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Music Latto Borrows Classic Aaliyah Hook On Catchy New Song Snippet Latto has been overshadowed by other female rappers in recent months, but she's back with a new banger on deck. By Elias Andrews March 12, 2025
Music Turk Finally Addresses Birdman Appearing To Fall Asleep On Stage In Viral Video The Hot Boys had been performing on a brief reunion tour together when the viral video of Birdman was taken. By Cole Blake March 06, 2025
Music Drake's "Nokia" Climbs The U.S. Spotify Charts Breaking Into Top 10 Drake's "Nokia" is rising to the top of the chart. By Bryson "Boom" Paul February 23, 2025
Music Billboard's "Best Female Rappers Of All Time" Ranking Sparks Huge Debate Billboard ranked 25 of the best female rappers including Nicki Minaj, Missy Elliott, Lauryn Hill, Lil Kim, and more. By Cole Blake April 08, 2025
Music Kay Flock Found Guilty In RICO Case And Subjected To Possible Life Sentence Kay Flock has been in custody since December of 2021, when he turned himself in for the murder of Hwascar Hernandez. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 21, 2025
Music Diddy's Unique Prison Release Conditions Finally Revealed Diddy was convicted on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution in his high-profile criminal trial. By Cole Blake October 15, 2025
Music A$AP Rocky Brought Out By Playboi Carti During Los Angeles Tour Stop Playboi Carti had his Los Angeles tour stop on Tuesday, and he invited out some big names including Kendrick Lamar and A$AP Rocky. By Alexander Cole October 15, 2025
Music Suge Knight Called Out By Lead Tupac Prosecutor: “Why Did You Have Biggie Killed?” Marc DiGiacomo, the lead prosecutor in the Tupac murder case, put the former Death Row owner on blast during a press conference. By Aron A. September 02, 2026
Music Drake Performs “ICEMAN” Songs For The First Time At Don Toliver’s Toronto Concert Don Toliver brought out Drake during his “OCTANE” tour stop in Toronto. By Aron A. September 01, 2026
Music Kanye West Pulls Up To Lil Durk Trial In Los Angeles Lil Durk is currently on trial in his murder-for-hire case, and Kanye West made a grand entrance at the courthouse in Los Angeles. By Alexander Cole August 27, 2026
Music Busta Rhymes Settles Assault Lawsuit With Ex-Assistant Busta Rhymes was sued by his ex-assistant last August after the rapper turned himself in when the alleged incident occurred in January 2025. By Zachary Horvath April 30, 2026
Relationships Gio Threatens To Expose "Lanky B*tch" Playboi Carti Giovanna Ramos asked fans which of Playboi Carti's unreleased songs they want her to share on social media. By Cole Blake April 14, 2026