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Music Benny The Butcher Announces "The Burden Of Plugs" Tour Benny The Butcher is ready to take his show on the road, announcing "The Burden Of Plugs" tour date this October. By Mitch Findlay April 02, 2021
Music Maino Trolls DJ Akademiks For Getting Slapped By Lil Baby's Team DJ Akademiks has been going off on Lil Baby after claiming that a member of his team slapped him last weekend. By Cole Blake January 28, 2026
TV Vince Staples Recalls Rough Acting Journey Before Releasing Now-Acclaimed Netflix Series It has been an arduous road for Vince, but all that hard work paid dividends. By Zachary Horvath February 20, 2024
Music Not So Fast! Nicki Minaj Shuts Down Ray J's Flirty Instagram Comment Ray J has been starstruck by Nicki Minaj ever since they spoke about his wild comments about the Diddy situation. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 23, 2025
Music Fat Joe Says He Can’t Support An Alleged “Rat” Despite Liking Gunna’s New Album During a recent episode of his podcast, Fat Joe weighed in one Gunna's final album under YSL, "The Last Wun." By Caroline Fisher August 21, 2025
Music Snoop Dogg Claims To "Love The Hate And The Love" For His "Missionary" Album Amid Mixed Reception Sales projections have not been the greatest either, but it doesn't seem to faze him. By Zachary Horvath December 21, 2024
Music Rubi Rose References Nicki Minaj Lyrics In Thirst Trap, Leaving Fans Puzzled After Dissing Her This beef is all over the place. By Zachary Horvath January 29, 2024
Music Kodak Black Claps Back At Rampant Meth Rumors Sadly, Kodak Black has been accused of abusing numerous hard drugs throughout his career and he's expressed how much it bothers him. By Zachary Horvath October 06, 2025
Politics Kanye West Makes His Donald Trump Support Crystal Clear In Bigoted Twitter Rant From friends to rivals to... What would you even call them now? By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 09, 2025
Music Hot Boy Turk Reignites 2000s "Best Cash Money Hot Boys Member" Debate At Atlanta Reunion Tour Stop Hot Boy Turk and the Hot Boys broke onto the Billboard charts in the 2000s with classic album, 'Guerilla Warfare.' By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 31, 2025
Music Promoter Demands $27 Million From Rod Wave In Massive New Lawsuit Rod Wave is accused of failing to fulfill obligations during his "Last Lap" tour and refusing to return money he was given in advance. By Caroline Fisher September 30, 2025
Music Metro Boomin Details Process Working With Young Thug Metro Boomin recalled his process for working with Young Thug during an appearance on the "Full Send Podcast." By Cole Blake December 19, 2022