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Music AllStar JR Reportedly Arrested While On His Way To Do A VladTV Interview AllStar JR was reportedly involved in the shooting of NBA Ben 10, and now, ahead of a VladTV appearance, he has been arrested. By Alexander Cole April 23, 2026
Music Complex Declares J. Cole Hottest Rapper In The World Over Drake & Kendrick Lamar J. Cole is coming off of the success of his seventh studio album, "The Fall-Off," while Drake is still working on "ICEMAN." By Cole Blake April 22, 2026
Music YNW Melly's Co-Defendant, YNW Bortlen, Agrees To Plea Deal In Double Murder Case The update comes as YNW Melly remains behind bars while awaiting his retrial for the alleged murders of YNW Juvy and YNW Sakchaser. By Cole Blake September 09, 2025
Music YNW Melly Loses Lawsuit Over Harsh Jail Conditions YNW Melly has been in jail since 2019, when authorities charged him with two counts of first-degree murder. By Cole Blake August 27, 2025
Politics Charlamagne Tha God Addresses Eminem, Jay-Z, & Pusha T's Epstein Files Appearance Charlamagne wants fans to calm down after Jay-Z, Pusha T, and Eminem's names popped up in the latest Epstein files. By Cole Blake February 03, 2026
Music Kevin Gates Claims He Once Shot Himself Amid Bout With Depression Kevin Gates spoke candidly about his struggles with drug addiction on the latest episode of Shannon Sharpe's "Club Shay Shay" podcast. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 30, 2026
Music Tay-K Found Guilty Of Murder, Acquitted On Capital Murder Charge Tay-K has officially been found guilty of the murder of photographer Anthony Saldivar back in 2017. By Alexander Cole April 14, 2025
Music Wack 100 Responds To Snoopy Badazz's Claims That Drake Can Come To Compton Wack claims to have information that Snoopy doesn't. By Zachary Horvath November 25, 2024
Music Kendrick Lamar Affiliate Hitta J3 Issues Warning To Tory Lanez After Drake Support Tory Lanez recently showed love to Drake on a new song with DDG. By Caroline Fisher December 14, 2024
Music 50 Cent Refuses To Believe He Lost A Rap Beef, But Gives Jadakiss Mad Props Fif had to give credit where credit is due. By Zachary Horvath December 11, 2024
Music Playboi Carti Shouts Out DJ Akademiks While Dropping More Delusional New Album Teases Not again... By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 05, 2024
Music Kendrick Lamar "GNX" First Week Sales Are Officially In Were the projections accurate? By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 30, 2024