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Music T-Pain Is Making This Much Per Hour From Livestreaming T-Pain is getting paid. By Devin Morton August 08, 2024
Music Akon Sets The Record Straight Amid Arrest Reports Earlier this week, it was reported that Akon was arrested in Georgia on an outstanding bench warrant and booked into the Smyrna City Jail. By Caroline Fisher November 13, 2025
Music King Combs Targeted In Attempted Burglary At Home With His Girlfriend Diddy's son Christian "King" Combs and King's girlfriend Raven Tracy were reportedly in Bali when the attempted burglary went down. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 27, 2026
Music Kodak Black Awarded Key To His Hometown Of Pompano Beach Earlier this week, Kodak Black was honored for all he's done to give back to the community of Pompano Beach. By Caroline Fisher July 09, 2025
Music Jay Electronica Maintains Unwavering Support For Diddy Despite Conviction Diddy has lost countless supporters and friends since his conviction, but Jay Electronica is still in his corner. By Caroline Fisher April 15, 2026
Music DJ Khaled Posts Sweet Message & Throwback Photos For Fat Joe's 55th Birthday DJ Khaled and Fat Joe go back nearly three decades and have worked with one another since the mid 2000s, so it was nice to see this post. By Zachary Horvath August 19, 2025
Music Gunna Previews A Vibey Wizkid Collab Off Of "The Last Wun" Gunna announced the release date for his last album with YSL yesterday (August 4) and he's going out with a bang. By Zachary Horvath August 05, 2025
Original Content Why MF Doom Is Allowed To Use Imposters On Stage Hot on the heels of accusations that Kendrick used a stand-in during a live performance, we analyse why MF Doom continues to get away with sending body doubles to his shows. By Robert Blair December 02, 2019
Music 50 Cent Gets Heartfelt Apology From Jeweler He's Suing For Trademark Infringement 50 Cent has since dismissed his lawsuit against the New York City jeweler, in which he accused him of copying his designs. By Cole Blake May 15, 2025
Music Waka Flocka On Why He Quit Rap: "I Never Rapped To Be Famous" The "No Hands" vowed to stay true to himself while giving advice to new artists in the game. By Madusa S. February 06, 2021
Music Kendrick Lamar Addresses R. Kelly's Demise On "Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers" Kendrick Lamar discusses R. Kelly's abuse and fall on his new album. By Rex Provost May 13, 2022
Music Chicago Rapper Edai Reportedly Shot & Killed Edai helped bring the Chi-Town drill scene to life. By Karlton Jahmal August 01, 2021