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Music Woman Arrested For Allegedly Making Fake 911 Call Before Young Scooter’s Death The Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office recently confirmed that Young Scooter died of a leg injury he sustained while fleeing from police. By Caroline Fisher April 02, 2025
Music Kanye West Snaps On J. Cole For Making Music For Virgins The rant about J. Cole comes after Kanye West returned to Twitter following his interview with DJ Akademiks. By Cole Blake April 02, 2025
Pop Culture The Weeknd Shares Intense Second Look At His "Hurry Up Tomorrow" Film The Weeknd may have left a sour taste in fans' mouths after "The Idol," but the emotional range in this trailer is quite impressive. By Zachary Horvath April 01, 2025
Music Young Scooter's Autopsy Findings Revealed The Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office has confirmed that Young Scooter's death was not the result of a gunshot wound. By Cole Blake April 01, 2025
Music Young Thug Goes After The "Biggest Liar In The DA Office" In Scathing Tweet Young Thug's YSL trial was a frustrating and mentally taxing experience, and it seems he's still got issues with those who worked his case. By Zachary Horvath April 01, 2025
Music Police Name Second Suspect in Sauce Walka & Sayso P Shooting The first suspect that police identified was found dead at an abandoned shopping mall in Houston, last week. By Cole Blake April 01, 2025
Music Playboi Carti's "MUSIC" Eligible For Gold Certification Just Three Weeks After Release With Playboi Carti having a strong first week of sales and staying atop the charts for consecutive weeks, it seems "MUSIC" is here to stay. By Zachary Horvath April 01, 2025
Music Joe Tacopina Breaks Silence On Defending Tory Lanez's Lawyer In Case Involving Harvey Weinstein Joe Tacopina already has another high-profile case underway after defending ASAP Rocky in his assault trial. By Cole Blake April 01, 2025
Music DJ Mustard Announces He's Joining Kendrick Lamar & SZA's "Grand National Tour" As The Opening Act There was some hope that Doechii was going to be the opener for Kendrick Lamar and SZA, but its DJ Mustard who fills in instead. By Zachary Horvath April 01, 2025
Music Diddy Accuser Alleges Beyonce & LeBron James Saw Him Wearing A Penis Mask At A "Freak Off" The newest lawsuit comes after Diddy successfully beat another civil lawsuit he was facing, earlier this week. By Cole Blake April 01, 2025
Music Drake Pulls Off Impressive Sales Mark With Latest Hit "NOKIA" "NOKIA," despite it being a dud for quite a decent number of people, is Drake's latest hit for the 2020's decade and the sales show it. By Zachary Horvath April 01, 2025
Relationships Blueface Posts Woman Who Claims She's Been Around For Years As Chrisean Rock Drops "Yahweh" Fans don't think Chrisean Rock will be very happy with Blueface after Imanni Jackson made some shocking claims on his Instagram Story. By Cole Blake April 01, 2025