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Music Sauce Walka Posts Graphic Footage Of Himself Getting Shot In The Leg Sauce Walka was shot during an attack that claimed the life of Sayso P in Memphis, Tennessee, earlier this year. By Cole Blake July 14, 2025
Music Drake Goes The Extra Thousand Miles To Bring Vanessa Carlton Out At Wireless Festival Other special guests at night two of Drake's Wireless Festival takeover included fakemink, 21 Savage, Latto, and Sexyy Red. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 13, 2025
Music T.I. And Grand Hustle Films Barred From Using "Situationships" In Upcoming Movie A New York court issued an injunction preventing T.I. and his team from using the term "Situationships" in distributed content. By Devin Morton July 10, 2025
Music Faith Evans Hit With Major Lawsuit Over The Notorious B.I.G.'s Mother’s Estate The Notorious B.I.G.'s mother, Voletta Wallace, passed away back in February at the age of 72. By Cole Blake July 10, 2025
Music DJ Vlad Claims Cassie Is Just As Guilty As Diddy After Trial Verdict A jury found Diddy not guilty of sex trafficking and racketeering in his criminal trial in New York City on Wednesday. By Cole Blake July 03, 2025
Music JID Announces "GDLU PRELUXE" Project And It's Release Date Is Sooner Than You May Think In addition to the mixtape announcement, JID also put out a new song and music video titled, "32 (Freestyle)." By Cole Blake July 01, 2025
Music 6ix9ine Pays Tribute To Ariela La Langosta Following Her Tragic Death In a series of heartfelt posts, 6ix9ine called his late friend Ariela La Langosta a “tremendous woman” and his "sister.” By Caroline Fisher August 18, 2025
Music Scarface Reveals To Shannon Sharpe He Doesn't Care About The Music Game Anymore Scarface is a member of the iconic Houston rap group, The Geto Boys. He is best known for the classic song “Smile,” featuring Tupac. By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 18, 2025
Music Bryson Tiller Continues His Comeback On Our New "R&B Season" Playlist Update In addition to Bryson Tiller's new project "The Vices," our latest "R&B Season" playlist update shouts out a new SiR single. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 10, 2025
Music Metro Boomin Goes Off On Those Trashing "A FUTURISTIC SUMMA": "Y'all Get No B*tches And It Shows" The public has been weighing in on Metro Boomin's "A FUTURISTIC SUMMA" and overall, it's been mostly mixed over the last three days. By Zachary Horvath August 04, 2025
Music Akon Labels Former Friend Be.I A "Scammer" In Fiery Exchange Be.I has since responded to Akon's fiery comments, calling out Akon City and accusing him of also being a scammer as well. By Cole Blake July 30, 2025
Music Drake Postpones Manchester Show At The Last Minute, Citing "Travel Logistics" Drake postponed his third show in Manchester for logistical reasons, and fans are highly disappointed at the news. By Devin Morton July 27, 2025