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Music Slim 400's Killer Receives Lengthy Prison Sentence The 35-year-old will be spending the next three decades behind bars. By Cole Blake July 17, 2024
Music GloRilla Can't Contain Her Emotions While Receiving Gold & Platinum Plaques Onstage GloRilla thanked her fans for her sky-rocketed success and praised her label CMG for the constant support and dedication. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 17, 2025
Music Too Short Explains Why He Avoided Hanging Out With 2Pac Too Short's currently gearing up to release his first album in five years, "Sir Too Short, Vol 1," on Friday. By Cole Blake April 17, 2025
Music Tay-K Found Guilty Of Murder, Acquitted On Capital Murder Charge Tay-K has officially been found guilty of the murder of photographer Anthony Saldivar back in 2017. By Alexander Cole April 14, 2025
Music Drake's "NOKIA" Hits A New Billboard Hot 100 Peak After Music Video's Success While his rival Kendrick Lamar is still on top of the charts, Drake could very well dethrone Dot with "NOKIA" if he sustains this hype. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 07, 2025
Music Tory Lanez Producer Squale Claims Industry Blackballed "PETERSON" Despite Fan Acclaim Many others have made similar claims about playlisting and label support concerning Tory Lanez, or rather, lack thereof. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 30, 2025
Music Dame Dash May Lose The Rights To His Life Story Amid $25 Million Bankruptcy Dame Dash allegedly owes money in unpaid taxes, child support, legal judgments, and more as he recently filed for bankruptcy. By Cole Blake September 16, 2025
Music Jay-Z Seeks To Strip Sexual Assault Accuser Of Anonymity In Defamation Case The Jane Doe in this situation who dropped her sexual assault lawsuit against Jay-Z asked the court to uphold her anonymity. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 14, 2025
Music Fans Resurface Clip Of GloRilla Performing With Mariah The Scientist After Young Thug's Leaked Jail Call Young Thug labeled GloRilla ugly in a hate-filled rant that found its way onto social media, earlier this week. By Cole Blake September 05, 2025
Music YSL Woody Speaks Out From Hospital Bed After Frightening Dirt Bike Accident Grim rumors relating to this YSL Woody incident began to swirl, but thankfully, he's doing better and is conscious. By Zachary Horvath September 02, 2025
Music Travis Scott Gets Fans Excited After Showing Off "Breezy Bowl" Shirt Signed By Chris Brown Travis Scott and Chris Brown don't have a lot of work together throughout their careers, but they have some deep reverence for one another. By Zachary Horvath September 01, 2025
Music Mary J Blige's Lawyers File A New Request Amid Ongoing Misa Hylton & Vado Dispute Mary J Blige and Misa Hylton have been engaged in a legal battle for the last few months, and Blige recently made a new request. By Devin Morton August 27, 2025