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Music Ray Vaughn Reveals He Got Feedback From Kendrick Lamar Amid Joey Bada$$ Battle According to Ray Vaughn, most of the notes fellow West Coast rapper Kendrick Lamar had for him involved ad-libs. By Caroline Fisher June 08, 2025
Music Slim Thug Breaks Silence After Losing Valuables In Apartment Burglary Fortunately for Slim Thug, he has insurance, which will help by covering at least some of the rapper's losses. By Caroline Fisher April 09, 2025
Music Hotboii Arrested For Allegedly Trespassing On School Property With Gun Earlier this week, officers responded to a call about two "suspicious males" allegedly running through a school parking lot. By Caroline Fisher July 10, 2025
Music Diddy Makes Last Minute Push To Hire A Black Female Attorney The move comes as jury selection in Diddy's highly-publicized alleged sex trafficking trial will begin on May 5th By Cole Blake April 15, 2025
Music Raekwon Addresses Rumor That Nas Dissed Jim Jones In Scrapped Collab Verse Recently, an alternate version of Raekwon and Nas' track, "The Omerta," surfaced online and quickly made waves. By Caroline Fisher July 22, 2025
Music Sada Baby Alleges He’s Being “Targeted” And Drops Merch Featuring Viral Mugshot Earlier this week, Sada Baby was arrested on a charge of allegedly possessing a controlled substance (narcotic/cocaine). By Caroline Fisher April 11, 2025
Relationships Kanye West Gets Handsy With Bianca Censori Before Shutting Down Street For A Photoshoot Kanye West and Bianca Censori's antics aren't done yet. By Cole Blake February 05, 2025
Music Kanye West Reminisces On His Meet-Up With Fellow "GOATs" Drake & J Prince For those unaware, J Prince is who squashed the beef between Kanye West and Drake earlier this decade, although that didn't last long. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 05, 2025
Music A$AP Relli To Represent Himself Against A$AP Rocky After Spending $500k On Legal Fees A$AP Rocky was found not guilty of shooting A$AP Relli during a dispute in Los Angeles in 2021, earlier this year. By Cole Blake September 09, 2025
Music Diddy's New Defense Lawyer Brian Steel Spotted At Bad Boy Mogul's Hearing Before tackling the Diddy case, Brian Steel was Young Thug's right-hand legal representative in the YSL RICO case. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 19, 2025
Music Dave Blunts Claims He’s Having A “Mental Breakdown” After Cutting Ties With Kanye West Earlier this month, Dave Blunts confirmed that he's no longer working with Kanye West, telling the Chicago rapper to "find god." By Caroline Fisher September 18, 2025
Music Young Thug Joins "The Pivot" Podcast To Speak On Exiting Street Life Young Thug addressed advice from Drake, the YSL RICO trial, his new album "UY SCUTI," and a lot more on "The Pivot" podcast. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 26, 2025