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Music Tsu Surf Shares Hopeful New Update Amid Prison Sentence Tsu Surf previously promised to return home from his prison sentence as a new and improved version of himself. By Caroline Fisher April 23, 2025
Streetwear Waka Flocka Flame Accidentally Starts Beef With DDG Over The Latter's Fashion Choices DDG sternly told Waka Flocka Flame to stop speaking on his name, and Waka Flocka Flame seemed to oblige... Or did he? By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 18, 2025
Music The Weeknd Debuts New Snippet Ahead Of "Hurry Up Tomorrow" Film And Fans Are Elated The Weeknd appears to have new music on the way ahead of an apparent appearance at Coachella, later this week. By Cole Blake April 17, 2025
Viral YK Osiris Addresses His Tough Loss At Adin Ross' Boxing Event Although YK Osiris lost his matchup and hasn't dropped new music this year, it seems like he's motivated to come back strong. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 14, 2025
Music Diddy's Legal Team Argues With Prosecutors About Controversial Jury Questionnaire Diddy's defense team reportedly proposed a questionnaire for jurors to determine their comfort with viewing sexually explicit content. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 13, 2025
Music 50 Cent Mocks Ja Rule For Claiming He Nearly Went “Nuclear” Over Irv Gotti Diss Following the tragic news of Irv Gotti's passing, 50 Cent rushed to Instagram to diss the Murder Inc. founder one last time. By Caroline Fisher April 12, 2025
Music Young Thug Billboard Confirms His New Album Is Dropping Very Soon Young Thug recently dropped one of the biggest hints yet about his upcoming album, presumably titled "UY SCUTI." By Caroline Fisher April 11, 2025
Music Sada Baby Alleges He’s Being “Targeted” And Drops Merch Featuring Viral Mugshot Earlier this week, Sada Baby was arrested on a charge of allegedly possessing a controlled substance (narcotic/cocaine). By Caroline Fisher April 11, 2025
Music 50 Cent Has Shocking Reaction To Diddy Trying To Hire ASAP Rocky’s Lawyer Joe Tacopina Throughout his entire legal battle so far, 50 Cent has been relentlessly trolling his longtime foe Diddy on social media. By Caroline Fisher April 09, 2025
Music Slim Thug Breaks Silence After Losing Valuables In Apartment Burglary Fortunately for Slim Thug, he has insurance, which will help by covering at least some of the rapper's losses. By Caroline Fisher April 09, 2025
Music Diddy’s Former Assistant Allegedly Put Honey In Rooms For Freak-Offs One of Diddy's former assistants took the stand in his federal trial today, and recalled how he'd prepare rooms for alleged freak-offs. By Caroline Fisher June 13, 2025
Music Ananda Lewis, Former MTV Host, Dies At 52 After Cancer Battle Ananda Lewis publicly announced her breast cancer diagnosis in 2020, revealing in 2024 that it had escalated to Stage 4. By Caroline Fisher June 12, 2025