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Music Cops Were Bummed When Young Thug's Lawyer Brian Steel Showed Up To Atlanta Raid Newly released body cam footage of Young Thug's 2022 Atlanta arrest in the YSL RICO case features officers reacting to Brian Steel's arrival. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 16, 2026
Music Travis Scott To Headline 1st Festival Since Astroworld Tragedy Travis Scott is scheduled to headline his first music festival since Astroworld, at Primavera Sound, later this year. By Cole Blake April 27, 2022
Relationships Jeezy Accuses Jeannie Mai Of “Weaponizing” Their Daughter Amid Rocky Divorce Jeezy alleges that this is a tactic to get him to honor her “unrealistic and erratic demands.” By Caroline Fisher May 15, 2024
Music Jackboy Enters Prison Debate With Pointed Comments For Kodak Black Another one of Kodak Black's enemies, Jackboy, is chiming in with his two cents on the former's time in protective custody. By Zachary Horvath March 13, 2026
Music Freddie Gibbs Chimes In On DJ Akademiks' Alleged Grooming Debacle Gibbs said a lot without saying much at all. By Zachary Horvath January 27, 2025
Pop Culture SZA's Artist Of The Year Snub Caused Manager Punch To Pull Her MTV VMAs Performance "It just really didn’t make any sense to me. It’s disrespectful," the TDE executive said of MTV's decision to not recognize SZA. By Hayley Hynes September 15, 2023
Music Chris Brown Wants The Comparisons & Versus Talk To Stop Now Chris Brown is often compared to Michael Jackson or Usher. Brown and Usher have collab on hit songs while Brown recreated MJ dance routines. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 28, 2025
Music T.I. Chooses Passion Over Profit: Takes Hit On Comedy Career T.I. is dedicated to his comedy career. By Tallie Spencer November 24, 2023
Music Beyonce’s “Cowboy Carter” Tour Smashes Major Country Music Record This Saturday (July 26), Beyonce put on her final "Cowboy Carter" tour performance at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. By Caroline Fisher July 28, 2025
Music Fabolous Celebrates 13 Years Of "From Nothin To Somethin" Fabolous took a moment to celebrate the thirteenth anniversary of his fourth studio album "From Nothin To Somethin." By Mitch Findlay June 12, 2020
Music Maury Offers Nicki Minaj & Cardi B A Free Lie Detector Test The feud may be over but we still want this lie detector test to happen. By Alex Zidel October 30, 2018
Pop Culture Young Money Crowned "Most Dominant" Rap Label Based On Billboard Chart Figures The three headline artists of the label have more than 10,000 weeks on the Billboard charts. By Ben Mock September 09, 2023