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Music G Herbo Keeps It Cool After Fan Flashes Gang Signs In His Face At The Club Fans are applauding Herbo for going legit. By Tallie Spencer January 22, 2026
Music NBA YoungBoy Impersonator Surprises NLE Choppa In Hilarious Clip NLE Choppa kicked off his ongoing feud with NBA YoungBoy, last October, by dissing him on his single, "KO." By Cole Blake January 21, 2026
Music 6ix9ine Argues That Drake's Background Exempts Him From Snitch Allegations During a livestream, Trap Lore Ross told 6ix9ine about some old Drake snitching allegations that Drizzy actually referenced last year. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 02, 2025
Music Mother Of Lil Durk's First Two Kids Mourns Passing Of THF Bayzoo THF Bayzoo passed away this past weekend, with reports saying he was shot in a Chicago neighborhood by two unidentified men. By Zachary Horvath October 27, 2025
Music Funk Flex Reveals He Won't Fully Replace Hot 97's "Ebro In The Morning" Funkmaster Flex, Ebro Darden, Peter Rosenberg, Laura Stylez, and the rest of Hot 97 have been through some big changes recently. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 14, 2025
Music Ja Rule Seemingly Blasts 50 Cent As A Snitch Amid Diddy Docuseries Although Ja Rule didn't name Diddy or 50 Cent, the Bad Boy mogul might agree with Ja's purported sentiment over "Sean Combs: The Reckoning." By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 07, 2025
Music Drake Reportedly Drops Longtime Agent That Also Represents Kendrick Lamar Drake worked with Brent Smith at Wasserman Music for over ten years, and Kendrick Lamar's role in this split is a subject of speculation. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 15, 2025
Music A$AP Rocky Announces New "Don't Be Dumb" Single "Helicopter" Dropping Soon "Helicopter" will follow A$AP Rocky's previous single for his new album "Don't Be Dumb," the alt-rock jam "Punk Rocky." By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 10, 2026
Pop Culture Iggy Azalea Wages War On Grok Amid Flurry Of Inappropriate Edits Grok, Twitter's AI chatbot, has been a controversial addition to the app and Iggy Azalea is one of many against the tool. By Zachary Horvath January 02, 2026
Music Drake Makes A Promise About "ICEMAN" As Fans Demand Answers Drake is currently in the midst of a rollout for his new album "ICEMAN," and the fans are still wondering when the release will happen. By Alexander Cole December 22, 2025
Music Tory Lanez Breaks Silence In First On-Camera Interview With NBC: "I Believe I Was Wrongfully Convicted" "The amount of new evidence that has emerged since that trial has been overwhelming," Lanez said. By Tallie Spencer December 18, 2025
Sports Kendrick Lamar Allegedly Spotted Laying Low At USC Basketball Game Kendrick Lamar isn't always seen in public like this, so it's no surprise that this latest spotting is drawing some attention. By Zachary Horvath December 18, 2025