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Music Gucci Mane Was "Embarrassed" By Rant Calling Out Drake, Nicki Minaj, And Rick Ross Gucci Mane went a on a furious X (then Twitter) rant in 2013 where he called out Drake, Nicki Minaj, Rick Ross and plenty others. By Zachary Horvath October 20, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Could Lose Her Los Angeles Mansion Over $500K Unpaid Judgment In 2021, Nicki Minaj and her husband Kenneth Petty were sued over an alleged altercation with German security guard Thomas Weidenmuller. By Caroline Fisher October 15, 2025
Music Cardi B & Nicki Minaj React To JT’s Brutal Diss Track Yesterday, JT finally unleashed the Cardi B diss track she promised, and she didn't hold back in the slightest. By Caroline Fisher October 03, 2025
Music Fetty Wap Looks Unbothered In New Prison Photo Fetty Wap was sentenced to a six-year prison sentence for drug trafficking in 2023, and is expected to be out in January of 2027. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 29, 2025
Reviews Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist Distill Two Masterpieces Into "Alfredo: The Tour": Concert Review Freddie Gibbs and The Alchemist brought their "Alfredo" tour to Brooklyn in an expertly crafted outing by two of the best in the game. By Devin Morton September 27, 2025
Music Cardi B’s Updated Sales Projections For “Am I The Drama?” Prove She’s Still Got It Cardi B received a fairly surprising sales projection for "AM I THE DRAMA" this past weekend, but it seems things are back to normal. By Zachary Horvath September 23, 2025
Politics DJ Akademiks Prescribes Ayahuasca For Ebro & Peter Rosenberg After They Label Drake "Right-Wing" Drake posted an axe emoji on Instagram in response to the news that "Ebro in the Morning" had been canceled. By Cole Blake December 15, 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 Pras Files Appeal To Reverse 14-Year Prison Sentence For Money Laundering Federal authorities accused Pras of accepting over $100 million from a Malaysian businessman to sway U.S. politics and prevent extradition. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 05, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” Named Apple Music’s Most-Streamed Rap Song Of 2025 Kendrick Lamar's hit Drake diss track, "Not Like Us," has earned him yet another impressive streaming title. By Caroline Fisher December 02, 2025
Music d4vd Allegedly Not Cooperating In Celeste Rivas Death Investigation Recent reports suggested that police and investigators are now considering d4vd as a suspect in teenager Celeste Rivas' death. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 22, 2025
Music Kid Cudi Gets Dragged Online For Controversial Michael Jackson Take Kid Cudi recently said he's taking a long break from music, looking to other creative fields that he thinks Michael Jackson wasn't known for. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 21, 2025