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Music Peewee Longway Agrees To Plea Deal Amid Federal Drug & Gun Charges Following a long Federal legal battle, Peewee Longway has chosen to take a plea deal, and will be sentenced on July 9. By Alexander Cole May 06, 2026
Music Luther Vandross’ Official Instagram Account Responds To Cher’s Viral Grammys Mix-Up During the 2026 Grammys, Cher accidentally named the late Luther Vandross the winner of record of the year instead of Kendrick Lamar and SZA. By Caroline Fisher February 04, 2026
Music Rick Ross Questions Pooh Shiesty's Alleged Kidnapping Of Gucci Mane Rick Ross reacted to the allegations against Pooh Shiesty regarding Gucci Mane, speaking on their alleged contract dispute. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 03, 2026
Music J. Cole Admits Confusion Over Kendrick Lamar's Drake Diss, Hopes They Reunite J. Cole admitted his Kendrick Lamar apology dilutes his beef takes, but he doesn't understand why Kendrick felt like Drake "did Cole foul." By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 28, 2026
Music Gunna Reportedly Has A New Documentary Coming To Netflix The billboard comes after Gunna reportedly hosted a private screening for the documentary in New York City, last year. By Cole Blake February 17, 2026
Music 50 Cent Reacts To Fredo Bang's Alleged Lawsuit Over YNW Melly Case 50 Cent reacted to recently surfaced deposition footage featuring Fredo Bang, who was accused of picking YNW Melly up after alleged murder. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 16, 2025
Music 50 Cent Appears To Fire Back At His Ex’s Latest Explosive Allegations The mother of 50 Cent's son, Shaniqua Tompkins, recently alleged that he once hired Misa Hylton just to get dirt on Diddy. By Caroline Fisher July 01, 2025
Music "Michael" Biopic Sparks Debate Over Whether 2Pac's Film Was The Worst Ever The "Michael" biopic will be hitting theaters on April 24, 2026, but it's already being panned by critics. By Cole Blake April 22, 2026
Music Yeat Announces "Dangerous Summer" EP And It's Dropping Sooner Than You Think Yeat says that he won't be doing any form of roll out for his new EP titled, "Dangerous Summer," which drops later this week. By Cole Blake July 28, 2025
Music "The Joe Budden Podcast" Questions Jay-Z's Relationship With Meek Mill Jay-Z and Meek Mill are connected not just via music, but also via their REFORM Alliance with Roc Nation for criminal justice reform. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 27, 2026
Music Boosie Badazz Reacts After Mo3’s Killer Says He Could Have Killed Him Multiple Times Boosie is questioning why White is filing an appeal. By Tallie Spencer September 24, 2026
Music Blueface Explains Meanings Behind His Prison Face Tattoos Blueface previously told Adam22 that his new face tattoos he got in prison were meant to affirm his identity, but he has more details now. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 06, 2025