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Music NBA YoungBoy Catches Heat For Seemingly Shooting His Shot With Lay Bankz NBA YoungBoy reportedly tried to shoot his shot at Lay Bankz, and it went over about as well as one may expect. By Devin Morton July 20, 2025
Music Joey Bada$$ Performs Unreleased Track From New Album, "Lonely At The Top" Joey Bada$$ is in the midst of a huge year after already welcoming his first child with Serayah, last month. By Cole Blake July 17, 2025
Music Woman Who Allegedly Facilitated Project Pat's Son's Murder Gets Arrested Project Pat's son Patrick Houston Jr. was fatally shot in Memphis earlier this year, which remains a very vague case. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 17, 2025
Music Dave Free Allegedly Complained To DJ Akademiks About Drake Spreading Paternity Rumors DJ Akademiks went off on TDE on X (formerly Twitter), sharing insight into several behind the scenes conversations. By Cole Blake July 17, 2025
Music SZA Exposes Nicki Minaj's Text Messages As Feud Rages On SZA and Nicki Minaj's virla feud on social media continues into Wednesday night with more fiery posts on X. By Cole Blake July 17, 2025
Music Travis Scott Reveals The Release Date For “Jackboys 2” The Jackboys' compilations showcase Travis Scott’s Cactus Jack record label. The label includes Sheck Wes, Don Toliver, and Wallie The Sensei By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 10, 2025
Music Soulja Boy Beefs Up Security After SODMG Burglary Soulja Boy and Bow Wow were the latest acts to perform at Sea World San Diego following other Atlanta rap acts such as the Yin Yang Twins. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 10, 2025
Music Lil Uzi Vert Sued A Second Time For Alleged Assault Lil Uzi Vert was recently sued again after his entourage allegedly assaulted a Queens man for looking at his car in June 2023. By Devin Morton July 09, 2025
Music Wireless Festival Unveils Full Lineup With Drake To Headline All Three Days This weekend will be the first time in Wireless Festival's history that one artist headlines all three days, and Drake is doing the honors. By Caroline Fisher July 07, 2025
Music Diddy Reportedly Gets Applause From Courtroom After Verdict The charges of transportation to engage in prostitution that Diddy was convicted for have no mandatory minimum sentence. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 02, 2025
Music Tyler, The Creator Snaps At Fans Sharing Security Footage Of Him Online Tyler, The Creator values his privacy a lot, and this is one of various instances of him trying to set boundaries for the public. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 18, 2026
Music D4vd Arrest Footage Surfaces As Singer’s Name Is Scrubbed From Interscope Website In September, the remains of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas were discovered in the trunk of an abandoned Tesla registered to D4vd. By Caroline Fisher April 17, 2026