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Music Travie McCoy Opens Up About Battle With Addiction Travie McCoy details canceling tours due to heroin use, and how he beat addiction. By Aron A. September 27, 2021
Music Adin Ross Reveals How Kanye West Barred Travis Scott From Featuring On "Kids See Ghosts" Kanye West and Kid Cudi delivered a modern classic with "Kids See Ghosts" but there was a noticeable lack of features. By Alexander Cole April 29, 2025
Music d4vd's Parents Address Murder Claims As Details Of Pre-Arrest Home Emerge This joins other big updates about d4vd's arrest over Celeste Rivas' death. They include a debunked Coachella message and criminal charges. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 18, 2026
Music Diddy’s Prison Release Date Ignites Controversy As Mogul Prepares Appeal This month, Diddy was sentenced to 50 months behind bars for two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution. By Caroline Fisher October 28, 2025
Music Soulja Boy & DJ Akademiks Clash Over Divisive Take On Rappers And Streamers When DJ Akademiks posited that streamers have taken away rappers' mystique, Soulja Boy blasted him as a "lame." By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 02, 2026
Music Ice Spice Samples M.I.A. Hit In Upcoming Single Fans haven't heard much from Ice Spice on the music front lately, but now, it looks like the Bronx femcee is gearing up for something new. By Caroline Fisher August 21, 2025
Music 6ix9ine Calls Out 21 Savage For Being Friends With "Snitch" Young Thug 21 Savage recently criticized 6ix9ine for infamously working with the authorities in the Nine Trey Gangsters trial. By Cole Blake December 16, 2025
Music Tommy Richman Checks Streamer For Asking Him To Sing “Million Dollar Baby” Tommy Richman got into a heated exchange with D Lou recently, earning mixed reactions from social media users. By Caroline Fisher June 05, 2025
Music Sean Kingston & His Mother Must Pay Fraud Victim Almost $40K Sean Kingston and Janice Turner were convicted of a $1 million fraud scheme and will now serve their respective sentences. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 29, 2025
Music A$AP Rocky Pays Tribute To A$AP Yams 11 Years After His Passing A$AP Rocky took a break from his "Don't Be Dumb" rollout to honor the late A$AP Yams, announcing a livestream for Yams Day. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 18, 2026
Original Content The Game Net Worth 2024: Updated Wealth Of The Rapper Explore The Game's 2024 net worth, understand his journey to wealth through music, acting, and business, and his impact on hip-hop. By Jake Skudder January 18, 2024
Music ASAP Rocky Reveals His Dream Role Ahead Of “Highest 2 Lowest” Release According to ASAP Rocky, he'd need a few months to prepare for his dream role, but it would certainly be worth it. By Caroline Fisher May 11, 2025