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Music D4vd’s Friends Allegedly Assumed Celeste Rivas Was 19 And His Girlfriend Loved ones of 15-year-old Celeste Rivas continue to demand answers amid the investigation into her untimely death. By Caroline Fisher September 26, 2025
Music Kanye West Complains To Playboi Carti About Pusha T's "Black Lives Matter" Verse In Old Clip This clip from the "Donda" sessions shows a scrapped Pusha T verse on the Kanye West, Playboi Carti, and Fivio Foreign collab "Off The Grid." By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 21, 2025
Music Kanye West Returns To Twitter To Announce South Africa Concert Following his controversial cryptocurrency launch, Kanye West returned to his infamous social media page ahead of his new album "Bully." By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 20, 2025
Music Cardi B Claims Her Label "Underestimated" Her Massive NYC Pop-Up Cardi B's doing a lot to promote her new album "Am I The Drama?," including an upcoming stream with Fanum and creative NYC content. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 14, 2025
Streetwear Rumors Swirl About Potential Young Thug Sp5der x Adidas Collab Rumors of a Young Thug Sp5der collaboration with Adidas are building hype as speculation circulates and Young Thug makes headlines. By Ben Atkinson September 09, 2025
Music Crip Mac Hit With Lengthy Sentence Over Federal Gun Charges Mac's case was dropped by the state back in December, but it was moved up to a federal court shortly after. By Zachary Horvath August 26, 2024
Music Hip Hop Hiatus: Artists Who (Temporarily) Stepped Back From Successful Careers The industry can be both challenging and demanding, forcing some of our favorite artists to retreat from the spotlight. By Erika Marie August 12, 2024
Music Ola Runt Responds To Playboi Carti's 2020 Diss After Prison Release The rapper is ready to resume beef. By Elias Andrews October 29, 2024
Music Pras Files Appeal To Reverse 14-Year Prison Sentence For Money Laundering Federal authorities accused Pras of accepting over $100 million from a Malaysian businessman to sway U.S. politics and prevent extradition. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 05, 2025
Music Gunna Abruptly Ends Puzzling Virginia Beach Show Early Gunna kicked off his 2025-2026 "Wun World Tour" in mid-November. It runs through July 3 in Portugal. More dates were added a few weeks ago. By Zachary Horvath December 01, 2025
Music Ray J's Mom Defends Him After Princess Love Fight & Subsequent Arrest Ray J and Princess Love have already traded their sides of the story online, and it's been ugly to witness. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 30, 2025
Music Jay-Z Declines Seeking Legal Fees From Man Claiming To Be His Son While Jay-Z spared Rymir Satterthwaite from a hefty legal bill, his legal guardian is still trying to secure a court victory against Hov. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 29, 2025