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Music Gunna Announces Launch Of His New Music Imprint, SB The Label Gunna is entering a new era as an independent artist ahead of his new album "Splurge," and SB The Label is his new flagship. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 09, 2026
Music TDE Avoids Being Sued For Doxxing Sexual Misconduct Accusers Top Dawg Entertainment's Brandon Tiffith And Anthony Tiffith Jr. were accused by two women of various acts of sexual misconduct. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 09, 2026
Music Kanye West Denied Request To Strike Holocaust, Antisemitism References From “Vultures 2” Lawsuit Alice Merton sued Kanye West for sampling "Blindside" on "Vultures 2" without her permission. By Aron A. October 09, 2026
Music Kai Cenat’s Ex Gigi Responds To Pregnancy Rumors Gabrielle "Gigi" Alayah sets the record straight after TikTokers theorized that she's pregnant with Kai Cenat's child. By Aron A. October 09, 2026
Music NBA Ben10 Denied Bond Despite Alleged Lack Of Medical Care In Prison NBA Ben10's lawyer tried to get him an emergency release due to jail conditions allegedly hindering Ben's ability to get paralysis treatment. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 09, 2026
Music Wale & Stat Quo Get Into It After Stat Calls Rapper A "Buster" Stat Quo and Wale clapped back at each other online after Stat and Justin Hunte discussed Wale's "everything is a lot" album. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 09, 2026
Sports LeBron James Has No Shame In His Drake Fandom Despite Falling Out LeBron James was getting hype to "Whisper My Name." By Aron A. October 09, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Calls Kendrick Lamar A "Mood Killer" Due To Drake & Playboi Carti Collab DJ Akademiks claims Kendrick Lamar's influence on Playboi Carti's "MUSIC" led to a Carti and Drake collab getting scrapped from the tracklist. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 09, 2026
Music Drake’s “FOMO” Songs Set For Impressive Debut On The Billboard Hot 100 Drake's bound for a stellar debut with his "FOMO" songs. By Aron A. October 09, 2026
Music What Do Trippie Redd & Melle Mel Have In Common? When Revolutionaries Become Gatekeepers Trippie Redd's criticism of the new generation reflects a recurring tension in hip-hop, where the revolutionaries who push the genre forward eventually become the gatekeepers resisting its next evolution. By Aron A. October 09, 2026
Music Shakia Vanderbilt Charged With Murder In Fatal Shooting At Baddies Event San Francisco police charged Shakia Vanderbilt with murder in the fatal shooting of a security guard after a Baddies event. By Tallie Spencer October 08, 2026
Music Gorgeous Doll Apologizes To Kai Cenat After Sharing Alleged Pregnancy Story Gorgeous Doll says she's "clearing her name." By Tallie Spencer October 08, 2026
Music AZ Chike Says Some L.A. Artists Did Not Capitalize On Their GNX Moment AZ Chike is trying to take full advantage of his opportunity. By Tallie Spencer October 08, 2026
TV Will Smith & DJ Jazzy Jeff’s Early Philly Years Are Coming To TV A new scripted series will revisit Will Smith and DJ Jazzy Jeff’s rise from West Philadelphia before sitcom fame took over. By Erika Marie October 08, 2026

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