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Music 50 Cent Addresses Rumor He Helped Jay-Z’s Alleged Secret Son Amid Legal Battle For years, a man named Rymir Satterthwaite has alleged that he's Jay-Z's illegitimate son, and begged him to take a paternity test. By Caroline Fisher July 24, 2025
Music 6ix9ine Admits To Possession Of Cocaine & MDMA 6ix9ine's sentencing is currently scheduled to take place in September, and he could face anywhere from a few months to years behind bars. By Caroline Fisher July 23, 2025
Streetwear Doja Cat Goes Pantless In Leopard Print Power Suit At 2025 Met Gala Doja Cat brought leopard print, exaggerated shapes, and 1980s energy to the 2025 Met Gala in a striking custom Marc Jacobs outfit. By Ben Atkinson May 06, 2025
Music Milagro Gramz Goes Off On GloRilla For Her Handling Of Megan Thee Stallion & Tory Lanez Drama GloRilla reposted a quote on her Instagram Story with a Tory Lanez song playing, sparking rumors of a falling out with Megan Thee Stallion. By Cole Blake May 26, 2025
Music IFPI Crowns Drake The Best-Selling Rapper Of 2025 For the eleventh year in a row, Drake has been named the best-selling rapper of the year by the IFPI, surpassing Kendrick Lamar and more. By Caroline Fisher February 18, 2026
Music BIA Responds To Cardi B's Tour Diss By Calling Out Stefon Diggs Despite the rough patch that Cardi B and Stefon Diggs are allegedly going through, BIA has little sympathy for her hip-hop opponent. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 13, 2026
Music Drake Allegedly Spoke To XXXTentacion's Mom After His Passing Drake and XXXTentacion's history has been speculated about even years after the latter's passing. It also wasn't the best. By Zachary Horvath January 15, 2026
Music Playboi Carti, NBA YoungBoy, & Don Toliver To Headline Rolling Loud 2026 Rolling Loud 2026 is set to take place in Orlando, Florida, and there has been real anticipation over this year's lineup. By Alexander Cole January 14, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks' Latest Update Suggests Drake's "ICEMAN" Is Dropping Sooner Than You Think The hype for Drake's "ICEMAN" album is off the charts right now, and DJ Akademiks cannot help himself with the updates. By Alexander Cole January 12, 2026
Music Boosie Badazz Celebrates Avoiding Jail Time In Federal Gun Case Boosie Badazz received a time served sentence in his federal gun case, and must pay a $50K fine and complete 300 hours of community service. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 10, 2026
Music Lil Durk Suffers Big Loss In Court Due To Death Threat Motion Falling Through Lil Durk's legal team had hoped to get his murder-for-hire case dismissed over death threats that prosecutors reportedly failed to disclose. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 09, 2026
Music Young Buck Sentenced To Eight Years In Prison, But There's A Catch Young Buck pleaded guilty to possessing a weapon after receiving a felony conviction in Tennessee court this week. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 09, 2026