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Music R Kelly Demands Immediate Release Due To Alleged Prison Murder Plot R Kelly alleges that authorities offered to release a terminally ill Aryan Brotherhood member in exchange for killing him. By Caroline Fisher June 11, 2025
Music Raekwon Documentary On "Only Built 4 Cuban Linx" With Ghostface Killah Gets Trailer "The Purple Tape Files" will feature appearances from Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, RZA, Nas, Kendrick Lamar, Method Man, and many more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 10, 2025
Music Blueface's Dad Catches Heat For Kicking Chrisean Rock And Her Son Out Of His House Blueface's father first warned Chrisean Rock about this back in April of this year, and it looks like he cleared her stuff out for good. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 10, 2025
Music Diddy Allegedly Referred To "Jane" As His "Crackpipe" Because He Was So Addicted To Her An anonymous woman going by "Jane" has been testifying in Diddy's ongoing criminal trial throughout the week. By Cole Blake June 10, 2025
Music Three 6 Mafia & Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Announce 2025 Tour With Tech N9ne & DJ Quik Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Three 6 Mafia, Tech N9ne, and DJ Quik will hit the road from August to October along with more special guests. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 10, 2025
Music Lil Durk's Bail Proposal Gets Firm Rejection In Murder-For-Hire Case Lil Durk will remain behind bars until his trial on October 14, 2025 after being arrested in the murder-for-hire case, last year. By Cole Blake June 10, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Wins Big At The BET Awards As Chris Brown Prevents Him From Sweeping Kendrick Lamar has been having an incredible start to 2025, and it should come as no surprise that he keeps cleaning up at awards shows. By Alexander Cole June 10, 2025
Music Hitmaka Tells Wild Alleged Story About Draya Michele Being At Diddy's Mansion With Cassie Present There's been a mixture of serious and gossipy allegations made about Diddy, especially in relation to his turbulent relationship with Cassie. By Zachary Horvath June 09, 2025
Music Cardi B Claps Back At Critics Of Her Writing Skills In Fiery ASCAP Award Speech The ASCAP Award win comes as Cardi B continues to prepare for the release of her long-awaited sophomore album. By Cole Blake June 09, 2025
Music Young Guru Rips Timbaland's A.I. Entertainment Company, Timbo Reacts Timbaland held a Instagram Live with Young Guru, 19Keys and Swizz Beatz over Verzuz and Artificial Intelligance. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 08, 2025
Music Kanye West's Russian Concerts Canceled As Venue Finally Speaks Out Kanye West was supposed to have two concerts in Russia on October 10 and 11, but those have been hit with a reality check. By Alexander Cole August 25, 2026
Music Lil Durk Was “Consumed With Revenge,” Prosecutors Say In Murder-For-Hire Trial The defense said Lil Durk "had nothing to do" with the murder of Lul Pab. By Aron A. August 25, 2026