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Music 50 Cent Blames Lawyer's Incompetence While Clowning Guilty Defendant's Viral Stare Down 50 Cent keeps the jokes coming on social media as he comments on the viral clip of defendant furiously staring at his attorney after verdict. By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 01, 2025
Music Lil Baby Responds To Atlanta Police Trying To Connect Him To Two Teens Murder: Everything We Know So Far The rapper claimed he was "overly good," while his attorney called the Atlanta PD's statements "unethical and shameful." By Aron A. February 28, 2025
Music ASAP Relli Proceeds With Civil Lawsuit Following ASAP Rocky Acquittal ASAP Rocky may have won the felony case, but ASAP Relli is still moving forward with a civil lawsuit against the rapper. By Elias Andrews February 26, 2025
Music Drake Reveals How Producer Elkan Made The "NOKIA" Beat In Behind The Scenes Clip Drake's Elkan-produced solo cut, "NOKIA," off of the PARTYNEXTDOOR collab LP "$ome $exy $ongs 4 U," landed in the Billboard Hot 100's top 10. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 24, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar & SZA's "luther" Officially Snags No. 1 Spot On Billboard Hot 100 "luther" marks Kendrick Lamar's sixth Billboard Hot 100 number one and SZA's third, adding to their incredible run individually and as a duo. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 24, 2025
Music GloRilla's New Track Goes Viral As She Shoots Her Shot At YouTuber Duke Dennis GloRilla has her eyes on Duke Dennis. By Bryson "Boom" Paul February 22, 2025
Music Diddy Requests Two-Month Delay To His Criminal Trial Following New Charges Diddy is facing charges of alleged sex trafficking and racketeering as his May 5th trial date rapidly approaches. By Cole Blake April 16, 2025
Music Dame Dash Unleashes On NORE For Idolizing Jay-Z, Gets Into Verbal Spat With Jason Lee Dame Dash was on "The Jason Lee Show," where he touched on some hot topics including the relationship between NORE and Jay-Z. By Alexander Cole May 27, 2026
Music DJ Hed Criticized After Airing Edited Version Of Drake's "2 Hard 4 The Radio" DJ Hed revealed that he took the Mustard and West Coast disses out of Drake's "2 Hard 4 The Radio," and no one is happy about it. By Alexander Cole May 26, 2026
Music 6ix9ine Suggests God Is Punishing Drake & Lil Durk For Dissing Him Drake and Lil Durk dissed 6ix9ine on "Laugh Now Cry Later," and the New York rapper believes it has to do with divine protection. By Erika Marie May 20, 2026
Music Chad Hugo Risks Dismissal Of Pharrell Lawsuit Over Failure To Serve Chad Hugo accused the other half of The Neptunes, Pharrell, of withholding royalties from him connected to N.E.R.D., touring, and more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 17, 2026
Music Rick Ross Reveals Release Date For New Album "Set In Stone" Rick Ross has big plans for the summer, as his new album "Set In Stone" will land amid a 20th anniversary tour for "Port Of Miami." By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 08, 2026