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Music Trey Songz Pleads Guilty After Detroit Incident Trey Songz has to serve 18-months of probation. By Aron A. August 18, 2017
Music Jermaine Durpi Wants A Drake R&B Album Legends like Diddy and Jermaine Dupri have been vocal about giving the genre new life. By Lamar Banks November 16, 2022
Music JT Talks Nicki Minaj Helping Her With Freestyle The Barb encouraged the City Girl to release the never-before-heard track. By Lamar Banks November 10, 2022
Pop Culture Mike Tyson Recalls 2Pac Visiting Him In Prison: "Everybody Started Clapping" In a recent interview, Mike Tyson discussed some of the legends who visited him in prison. By Rex Provost June 12, 2022
Sports Westside Gunn Announces New Wrestling Promotion Company Westside Gunn is getting more involved in the wrestling game. By Rex Provost August 04, 2022
Music Joe Budden Lands Another Nicki Minaj Interview Joe Budden is teasing a new interview with the one and only Nicki Minaj. By Alex Zidel February 25, 2022
Music Meek Mill's Producer Calls Him Out For Bad Business & Hypocrisy: "I Feel Like Kanye When He Walked Into That Roc-A-Fella Building" A producer signed to Meek Mill's Dreamchasers label called out the rapper for allegedly being a hypocrite and running bad business. By Alex Zidel February 24, 2022
Music Jay-Z Earns His 10th Double-Platinum Album Jay-Z earned a milestone that no other rapper has ever achieved. By Lavender Alexandria July 18, 2023
Music Drake Shows Tyga's Music To Bobbi Althoff During Interview Snippet Do you have a favorite Tyga song, or do you also just know him as one of the rappers who dated Kylie Jenner? By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 16, 2023
Viral DDG Addresses "Failed Rapper" & Other Criticisms In New YouTube Vlog The YouTuber-turned-MC said he's in his peace mode and addressed his comments about his partner Halle Bailey. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 15, 2023
Sports Jimmy Butler Makes Shakira "Smile" As Pair Explore New Romance The couple have "been out a few times" in recent months. By Ben Mock July 15, 2023
Music Tupac's Brother Says Drake Went Too Far By Using AI Voice In His Kendrick Lamar Diss Track Mopreme Shakur reportedly compared this to dropping a nuclear bomb in a one-on-one battle, which he thinks should stay closed. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 23, 2024