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Music Tory Lanez Interrogated About Megan Thee Stallion Shooting In Leaked Footage At the end of 2022, Tory Lanez was convicted of multiple felonies related to the 2020 shooting of Megan Thee Stallion. By Caroline Fisher May 29, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Claims That Kanye West Is Working On Something Massive In Spain DJ Akademiks told DJ Vlad that he heard this directly from some people in Kanye West's close circle, but didn't reveal many details. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 18, 2025
Music Ashanti Receives Backlash Over Nelly's Inauguration Performance Fans come for Ashanti over Nelly's inaugural performance. By Bryson "Boom" Paul January 19, 2025
Music OutKast Are Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Nominees For The First Time Hopefully, OutKast will be immediate locks. By Zachary Horvath February 12, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Details Second Deposition In Megan Thee Stallion & Milagro Gramz Case Megan Thee Stallion is suing Milagro Gramz, and recently, Roc Nation attorneys wanted to talk to DJ Akademiks about the case. By Caroline Fisher October 22, 2025
Music Malice Promises Fans More New Music From Clipse Coming Very Soon Malice and Pusha T might get a few Grammys soon for their comeback album, "Let God Sort Em Out." And they might just get more after that... By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 21, 2025
Music Kanye West Reportedly Set To Perform In Prague Despite all of the cancellations, Kanye West is still trying to book more shows in Europe with his next desired location being Prague. By Zachary Horvath April 24, 2026
Music D4vd Pleads Not Guilty To Murder Of Celeste Rivas Due to “special circumstances” surrounding the charges, D4vd could face the death penalty for allegedly killing Celeste Rivas. By Cole Blake April 21, 2026
Music Drake Breaks His Own Impressive Streaming Record Ahead Of “ICEMAN” Drake continues to prove that racking up streams is no problem for him as fans await his ninth studio album. By Caroline Fisher April 14, 2026
Music JAŸ-Z To Headline Roots Picnic 2026 Jay-Z is scheduled to perform with the Roots for the first time in over a decade at the Roots Picnic later this year. By Caroline Fisher March 17, 2026
Music Lil Durk's Daughter Sparks Controversy After Prank Calling Him In Jail Lil Durk's daughter's prank call was most likely done in good faith, but some fans of the rapper feel the timing isn't it. By Zachary Horvath March 05, 2026
Music Benzino Trolls 50 Cent Back By Wearing Shirt With His Late Mom On It 50 Cent took his trolling to a new low by mocking Benzino's injury, so he retaliated by taking inspiration from King Harris. By Zachary Horvath March 02, 2026