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Music The Game Claims He Was Targeted In A Shooting The Game shared this news to his Instagram Story just moments ago and we are hoping that the rapper is okay. By Zachary Horvath April 02, 2026
Music Police Officer Breaks Into Tears Watching Afroman Mock Her In Court The group of officers is suing Afroman for satirical videos he made after they raided his property in 2022. By Cole Blake March 18, 2026
Music Angie Stone's Daughter Slams Claressa Shields For Mistaking Her Mom For Jill Scott Angie Stone's daughter Diamond Stone called out Claressa Shields for mistakenly calling her late mother Jill Scott while speaking on a song. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 27, 2026
Relationships Reginae Carter Claims Lil Wayne Dated Solange And Other Celebrities Reginae Carter also brought up Lil Wayne's relationships with Nivea and Trina while discussing Solange on her podcast. By Cole Blake March 23, 2026
Music Kanye West & Travis Scott Snippet Resurfaces Online As Track Receives "Bully" Placement Kanye West is supposedly dropping "Bully" on Friday, and his recent tracklist reveal all but confirms a collaboration with Travis Scott. By Alexander Cole March 25, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Has No Sympathy For J. Cole's Explanation Of Kendrick Lamar Apology DJ Akademiks has been very critical of J. Cole in the past, especially in regards to his apology to Kendrick Lamar amid the Drake beef. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 21, 2026
Music XXXTentacion Murder Suspect Freed After Five Years In Prison Robert Allen IV pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and armed robbery for his role in XXXTentacion's death in 2018. By Caroline Fisher March 31, 2026
Music Ebro Raises Eyebrows By Calling Kendrick Lamar The “Only” Artist Who’s Supported Him During a recent podcast appearance, J. Cole called it "disgusting" that people wanted Drake to fail amid his beef with Kendrick Lamar. By Caroline Fisher March 25, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Reacts To Jay-Z’s Yankee Stadium Shows With Bold Prediction Akademiks claims that this is gonna be the "best PR wave" for Hov. By Tallie Spencer March 19, 2026
Music Lil Durk Case Takes A Turn As Young Thug's Infamous Lawyer Joins The Fight Lil Durk is facing a tough murder-for-hire case, and now, it appears as though he is about to get himself one of the best lawyers around. By Alexander Cole March 09, 2026
Music d4vd's Ex-Friend Neo Slams Him Amid Celeste Rivas Murder Case d4vd's former friend Neo Langston was arrested in January for failing to appear as a witness before a grand jury in this Celeste Rivas case. By Zachary Horvath March 16, 2026
Music Quando Rondo Shares New Pictures From Behind Bars Ahead Of 2027 Release Quando Rondo appears to be in good spirits as he continues to remain behind bars after pleading guilty to drug charges. By Cole Blake March 23, 2026