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Gabriel Bras Nevares April 18, 2026 Music Eugene "Big U" Henley has denied the federal RICO charges against him, which do not include claims about any role in Nipsey Hussle's murder.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares February 21, 2026 Music For every pint of lean, every blunt, Wayne maintained a relentless work ethic comparable to Kobe Bryant, yet LaRussell’s recent comments underline how Lil Wayne’s influence is both monumental and complicated.
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Aron A. February 21, 2026 Music The hype for Drake's "ICEMAN" is still incredibly palpable and this newest snippet from The Boy is proving that again.
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Zachary Horvath February 09, 2026 Relationships Nicki Minaj found herself at the World Cup over the weekend, and she was there with her son and husband, Kenneth Petty.
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Alexander Cole June 14, 2026 Music Maneesh on the beat...
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Aron A. June 08, 2026 Reviews "Bully" doesn’t feel like a comeback. It feels like Kanye West is reminding the world he still knows the tricks while avoiding the vulnerability and ambition that once made his music impossible to ignore.
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Aron A. April 01, 2026 Music With Tyrese and Tank being former bandmates, you had a feeling this Verzuz would deliver on the entertainment front, and it definitely did.
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Zachary Horvath March 27, 2026 Music YG was detained just hours before his Verzuz appearance this evening, as cops executed a search warrant on one of his properties.
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Alexander Cole July 23, 2026 Music Diddy still has a year and a half to go in his prison sentence, and as it turns out, the mogul is staying active behind bars.
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Alexander Cole July 07, 2026 Music Rick Ross is trying to show his fans how the industry has changed, and he is using his new album "Set In Stone" as an example.
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Alexander Cole July 06, 2026 Music Don Toliver was performing in Los Angeles last night, where he brought out Kanye West and Travis Scott, much to everyone's shock.
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Music Pusha T & His Wife Virginia Williams Announce Birth Of Their Second Child Pusha T previously caught flack for refusing daddy duties in a message to his wife Virginia Williams celebrating her pregnancy.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music Big U Faces Superseding Indictment Referencing Alleged Nipsey Hussle Beef Eugene "Big U" Henley has denied the federal RICO charges against him, which do not include claims about any role in Nipsey Hussle's murder.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music Lil Wayne Is The Most Influential Rapper Alive – LaRussell Just Outlined Why It's Complicated For every pint of lean, every blunt, Wayne maintained a relentless work ethic comparable to Kobe Bryant, yet LaRussell’s recent comments underline how Lil Wayne’s influence is both monumental and complicated.
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Aron A. 
Music Drake's Newest Leak "Sizin' Me Up" Has Fans Juiced For "ICEMAN" The hype for Drake's "ICEMAN" is still incredibly palpable and this newest snippet from The Boy is proving that again.
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Zachary Horvath 
Relationships Nicki Minaj Proves She's Still With Kenneth Petty During World Cup Visit Nicki Minaj found herself at the World Cup over the weekend, and she was there with her son and husband, Kenneth Petty.
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Alexander Cole 
Music Drake's "Shabang" Sparks Latest "ICEMAN" Viral Challenge Maneesh on the beat...
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Aron A. 
Reviews Kanye West "Bully" Album Review "Bully" doesn’t feel like a comeback. It feels like Kanye West is reminding the world he still knows the tricks while avoiding the vulnerability and ambition that once made his music impossible to ignore.
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Aron A. 
Music Tyrese Dips In Middle Of Tank Verzuz Battle And Argues With Trey Songz With Tyrese and Tank being former bandmates, you had a feeling this Verzuz would deliver on the entertainment front, and it definitely did.
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Zachary Horvath 
Music YG Detained As Authorities Execute Drakeo The Ruler-Related Search Warrant YG was detained just hours before his Verzuz appearance this evening, as cops executed a search warrant on one of his properties.
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Alexander Cole 
Music Diddy Spotted Walking Around Prison Yard As New Footage Surfaces Online Diddy still has a year and a half to go in his prison sentence, and as it turns out, the mogul is staying active behind bars.
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Alexander Cole 
Music Rick Ross Claims He's Already Been Paid For His New Album "Set In Stone" Rick Ross is trying to show his fans how the industry has changed, and he is using his new album "Set In Stone" as an example.
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Alexander Cole 
Music Kanye West & Travis Scott Perform "Father" At Don Toliver's Show: Watch Don Toliver was performing in Los Angeles last night, where he brought out Kanye West and Travis Scott, much to everyone's shock.
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Alexander Cole