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Music Former Escort Labels Cassie A "C** D*mpster" And Claims She Put Him In Danger Diddy was convicted on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution and has begun his prison sentence. By Cole Blake October 08, 2025
Music JT Slams Cardi B In Apparent Response To "Am I The Drama?" Diss Cardi B issued some harsh words for Lil Uzi Vert, and now JT appears to have addressed the bars in a now-deleted tweet. By Devin Morton September 21, 2025
Music Lil Durk Shares A Heartfelt Message From Prison On His 33rd Birthday Lil Durk was arrested a year ago on murder for hire charges, and his legal battle has been tough to mitigate. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 19, 2025
Music Drake Drops Full "ICEMAN" Zine With Dr. Dre, DJ Khaled, And More Teases Drake released a full batch of "ICEMAN" promotional pictures, including possible references to 2024's rap battle. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 26, 2026
Music Hip-Hop Albums & Songs Dropping Tonight, July 10, 2026 There are a plethora of hip-hop albums and songs dropping tonight, and we have the scoop on what's coming at midnight. By Alexander Cole July 09, 2026
Music Hip-Hop Albums Dropping In July Of 2026 July is going to be a big month for hip-hop albums, as new releases from Future, Ken Carson, and Rick Ross are on the way. By Alexander Cole July 02, 2026
Music Young Thug Clowned Over Shocking "UY Scuti" Artwork Reveal Young Thug also confirmed that fans will be able to hear his new album, "UY Scuti," right when it drops at midnight. By Cole Blake September 25, 2025
Music GloRilla Shares Thankful Texts From Her Mom As Sister Claims She's Leaving Them Poor GloRilla's sister, Victoria Woods, has been putting her on blast on social media for allegedly abandoning their family. By Zachary Horvath February 05, 2026
Music HOT 97's "Ebro In The Morning" Is Officially Over Ebro hinted that things weren't looking good for his morning show in September and blamed ownership for creating rifts between hosts. By Zachary Horvath December 12, 2025
Music Chris Brown Gets Off Social Media After Facing Backlash From Viral Kayla Nicole Performance Chris Brown brought out Travis Kelce's ex Kayla Nicole for a NSFW performance during his L.A. tour stop for "Breezy Bowl XX." By Zachary Horvath September 17, 2025
Music DJ Khaled Seemingly Proves Drake’s Point After “ICEMAN” Diss "And your people are still waitin' for a free Palestine/But apparently everything isn't black and white and red and green, damn," Drake raps on "Make Them Pay." By Aron A. May 15, 2026
Politics Ugandan General Demands Jay-Z To Give Him Beyoncé Ugandan General Muhoozi Kainerugaba has expressed his love for Beyonce before, and now, he wants Jay-Z to fight him for her love. By Alexander Cole June 30, 2026