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Music Did Gucci Mane Snitch? Everything We Know About Pooh Shiesty’s Arrest The FBI got Pooh Shiesty. The Internet's accusing Gucci Mane of snitching. Here's everything we know so far. By Aron A. April 07, 2026
Music Dave Blunts Pleads With Kanye West To "Find God" After Cutting Ye Off Dave Blunts wrote many of the lyrics to recent Kanye West releases, which engaged even more in Ye's controversies. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 12, 2025
Music 50 Cent Sues Ex-Girlfriend For Millions After Her Allegations About Their Relationship 50 Cent claims Shaniqua Tompkins sold off the exclusive rights to her life story to G-Unit Books back in 2007. By Cole Blake July 18, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Claims Jim Jones, Maino, Fabolous, & Dave East Launched A Podcast Based On No Money In Music DJ Akademiks began livestreaming after achieving success on YouTube and Instagram with his self-made hip-hop exposés. By Bryson "Boom" Paul September 28, 2025
Music Drake Confirms "PROJECT BOT" After Being Linked To Explosion In Toronto A huge explosion in Toronto caught many folks' attention last night, and Drake is letting fans know it's tied to his new album "ICEMAN." By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 17, 2026
Music Young Thug Disses The Migos In Alleged Leaked Call Young Thug allegedly mentioned the Migos while presumably speaking about Quality Control CEO Pierre "P" Thomas and Lil Baby. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 01, 2025
Music Mos Def Wants All The Smoke, Teams With King Los & Black Thought To Issue An Open Rap Challenge To Any Rapper Mos Def’s Brooklyn rap style has been acknowledged by many in hip hop, ranging from Drake to Joey Bada$$ to Jay-Z. By Bryson "Boom" Paul September 12, 2025
Music Former NYPD Chief Reveals They Were Building A Case Against Pop Smoke John Chell claimed that the New York Police Department was investigating Pop Smoke for alleged car theft in a wider gang case. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 28, 2025
Music Young Thug Allegedly Pressed Charleston White At Druski's "Coulda Been Love" Reunion Charleston White accused Young Thug of threatening his life at Druski's event, warning Thugger that he plans to press charges against him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 29, 2026
Music Drake Says He's Tired From Making "Too Many Bangers" For New Album "Iceman" Drake's latest Instagram photo dump rounds up some of the hype on his "$ome $pecial $hows 4 U" tour with PARTYNEXTDOOR. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 07, 2025
Music Drake Brings Out Yeat During Day 2 Of His Wireless Festival Headliner Night 1 of Wireless saw Drake bring out R&B superstars Mario, Bryson Tiller, Lauryn Hill, and Giveon. Hill performed “Nice For What.” By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 12, 2025
Music 50 Cent Reveals Jay-Z Still Wants To Be The Number One Rapper In The World Uncle Murda and Tony Yayo recently spoke about a conversation they had with 50 Cent, which speaks to Jay-Z's current headspace. By Alexander Cole June 03, 2026