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Music Suge Knight Recalls Smoking 2Pac's Ashes, But He's Missing Important Details Suge Knight recently spoke to TMZ and claimed 2Pac's ashes were smoked, but he left out a ton of key details. By Alexander Cole August 19, 2026
Music 50 Cent Accused Of Choking Out Ex To Get Her To Sign Film Contract 50 Cent's life rights legal battle with his ex Shaniqua Tompkins continues to develop following the denial of default judgement in his favor. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 19, 2026
Music Tyrese Dips In Middle Of Tank Verzuz Battle And Argues With Trey Songz With Tyrese and Tank being former bandmates, you had a feeling this Verzuz would deliver on the entertainment front, and it definitely did. By Zachary Horvath March 27, 2026
Music BenDaDonnn Responds To Rumors That Drake Took Back His Gifted Rolls-Royce Over this past Christmas, Drake surprised BenDaDonn with a murdered-out Rolls-Royce, and people have claimed the former took it back. By Zachary Horvath January 16, 2026
Music Tekashi 6ix9ine's Mother Held At Gunpoint During Frightening Home Invasion Tekashi 6ix9ine was not home at the time of the break-in and was instead livestreaming with Jack Doherty. By Cole Blake November 17, 2025
Music 50 Cent Fed Up With New York After NFL Player Gets Shot 50 Cent recently took to social media to encourage his fellow New Yorkers to consider Shreveport, Louisiana. By Caroline Fisher November 18, 2025
Music Lupe Fiasco Argues Nas Doesn't Rank Highly Among Hip-Hop's Best Lyricists Lupe Fiasco was on "Culture United" this week, where he spoke on a myriad of topics, including Nas' lyricism. By Alexander Cole July 02, 2026
Music 1090 Jake Claims Gucci Mane Cried During Pooh Shiesty's Alleged Robbery Police recently arrested Pooh Shiesty for allegedly kidnapping and robbing Gucci Mane in Dallas, Texas, earlier this year. By Cole Blake April 27, 2026
Music Bobby Shmurda Threatens To Slap Jay-Z Before Ranting About Billionaires Bobby Shmurda signed a management deal with Roc Nation back in 2021, but it seems like he's not as fond of Jay-Z anymore. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 19, 2026
Music 50 Cent Congratulates Kendrick Lamar After Awkward Trevor Noah Joke During the ceremony, Trevor Noah joked about Kendrick Lamar's viral feud with Drake, and it didn't seem to go over so well. By Cole Blake February 02, 2026
Music Drake Reportedly Backs Bad Bunny's Attempt To Reverse Copyright Suit Ruling Bad Bunny is part of a massive lawsuit targeting the use of the "dembow" and other Jamaican rhythms in reggaetón, and Drake is backing him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 18, 2026
Music 50 Cent Goes Off On Daphne Joy On Stage Following Diddy Sex Tape Leak 50 Cent was recently on stage in New York, where he offered up a rant about Daphne Joy amid the Diddy sex tape leak. By Alexander Cole June 04, 2026