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Music Gunna, GloRilla, Jim Jones & More Lead The 2025 Hot 97 Summer Jam Lineup Other 2025 Hot 97 Summer Jam performers include A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, Muni Long, Ja Rule, Kash Doll, Cash Cobain, and many more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 31, 2025
Sports Adrien Broner Defends NBA YoungBoy After Arrest: "Everybody Go Thru Shit" Adrien Broner hops to the defense of NBA YoungBoy. By Chantilly Post February 26, 2018
Music Brian Steel Reportedly Cries While Defending Diddy At Sentencing Diddy's sentencing hearing today (Friday, October 3) has heard from his staunchest supporters and his most critical colleagues. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 03, 2025
Music Rihanna "Considering" In Person Support During A$AP Rocky Trial The singer has not appeared in court. By Elias Andrews January 27, 2025
Music Joe Budden Isn't A Fan Of J. Cole's "Disingenuous" Press Run Joe Budden has been previously critical of J. Cole's "The Fall-Off" album and its rollout, although he does give Cole his flowers too. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 28, 2026
Music Diddy’s Ex-Bodyguard Could Be Called As Witness Amid Male Inmate’s Lawsuit Over Alleged Assault Gene Deal has had a lot of shocking things to say about Diddy in recent months. By Caroline Fisher November 30, 2024
Music Joe Budden Believes J. Cole Is Better Than Kendrick Lamar & Drake Right Now While he didn't close the door on this "Big Three" debate for the future, the Slaughterhouse MC thinks Cole's currently leading the race. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 29, 2024
TV Ludacris Lands "Luda Can't Cook" Special: "It's Going To Be Delicious" He may be a restaurant owner, but Luda admits that he's terrible in the kitchen. By Erika Marie January 20, 2021
Music Lil Durk Pleads Not Guilty In Federal Murder-For-Hire Case The rapper currently has three charges. By Elias Andrews November 14, 2024
Music Saucy Santana Questions Why DJ Akdemiks Was Checking His Posts While Drunk Saucy Santana went off on Akademiks for the insult. By Cole Blake October 02, 2024
Music Chief Keef Announces "Dirty Nachos" Single For "Almighty So 2," Fans Tired Of Constant Delays Amazon Music has the album slated for a release in the next couple of months. By Zachary Horvath January 30, 2024
Music Kodak Black Claims He’ll Never Sign Another Artist During Heated Rant Recently, Kodak Black hopped online to vent about some of the issues he's run into since launching his Sniper Gang label. By Caroline Fisher July 23, 2025