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Music Soulja Boy Celebrates Release From Jail After Prosecutors Reject Gun Charge Earlier this week, Soulja Boy was booked on suspicion of being a felon in possession of a firearm after a traffic stop in Los Angeles. By Caroline Fisher August 06, 2025
Music Kanye West's Old Hidden Hills Home Turned Into $17 Million Equestrian Estate Kanye West originally sold the property, which is located near the estate he once shared with Kim Kardashian, in 2023. By Cole Blake August 05, 2025
Music Tsu Surf Shares Doubts About Battle Rap Return In New Prison Update In 2023, Tsu Surf pleaded guilty to conspiracy and possession of firearms and ammunition by a convicted felon. By Caroline Fisher August 05, 2025
Relationships Daddy Yankee Axes His Label Due To Fiery Divorce Drama Daddy Yankee accused his ex wife Mireddys González of trying to put $100 million from El Cartel Records in her own pockets. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 04, 2025
Music Conductor Williams Confirms He's Got More Drake Collabs To Drop As for when we will hear these Drake and Conductor Williams collaborations, the producer has a more complicated story. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 04, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Tells Drake To "Leave Kendrick Lamar Alone" In His New Music The funny thing about this DJ Akademiks take is that Drake has barely even alluded to Kendrick Lamar's name on recent material. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 04, 2025
Music Beyoncé’s Father Speaks To Don Lemon About Stolen Hard Drive Controversy Beyonce’s father stopped by ”The Don Lemon Show” and addressed the recent theft of his daughter’s music from an SUV in Atlanta. By Devin Morton August 03, 2025
Music Mariah The Scientist & Kali Uchis Dazzle On Our New "R&B Season" Playlist Update Mariah The Scientist and Kali Uchis got support from Kehlani, Aaliyah, and Tank on our latest "R&B Season" update. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 03, 2025
Music NBA YoungBoy's "MASA" First Week Sales Are Officially In NBA YoungBoy just cinched yet another top 10 album on the Billboard 200 chart, rising his record to a historic 16th. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 03, 2025
Politics Donald Trump Attacks Charlamagne Tha God On Social Media Following Epstein Comments Charlamagne Tha God’s comments about the Epstein files did not go over well with President Trump, who took to Truth Social to issue a scathing rebuttal. By Devin Morton August 03, 2025
Streetwear Nicki Minaj Turns Heads In Vintage Versace After Viral Rants We doubt Nicki Minaj has forgotten about her more pressing social media activity, but she deserves a break as much as the rest of us. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 03, 2025
Music Kid Cudi Reveals He's Done Doing Collaborations Unless They Happen "Oragnically" Kid Cudi's next studio album is due out in a couple of weeks and for those hoping there would be features... we're sorry to burst your bubble. By Zachary Horvath August 02, 2025