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Music 50 Cent Taunts Benzino With Snitching Allegations After Boxing Match Challenge Earlier this month, Benzino challenged 50 Cent to a boxing match, guaranteeing that he'd "whoop" him easily. By Caroline Fisher May 18, 2025
Music SZA Details "Painful" Experience With Breast Implants, Reveals Why She Removed Them SZA recently appeared on the "S.H.E. MD" podcast to discuss her cosmetic procedures. By Caroline Fisher March 08, 2024
Music Soulja Boy Beefs Up Security After SODMG Burglary Soulja Boy and Bow Wow were the latest acts to perform at Sea World San Diego following other Atlanta rap acts such as the Yin Yang Twins. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 10, 2025
Music Kanye West Reveals Plans For A Playboi Carti Collaborative Album Playboi Carti dropped his long-awaited new album, "Music," on Friday night featuring a number of guest verses, but Kanye West was not included. By Cole Blake March 16, 2025
Sports J. Cole Tells The Heartwarming Story Behind LeBron James Carrying "The Fall-Off" Vinyl LeBron James went viral for carrying J. Cole's "The Fall-Off" on vinyl, but according to Cole, there is a heartwarming story behind that. By Alexander Cole March 25, 2026
Music d4vd's Parents Address Murder Claims As Details Of Pre-Arrest Home Emerge This joins other big updates about d4vd's arrest over Celeste Rivas' death. They include a debunked Coachella message and criminal charges. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 18, 2026
Music Yeat & Young Thug Highlight New “Fire Emoji” Update Lil Durk and Kodak Black dominate this week's "Fire Emoji" playlist. By Cole Blake May 27, 2023
Music Ebro From Hot 97 And Beats 1 is Taking Credit For Hip-Hop Podcasts The Hot 97 host wants his credit. By Alexander Cole January 25, 2019
Music PnB Rock Apologizes After No-Showing Cincinnati Headline Show After spending $15K to make it to his show, PnB Rock was held up by police and couldn't perform. By Alex Zidel April 16, 2018
Music Diddy Set To Appear On Camera For Sexual Assault Lawsuit Deposition Diddy is currently residing behind bars after being found guilty of transportation to engage in prostitution. By Cole Blake December 16, 2025
Music North West Had A Blast At Kendrick Lamar's "Pop Out" Concert North got to enjoy the show from some great seats. By Alexander Cole June 20, 2024
Music DJ Akademiks Believes This Kendrick Lamar Song Was The Worst In The Drake Battle "By A Mile" While DJ Akademiks and all Kendrick Lamar and Drake fans have their preferred disses, each record boasts big pros and cons as battle cuts. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 03, 2025