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Music Lil Meech Appears To Fire Back At 50 Cent Amid Snitching Allegations Recently, one of Lil Meech's alleged ex-friends accused him of snitching, prompting a response from 50 Cent. By Caroline Fisher July 17, 2025
Music Diddy Set To Appear On Camera For Sexual Assault Lawsuit Deposition Diddy is currently residing behind bars after being found guilty of transportation to engage in prostitution. By Cole Blake December 16, 2025
Music Feds Reveal Their Recommendation For Boosie Badazz's Prison Sentence Boosie Badazz will return to the courtroom for a formal sentencing hearing in his illegal gun ownership in November. By Cole Blake August 28, 2025
Music YNW Melly Wants New Legal Representation Amid Criminal Investigation Into One Of His Attorneys YNW Melly has been behind bars in Florida since his initial arrest on two counts of first-degree murder in 2019. By Cole Blake August 27, 2025
Music Drake Adds Extremely Rare Michael Jackson Album To Impressive Memorabilia Collection Drake's memorabilia collection continues to grow, as he recently secured a signed Michael Jackson album featuring a hand-drawn sketch. By Caroline Fisher August 25, 2025
Music Future Deactivates His Instagram Account After Hackers Got A Hold Of It With Other Celebrities Future went viral over the weekend after debuting a new hairstyle in lavender-colored haircut. The new hairstyle elicited numerous reactions. By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 24, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Posts Footage Of His Roc Nation Deposition Over Tory Lanez & Megan Thee Stallion Roc Nation lawyers asked DJ Akademiks about his alleged ties to Tory Lanez and his coverage of the Megan Thee Stallion case. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 23, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Compares Drake & UMG Battle To Colin Kaepernick & The NFL With Harsh Remarks Including Kap’s Wife Nessa Diab DJ Akademiks has been a vocal supporter of Drake throughout his rap beefs with Kendrick Lamar, Rick Ross, and Future. By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 18, 2025
Music RZA Suggests Rihanna & ASAP Rocky Name Their Third Child After Ol’ Dirty Bastard When asked why he thinks Rihanna and ASAP Rocky should name their child after Ol' Dirty Bastard, RZA said "the legend must live on." By Caroline Fisher August 14, 2025
Original Content 10 Crazy Cartoon Chains These rappers paid homage to their favorite cartoon characters by way of some iced-out chains. By Mike Harris November 17, 2017
Music Offset Disappears From Social Media Amid Finesse2tymes Beef Earlier this week, Finesse2tymes dissed Offset during a rant about his ex Cardi B and her new man, Stefon Diggs. By Caroline Fisher November 19, 2025
Music Juice WRLD Shares Album Cover For “Death Race For Love” Juice WRLD shares his Twisted Metal-inspired cover for "Death Race For Love." By Kevin Goddard February 27, 2019