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Music Mother Of Kodak Black's Child Arrested For Alleged Drug Trafficking Kodak Black reportedly showed how much he pays the mother of his children following Jammiah Catera Broomfield's arrest. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 17, 2026
TV SNL Piles On Jack Harlow With Hilarious Skit About "Monica" The internet had a great time ripping Jack Harlow for his "got Blacker" comment and "SNL" did what they do best: run with it. By Zachary Horvath April 13, 2026
Music Drake Takes Aim At Ebro & Peter Rosenberg Months After Hot 97 Exit Drake apparently couldn't help himself after catching wind of a clip of Peter Rosenberg's new at-home setup for his show with Ebro. By Zachary Horvath April 12, 2026
Music NBA YoungBoy Affiliate Ben 10 Reportedly Shot In Houston NBA Ben 10 was reportedly shot, along with one other victim, during a chaotic scene at a Houston restaurant last night, April 8. By Zachary Horvath April 09, 2026
Music Young Thug Admits He Doesn't Know Who The Alchemist Is After Collab Meme Maybe Young Thug's confusion is about Ian Connor, who recently posted texts with Thugger about The Alchemist and their collab album meme. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 02, 2025
Music Playboi Carti Reportedly Arrested For Alleged Assault Before Utah Concert Take this Playboi Carti report with a massive grain of salt, as there are various conflicting bits of information on the Internet. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 18, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Claims Constant Touring Is Killing Hip-Hop Music DJ Akademiks pointed out how it's more profitable for artists to go on big tours these days rather than release new music. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 14, 2025
Music NBA YoungBoy Ends Tour By Celebrating Selling Out Every Show NBA YoungBoy dealt with cancelations and violent incidents during his tour, but he still managed to pull off an incredible feat. By Zachary Horvath November 13, 2025
Music Drake Shares Birthday Tribute To Lil Wayne: "I Ain't Sh*t Without You" Lil Wayne turns 40 today. By Aron A. September 27, 2022
Music 2 Chainz On Young Dolph: “I Was Probably His First Feature” 2 Chainz opens up about his early working relationship with Young Dolph in a new interview with The Breakfast Club. By Jesse Kalamian February 04, 2022
Original Content Rise & Grind: Fredo Bang Reveals Lost Collab With King Von & Speaks On YNW Melly's A&R Skills Baton Rouge's Fredo Bang is preparing for the release of his forthcoming album, "Murder Made Me." He joins us for this week's "Rise & Grind" where he discusses his odd encounter with Kanye West, his first bars, and his relationship with YNW Melly. By Aron A. May 31, 2021
Music Ice Cube Reveals Inspiration Behind Writing Eazy-E's "Boyz N The Hood" Ice Cube mastered the art of storytelling. By Dominiq R. January 31, 2020