To “Shut Up” Following Rich Homie Quan Comments Ralo is calling cap on Young Thug. By Tallie Spencer May 07, 2026
Music 50 Cent Downplays Jay-Z's Influence And Blames Him For "Curtis'" Blowout Loss To Ye's "Graduation" While on "Flagrant," 50 Cent had some honest thoughts about Jay-Z, as well as his epic showdown with Kanye West. By Alexander Cole October 14, 2026
Music Ice Spice's Latest Fortnite Skin Leaks Online Ice Spice is coming back to "Fortnite," and it appears as though her latest skin was part of the latest datamine leak. By Alexander Cole July 20, 2026
Music Michael Jackson Biopic Director Antoine Fuqua Doesn't Believe Allegations “Sometimes people do some nasty things for some money,” Fuqua said. By Tallie Spencer April 23, 2026
Music Doechii Comes Out As "Lesbian" On New Instagram Page Doechii previously described herself as bisexual while speaking about her attraction to women during an interview in 2024. By Cole Blake February 11, 2026
Music Man Convicted In Pop Smoke’s Murder Gets Four Years For Fentanyl Case Deijae Jester was sentenced to four years after guards intercepted fentanyl-laced pills during a juvenile hall visit. By Erika Marie August 14, 2026
Sports Toosii’s Syracuse Football Dreams Are Now In Question Earlier this week, Syracuse football coach Fran Brown revealed that Toosii may no longer be joining the Orange. By Caroline Fisher January 22, 2026