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Music YBT Of 83 Babies Dead At 23 Earlier this month, YBT of 83 Babies was fatally injured in a shooting in his hometown of Durham, North Carolina. By Caroline Fisher March 17, 2026
Politics The White House Uses Lil Wayne's Music To Promote U.S. Strikes On Iran Given Lil Wayne's previous support of United States President Donald Trump, this White House TikTok garnered some controversy. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 13, 2026
Music Eminem’s Grandmother, Betty Kresin, Dead At 87 Sources close to Eminem's family claim that his maternal grandmother Betty died at her Missouri home this week. By Caroline Fisher March 11, 2026
Music Blueface Explains Why He Needs Three Girlfriends Blueface knows how to start a debate online and his logic behind needing three girls in his life is doing just that. By Zachary Horvath December 26, 2025
Politics 50 Cent Responds To Backlash Over Donald Trump Jr.'s "Hateful" Shoutout 50 Cent saw many folks react to Donald Trump Jr. wanting to be as big of a hater as him, and he doesn't understand what the fuss is about. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 25, 2025
Music Chrisean Rock Flexes Her Untouched Chains After Compton Fight Chrisean Rock is fighting back at the women who jumped her at a Compton park, her former flame Blueface's shade, and all her online haters. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 14, 2025
Music Rod Wave Sued By Photographer Over 'Last Lap' Album Cover Copyright The photographer claims Rod Wave used his photograph without permission. By Tallie Spencer December 11, 2025
Music PlaqueBoyMax Jokingly Confronts Fivio Foreign Over Mafiathon 3 And Selling Weed With His Likeness PlaqueBoyMax and Fivio Foreign have been at odds since January, but it looks as if they are slowly making amends. By Zachary Horvath October 09, 2025
Music Freddie Gibbs Reveals Issues With Kanye West After Making "Vultures" Track "Back To Me" Freddie Gibbs has collaborated with a diverse range of producers, including Kanye West, The Alchemist, and Madlib, to create classic music. By Bryson "Boom" Paul September 27, 2025
Music Young Thug Alleges YSL Woody Accidentally Stole Jewelry From Big Nut According to Young Thug, Nut was willing to let the alleged robbery slide, but the same couldn't be said for his crew. By Caroline Fisher September 08, 2025
Music Drake Claps Back At "Entitled" Hip-Hop Journalists Who Trashed His Bobbi Althoff Interview Drake has stuck to chatting with streamers, content creators, and podcasters for the last couple of years now. By Zachary Horvath September 02, 2025
Music Jay-Z Capitalizes On “Imaginary Players” Success With Music Video Re-Release On YouTube Jay-Z’s “Imaginary Players” was a diss track about Ma$e. It sampled the 1981 track “Imaginary Playmates” by Rene & Angela. By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 30, 2025