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Music Funk Flex Takes Over Ebro's Hot 97's Slot After "In The Morning" Gets Axed Funkmaster Flex went through his own Hot 97 changes recently, which Ebro Darden, Peter Rosenberg, and Laura Stylez are the latest to face. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 14, 2025
Music Cardi B, Safaree & More Live It Up At Vybz Kartel’s First American Show In Two Decades Vybz Kartel announced his performance at Barclays Center last month, calling it "a monumental moment for me and the culture." By Caroline Fisher April 12, 2025
Music Rod Wave's Attorneys Allege He Was The Victim Of A Burglary Rod Wave was arrested yesterday, May 21, in Fulton County and was hit with 14 felony counts. However, he's since posted bond. By Zachary Horvath May 21, 2025
Music Diddy And Sebastian Telfair Chat In Prison As Mogul's Expedited Appeal Gets Approved Diddy is in a much cushier facility at Fort Dix as partly evidenced by photos capturing him chatting it up with Sebastian Telfair. By Zachary Horvath November 03, 2025
Music Quavo Smacks A Reporter's Camera For Asking About The Diddy Trial A lot of celebrities have been asked for their thoughts on the Diddy trial, whether they're unrelated like Quavo or have some connection. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 28, 2025
Pop Culture Chrisean Rock Documents Young Thug Link-Up With Wholesome Selfie Young Thug and Chrisean Rock don't seem like they would ever cross paths, but they have gone through a lot in their own way lately. By Zachary Horvath May 05, 2025
Music Lil Woody Calls Out Young Thug For Forgiving YFN Lucci But Not Gunna Young Thug has been at odds with Gunna ever since he accepted a plea deal in the YSL RICO case back in 2022. By Cole Blake November 12, 2025
Music Rihanna Attends ASAP Rocky's Trial With Their Kids As Closing Arguments Begin Rihanna continues to support ASAP Rocky amid his legal issues. By Caroline Fisher February 13, 2025
Pop Culture Bhad Bhabie Takes A Random Swipe At Le Vaughn Amid Her Feud With Alabama Barker Things seemed to be okay between Le Vaughn and Bhad Bhabie after the link-up earlier this month, but things must have gone south again. By Zachary Horvath March 25, 2025
Music Will Smith Reveals Features And Release Date For "Based On A True Story" Will Smith has been flirting with a musical return, and now we have actually the details for his comeback release. By Elias Andrews March 14, 2025
Viral Scru Face Jean Eviscerates DJ Akademiks In New Diss Track "AkaDiddy" Following Grooming Scandal The hip-hop world continues to scrutinize this Ak controversy. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 30, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Reacts To TDE's Punch Breaking Down The Kendrick Lamar & Drake Battle DJ Akademiks gave Punch some props and critiques, but most importantly defended his influence on the Kendrick Lamar and Drake battle. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 19, 2025