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Music Boosie Badazz Celebrates Avoiding Jail Time In Federal Gun Case Boosie Badazz received a time served sentence in his federal gun case, and must pay a $50K fine and complete 300 hours of community service. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 10, 2026
Music Fivio Foreign Reveals He's Checking Himself Into Rehab Fivio Foreign says that he wants to change and stop making "a lot of dumb mistakes that I've been making." By Cole Blake December 31, 2025
Music Jim Jones Delivers A Harsh Reality About The Drake & Kendrick Lamar Beef Jim Jones has shared some bold takes about the Drake and Kendrick Lamar beef before, but this one may make folks the most uncomfortable. By Zachary Horvath December 29, 2025
Music PlaqueBoyMax Responds To AlBee Al's Claim That He Doesn't Support New Jersey Artists PlaqueBoyMax was called out by New Jersey rapper AlBee Al on the "Joe Budden Podcast" for not giving proper love to artists from there. By Zachary Horvath December 08, 2025
Music Freddie Gibbs Makes Fun Of NLE Choppa's NBA YoungBoy Diss Track Freddie Gibbs is no stranger to rap beef, which makes his comments about NLE Choppa and NBA YoungBoy's feud all the more interesting. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 30, 2025
Music Killer Mike Finally Responds To Travis Scott's Latest Diss Travis Scott revamped an old "DAYS BEFORE RODEO" grail to take subliminal shots at Killer Mike for beating him at the Grammys last year. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 02, 2025
Music Ksoo Receives Life Prison Sentence For Murder Conviction Ksoo was found guilty of murdering rapper Lil Buck in 2020, and he also faces another murder case in the future. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 02, 2025
Music YNW Melly Secures New Lawyers Ahead Of Double Murder Retrial This YNW Melly update follows YNW Bortlen's plea deal in the case, which could yield key consequences for its outcome. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 25, 2025
Music Chris Brown's Meet And Greet Pictures Are Wilder Than Ever Chris Brown's "Breezy Bowl XX" tour has had steamy moments with fans both onstage and backstage, and folks missing out are quite jealous. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 20, 2025
Music Joe Budden Shares A Nuanced Response To Drake Celebrating Ebro's Firing Hot 97 shockingly confirmed the end of the station's long-running talk show, "Ebro in the Morning," last week. By Cole Blake December 17, 2025
Music Clipse & Pharrell To Take The Stage At The 2026 Grammys Clipse are in the running for five Grammy Awards this year, including album of the year, best rap performance, and more. By Caroline Fisher January 22, 2026
Music Dame Dash Files For Bankruptcy While Facing Over $25 Million In Debt Dame Dash owes money in unpaid taxes, child support, legal judgments, and more as his financial struggles continue. By Cole Blake September 05, 2025