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Music King Von Associate O-Block Louie Reportedly Passes Away The details around this are still unclear. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 02, 2025
Original Content Soulja Boy Everything: The "She Make It Clap" Rapper Dives Into Getting His Credit, Drake, Bow Wow & Elon Musk Soulja Boy's riding high off of the success of "She Make It Clap" but there's more to do -- an anime, comic book, video game, and a meeting with Elon Musk. By Aron A. May 19, 2021
Music Doctor Claims Eazy-E Gave Two Of His Patients HIV/AIDS The doctor was featured on "The Mysterious Death of Eazy-E" and said the rapper's wife, who was pregnant when he died, is lucky she was negative. By Erika Marie September 09, 2021
TV Blacc Sam Offers Update On Long-Awaited Nipsey Hussle Docuseries Hundreds of hours of archival footage are being sorted for Nipsey Hussle’s docuseries, which Blacc Sam says is nearing completion. By Erika Marie August 14, 2026
TV Druski Reveals Why He Backed Drake In The Aftermath Of His Kendrick Lamar Battle Druski recently got to sit down with GQ, where he offered some insight into his relationship with rap superstar Drake. By Alexander Cole August 19, 2026
Music Drake Reveals Who He Thinks Has A "Goated Pen," And It's Not Someone You Would Expect Drake recently took to Instagram to bestow the title of "Goated Pen" onto an artist who most fans probably wouldn't expect. By Alexander Cole August 17, 2026
Music Lil Durk Trial's Prosecutors Ask Judge To Seal Witness List Prosecutors in the Lil Durk case reportedly indicated they have 35 witnesses ready to testify, with 20 of them being key to the trial. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 15, 2026
Music 6ix9ine Asks DJ Akademiks If He Will Send Lil Durk $500K If He Gets Sentenced To Life During a conversation about the Lil Durk trial, 6ix9ine backed DJ Akademiks into a rhetorical corner about contributions. By Alexander Cole August 19, 2026
Music North West & Molly Santana Tour Canceled Days Before It Was Set To Launch The tour was supposed to begin on August 5th. By Aron A. July 31, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Claims Drake's House Was Swatted This Week During his most recent live stream, DJ Akademiks spoke out about his recent swatting, while also stating that it happened to Drake. By Alexander Cole August 19, 2026
Music Chrisean Rock Again Denies Involvement In Ronny Doe’s Murder Another accusation about Ronny Doe’s killing drew a blunt response from Chrisean Rock during a recent livestream. By Erika Marie August 18, 2026
Music NBA YoungBoy Calls Mom A "Stupid H*e" While Going Back And Forth On Social Media NBA YoungBoy and his mom are beefing right now, as the two have gone back and forth about their role in each other's lives. By Alexander Cole August 12, 2026