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Music Freddie Gibbs To Allegedly Appear In GTA VI, And We Have The Details "GTA VI" promises to be the biggest game ever made, and on Wednesday, some exclusive information was revealed involving Freddie Gibbs. By Alexander Cole April 09, 2026
Music 6ix9ine Uses Drake's "Laugh Now Cry Later" To Diss Lil Durk Lil Durk has been behind bars since his arrest in 2024, when authorities charged him in an alleged murder-for-hire scheme. By Cole Blake April 06, 2026
Music The Weeknd Sparks Suspicion Of Name Change Again With Nationwide Billboards Is The Weeknd over? By Bryson "Boom" Paul December 28, 2024
Music Dr Dre Claims That His New Album "Missionary" With Snoop Dogg Is Among His Best Work That's a high bar... By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 08, 2024
Music Diddy Trial Will Reportedly Not Sequester Jurors Despite Massive Media Coverage If you needed proof of the public interest in the Diddy case, there's a massive line outside the courtroom to attend the trial. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 05, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Crowns North West After Ye/Kim’s Daughter Admits She’s A Barb North West dressed up as Nicki Minaj when she was a child, sporting the Barbie chain and emblem with sparkling dress. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 06, 2025
Music 4 Dead, 14 Injured In Mass Shooting At Mello Buckzz Concert Mello Buckzz was hosting a release party for her new project, "Hollyhood," when an SUV opened fire outside the venue. By Cole Blake July 03, 2025
Music Pop Smoke's Murder Suspects Charged, Possibly Face Death Penalty Two men and two teenagers have been charged with murder and robbery in the death of Pop Smoke. By Aron A. July 13, 2020
Original Content The Duality Of Tupac's Relationship With Women We examine the seemingly conflicting ideals that resided within the psyche of the late Tupac Shakur. By Robert Blair August 02, 2019
Original Content Soulja Boy Everything: The "She Make It Clap" Rapper Dives Into Getting His Credit, Drake, Bow Wow & Elon Musk Soulja Boy's riding high off of the success of "She Make It Clap" but there's more to do -- an anime, comic book, video game, and a meeting with Elon Musk. By Aron A. May 19, 2021
Music Gucci Mane Explains Feeling Like a First-Time Father: "I Love It" The rapper says he and the mother of his 14-year-old were like "strangers" so Baby Ice makes him feel as if he's doing this for the first time. By Erika Marie June 01, 2021
Music XXXTENTACION's Father Shares Video Of Late Son's Song Playing During His Wedding XXXTENTACION's father Dwayne Onfroy shares touching 2019 video of his son's song "School Globes" playing at his wedding. By Thomas Galindo November 01, 2021