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Sports Snoop Dogg Draws Eye Rolls & Groans Over His NFL Netflix Show Snoop Dogg headlined Netflix's second Christmas NFL Halftime Show, enlisting the help of multiple artists spanning across different genres. By Zachary Horvath December 26, 2025
Music The Game Claims He Hung Up On Michael Jackson Over 50 Cent Beef Believe it or not, this is not the only time The Game has told this story. He last did so in 2019 with "HipHopDX." By Zachary Horvath December 11, 2025
Music 6ix9ine Secures Legal Win As Judge Approves Sentencing Delay Recently, 6ix9ine's legal team asked a judge to delay his sentencing so he has time to relocate his family following a home invasion. By Caroline Fisher November 20, 2025
Music Island Boys’ Kodiyakredd Denies Taking Part In 6ix9ine Home Invasion Over the weekend, four masked men with guns broke into 6ix9ine's Florida home while he was doing a stream with Jack Doherty. By Caroline Fisher November 19, 2025
Music 6ix9ine Mocks YFN Lucci's Mother's Shooting After He Dismisses Him 6ix9ine does not believe in Young Thug and YFN Lucci squashing their beef, but Lucci doesn't seem to care what he thinks. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 08, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Finds A Way To Hate On Kendrick Lamar For Going To Disneyland Kendrick Lamar went to Disneyland on Wednesday, and DJ Akademiks found a way to hate on the Compton rapper. By Alexander Cole April 16, 2026
Music FBI Reveals New Photos Of Offset Shooting Suspects Offset was shot outside of a Florida casino recently, and the FBI is asking the public for help locating the suspects. By Caroline Fisher April 15, 2026
Music Harvey Levin Reveals Why Diddy Could Walk Free Today Diddy is serving a 50-month sentence for two counts of transporting individuals across state lines to engage in prostitution. By Caroline Fisher April 09, 2026
Music 50 Cent Donates Healthy Sum From Diddy Documentary To Domestic Violence Nonprofits 50 Cent is fulfilling a public promise he made during the early stages of creating "Sean Combs: The Reckoning" and it's a beneficial one. By Zachary Horvath March 26, 2026
Music Young Thug Announces “Hometown Hero” Benefit Concert In Atlanta Young Thug also confirmed that "friends" will be joining him at the event, although he didn't confirm any specifics. By Cole Blake October 06, 2025
Music Ray J Blasts Kim Kardashian Over Alleged $6 Million Bribe To Keep Quiet A new lawsuit against Ray J alleges that he's "unable to accept the end of his fleeting relationship" with Kim Kardashian. By Caroline Fisher October 03, 2025
Music DJ Envy Fires Back At Nicki Minaj’s Blackballing Allegations Back in 2023, Nicki Minaj accused DJ Envy of "blackballing" her over a dispute she had with DJ Self years earlier. By Caroline Fisher October 02, 2025