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Music Mystikal's Son Speaks Out, Hopes Rapper Gets Help In Prison As Mystikal prepares for his 20-year sentence after pleading guilty to third-degree rape, his son is discussing the case for the first time. By Erika Marie June 22, 2026
Music Polo G Charged With Illegal Possession Of A Weapon, New Details Of Alleged Robbery Emerge LAPD claims to have found multiple guns in Polo G's home during their search earlier this week. By Caroline Fisher August 24, 2023
Music A$AP Rocky, Lil Baby, Lil Uzi Vert & More Help Bring Back The Summer Smash Festival Lyrical Lemonade is bringing back The Summer Smash Festival in Chicago, with acts like A$AP Rocky, Lil Baby, Lil Uzi Vert, Baby Keem, Mulatto, Benny The Butcher, City Girls and more set to hit the stage. By Keenan Higgins May 06, 2021
Music Mike Will Made-It Used Talks Using Von Miller's Heartbeat On Adidas Track Mike Will Made-It works part of Von Miller into one of his songs. By Matt F September 20, 2017
Music SoundCloud To Lay Off 20 Percent Of Its Workforce SoundCloud is going through some major changes. By Alexander Cole August 05, 2022
Music Ye Links Up With Yung Lean And Rich The Kid Fans are hoping Ye i hard at work on "VULTURES 2." By Lavender Alexandria April 11, 2024
Viral Kanye West & Ty Dolla Sign's Apple Music Bio Mentions Anthony Fantano, Fans Think It's A Hack Whoever this tech-savvy fan was, they made a pretty funny meme moment for those caught up in the Fantano/Ye drama. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 22, 2024
Music Wayne Brady Honors Takeoff At American Music Awards Wayne Brady paid tribute to Takeoff while on stage at the AMAs. By Cole Blake November 21, 2022
Music Tyler The Creator Throws It Back With Sexyy Red In Wild Camp Flog Gnaw Performance Clip It's getting sticky! By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 17, 2024
Music Lil Pump Says He's Retiring From Music To Become An Astronaut Lil Pump says he wants to abandon music to travel to space. By Cole Blake July 01, 2023
Music DJ Akademiks Crashes Out On Rory & QueenzFlip Over Their Confrontation DJ Akademiks and Rory Farrell have a long and deep history of beef, and Ak's animosity boiled over due to the QueenzFlip situation. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 27, 2026
Music Cardi B Shares A "Fun Fact" About Herself To Body Shaming TikToker Cardi B has been working on her sophomore album, untitled, that was promised to be released in 2024. She released a video directed by Offset. By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 27, 2025