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Music Young Thug's Latest Moves Have Fans Thinking An Album Rollout Is Imminent Young Thug has still yet to release a new project since he got out of jail after accepting a plea deal in the YSL RICO case. By Cole Blake March 26, 2025
Music Boosie Badazz Facing Future Legal Action For His Caleb Wilson Scholarship Efforts Boosie Badazz tried to help out his community and a family who tragically lost their son, but they claim he's trying to profit off of it. By Zachary Horvath March 24, 2025
Music Timbaland Calls Today's Music "Bland" & "Boring" Due To No "Well-Known Artists," But AI Is Beautiful Timbaland has created hit songs for Jay-Z, Missy Elliott, Aalilyah, Petey Pablo, and more. He influenced Kanye West. By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 22, 2025
Relationships Trina's Husband Reportedly Arrested For Battery Over 2023 Altercation In Miami Trina's husband, who is of "Love & Hip Hop: Miami" fame, was reportedly arrested Thursday according to "TMZ." By Zachary Horvath March 22, 2025
Music Drake Celebrates Bun B's Birthday With Touching Instagram Tribute To A "True Mentor" Drake and Bun B go way back, as the Houston legend was one of the first hip-hop icons to embrace the Toronto superstar's rise. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 20, 2025
Music Kanye West Alleges "They" Want Him Hospitalized After Twitter Outbursts Kanye West has been tweeting nonstop all week, and now he is claiming those close to him are taking action against him. By Elias Andrews March 20, 2025
Music Bricc Baby & Others Reportedly Arrested In Gang Takedown As Authorities Search For Big U According to U.S. Attorney Joseph T. McNally, Bricc Baby and others were arrested in an attempt “to make our communities safer." By Caroline Fisher March 19, 2025
Music Kanye West Drops "BULLY V1" Album And Short Film Amidst Twitter Meltdown Kanye West has made surprising fans his number one priority and he did just that by dropping a new album unannounced. By Elias Andrews March 19, 2025
Music Snoop Dogg And Suge Knight Sued Over Death Row Defrauding Allegations Snoop Dogg and Suge Knight may be beefing, but now they're on the same side of a legal battle. By Elias Andrews March 18, 2025
Music Diddy Prosecutors Give His Defense Team Alleged Victims’ Names Ahead Of Trial Diddy is currently behind bars at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn awaiting his trial, which is scheduled to begin in May. By Caroline Fisher March 18, 2025
Music 50 Cent Reacts To Nicki Minaj’s Wild Feud With Dez Bryant Recently, Nicki Minaj offered Dez Bryant $10 million to fight her husband amid one of her scathing Twitter rants. By Caroline Fisher August 05, 2025
Music Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist Announce Two-Month Long Tour For "Alfredo 2" Freddie Gibbs and The Alchemist will be hitting the road next month alongside some special guests like MAVI as well. By Zachary Horvath August 05, 2025