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Music Drake Recalls Visiting Young Thug In Prison In New Audio From Ian Connor Ian Connor also shared alleged texts from Drake about the Young Thug visit, and now we have the voice message that he allegedly sent Connor. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 06, 2025
Music Young Thug Breaks Silence On Viral "UY Scuti" Rumor Young Thug spoke negatively about several of his frequent collaborators in jail calls that leaked before "UY Scuti" dropped. By Cole Blake September 30, 2025
Music d4vd Cancels His Seattle Show After Police Identified The Body Found In His Tesla d4vd has performed in a few cities since this dead body investigation got underway earlier this month. But things are getting more serious now. By Zachary Horvath September 17, 2025
Music Future Is Ready To Move On From 2025 Amid Atlanta "Streets" Debate No one really knows why Future tweeted a middle finger to the year days before 2026, but there might be some context to unpack. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 28, 2025
Music 50 Cent Clowns Big Meech For Reaching Out To Him Over DMs 50 Cent took issue with Big Meech linking up with Rick Ross, earlier this year, and the two have been at odds since. By Cole Blake December 23, 2025
Music Megan Thee Stallion Looks To Stop Milagro From Cyberstalking The ongoing legal battle continues. By Tallie Spencer December 18, 2025
Music Dame Dash's Bankruptcy May Not Be Enough To Protect Him From Millions In Judgements Unfortunately, the hits keep on coming for Dame Dash even though he's drowning in $25 million in debt. He filed for bankruptcy in September. By Zachary Horvath December 08, 2025
Music 6ix9ine Receives Three-Month Prison Sentence For Probation Violations Tekashi 6ix9ine's beatdown of a man in Florida over his snitching scandal resulted in a three-month jail sentence for violating his probation. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 05, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Warns Maino That He's Dealing With The "Drake & Jay-Z" Of The Talking Realm Maino responded to DJ Akademiks' comments about his podcast co-host Fabolous and now it seems we are in for a back-and-forth roast session. By Zachary Horvath December 05, 2025
Music Louisiana Supreme Court Refuses To Hear Another Appeal In C-Murder Case C-Murder fought for his freedom for over two decades after being convicted of the murder of 16-year-old Steve Thomas in 2009. By Caroline Fisher February 05, 2026
Music Lil Jon’s Son DJ Young Slade Missing In Georgia Lil Jon's 27-year-old son, DJ Young Slade, reportedly ran out of his house this week and has not been seen since. By Caroline Fisher February 04, 2026
Music Kanye West Addresses Theory That His Apology Was A PR Move Kanye West recently took out a full-page ad in the "Wall Street Journal" to apologize to those he's hurt over the years. By Caroline Fisher January 27, 2026