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Music Lil Durk Trial Derailed By Leaked Courtroom Photo Of His Codefendants This viral picture will likely have a huge impact on Lil Durk's attempts to secure an anonymous jury in his murder-for-hire case. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 21, 2025
TV Wack 100 Calls Adin Ross Racist For Alleging That Kendrick Lamar Beat Whitney Alford Kendrick Lamar was accused of allegedly beating his now fiance Whitney Alford in 2014, and Wack 100 debated Adin Ross about it. By Alexander Cole November 06, 2025
Music Drake’s Right-Hand Man, Chubbs, Gets Engaged Drake's close confidant Chubbs kicked off 2026 by proposing to his partner Zizi after roughly six years together. By Caroline Fisher January 06, 2026
Music Who Is TraxNYC? The New York City Jeweler Who Went Viral For Standing On Business TraxNYC has supplied jewelry for a number of hip-hop artists, including Busta Rhymes, Cardi B, Snoop Dogg, and more. By Cole Blake January 05, 2026
Music 6ix9ine Accuses Lil Durk Of Being A Fake Muslim In New Diss Track During a recent stream with Adin Ross, 6ix9ine debuted a fiery new diss track featuring jabs at Lil Durk, Doechii, and more. By Caroline Fisher December 31, 2025
Music 50 Cent Reveals Jay-Z Still Wants To Be The Number One Rapper In The World Uncle Murda and Tony Yayo recently spoke about a conversation they had with 50 Cent, which speaks to Jay-Z's current headspace. By Alexander Cole June 03, 2026
Music Rick Ross Tells 50 Cent He Can Wash The Bottom Of His Yacht Rick Ross and 50 Cent do not like each other, and Ross seems totally pleased with keeping their feud alive. By Alexander Cole May 26, 2026
Music Kendrick Lamar Named Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Artist Of The Year Kendrick Lamar dominated the charts in 2025, mostly from his album, "GNX," as well as his popular Drake diss, "Not Like Us." By Cole Blake December 09, 2025
Music Kanye West's Nazism Gets Him Banned From Brazil This is actually not the first time that Kanye West has been prohibited from performing in Brazil within the last year and change. By Zachary Horvath December 04, 2025
Music Snoop Dogg Claps Back At Cousin Daz Dillinger Over Shady Death Row Allegations Daz Dillinger recently accused Snoop Dogg of kicking him off Death Row Records for refusing to give up his publishing rights. By Cole Blake December 03, 2025
Music Michel'le Is The Portrait Of A '90s R&B Star A trailblazing powerhouse vocalist and unsung survivor. By Demi Phillips September 06, 2023
Music DJ Drama Says He Wants "All The Smoke" In Potential Verzuz With DJ Khaled DJ Drama fired back at DJ Khaled's claims that he can't be beat in a Verzuz battle. By hnhh August 24, 2022