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Music Lil Wayne Reveals The NFL Apologized To Him After Super Bowl Halftime Show Snub While Lil Wayne reflected on how this decision hurt him, he made it clear he holds no ill will towards the league, Jay-Z, or Kendrick Lamar. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 17, 2025
Music Tony Yayo Claims G-Unit Never Had To Check In Amid Big U RICO Debates Tony Yayo described G-Unit as a "militant" movement when traveling within the United States as Big U awaits trial for alleged racketeering. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 07, 2025
Music Swamp Izzo Addresses Young Thug & Rich Homie Quan's Fallout Over Alleged Industry Politics Rich Homie Quan is sadly no longer here to add to DJ Swamp Izzo's comments about Young Thug's rise and Rich Gang's fall. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 07, 2025
Relationships Girlfriend Of Real Boston Richey Allegedly Presses Charges Following Phone Snatching Altercation Official documents or police reports have not been released yet, so these remain purely allegations against Real Boston Richey for now. By Zachary Horvath March 31, 2025
Music Rolling Loud Australia Lineup Officially Unveiled Rolling Loud announced their return to Australia earlier this year and now we know who's going to be bringing the vibes in 2026. By Zachary Horvath November 20, 2025
Music Nessa Diab Clarifies She Respects Jay-Z As An Artist, But Alleged Smear Campaign Against Her Husband, Colin Kaepernick, Was Wrong Nessa Diab joined Nicki Minaj in speaking out about Roc Nation after Minaj began tweeting about legal claims against Desiree Perez. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 19, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Alleges Dave Free Asked Him If Drake Was Paying Him According to DJ Akademiks, he was incredibly offended by a question he was asked at Kendrick Lamar and SZA's show. By Caroline Fisher June 11, 2025
Music Megan Thee Stallion Secures Gag Order Amid Milagro Gramz Legal Bout Megan The Stallion and YouTuber Milagro Gramz have been battling intensely in court since last October. The rapper accused her of defamation. By Zachary Horvath June 07, 2025
Music Diddy's Former Bodyguard Alleges The Mogul Paid Gina Huynh Millions To Not Testify In Trial Gene Deal was reportedly banned from the Diddy trial due to an alleged physical altercation outside of the Manhattan federal courthouse. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 29, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Admits She Almost Quit Making Music Multiple Times Due To Constant Critiques Nicki Minaj recently sat down for a candid conversation with Vogue Italia, during which she also spoke on motherhood. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 29, 2025
Music Pusha T Surprised By Clipse's "So Be It" Newfound Success On Radio Pusha T reunited with his brother, No Malice, in 2024 to prepare their latest album, 'Let God Sort Em Out,' a potential album of the year. By Bryson "Boom" Paul September 28, 2025
Pop Culture Drake Reveals "Degrassi" Led To One Of His First Kisses Drake had his rise to fame during a successful run on "Degrassi: The Next Generation" in which he played Jimmy Brooks for eight years. By Zachary Horvath August 30, 2025