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Viral DDG's Sister Refuses To Apologize To Halle Bailey And Her Fans For Defending The Rapper TeeTee's boyfriend Aries asked folks to stop sending her hate for defending her brother DDG against his ex Halle Bailey's abuse allegations. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 17, 2025
Music Chris Brown & Bryson Tiller Take Charge On Our New "R&B Season" Playlist Update This week's "R&B Season" update comes courtesy of Chris Brown, Bryson Tiller, Mariah Carey, Daniel Caesar, Jacquees, and more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 27, 2025
Music J. Cole Invites Fans Into His Car To Listen To “The Fall-Off” J. Cole is currently on his "Trunk Sale" tour, driving around the U.S. selling CDs out of his Honda Civic. By Caroline Fisher February 12, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Clears 21 Savage Of Botting Rumors But Says "WHTTS?" Isn't Totally Off The Hook 21 Savage returned with his fourth studio album, "What Happened to the Streets?," back on Friday, December 12. By Cole Blake December 22, 2025
Music Kodak Black Leaves Fans Concerned After Drinking Lean While Driving On IG Live Kodak Black sparked a lot of fan concern after a recent Instagram livestream where he filmed himself drinking lean while driving. By Devin Morton September 10, 2025
Music Bad Bunny Hit With $16 Million Lawsuit Over Allegedly Stolen Vocal Sample Bad Bunny received a similar lawsuit in 2023 from his ex girlfriend, alleging that he and his team used her vocals without permission. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 09, 2026
Music FBI Gets Involved In Offset's Casino Shooting And Wants The Public's Help Offset was shot at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida, earlier this month, and is already recovering. By Cole Blake April 14, 2026
Politics Who Is Forgiato Blow? The MAGA Rapper Behind "Trump, Trump Baby" The video for his new single includes an appearance from Amber Rose and debuted at the RNC. By Axl Banks July 18, 2024
Music Man Convicted Of Young Dolph Murder Staying In Prison For Life Young Dolph's murder case is nearing an end and for the late rapper's family, they are receiving some justice in the closing moments. By Zachary Horvath March 12, 2026
Music Sir Jinx Demands Royalties From TI’s 2016 Dr. Dre Collab In New Lawsuit Sir Jinx alleges that he's not been adequately compensated for his 2016 collab with TI and Dr. Dre, "Dope." By Caroline Fisher September 29, 2025
Music Soulja Boy's 7 Biggest Beefs Soulja Boy never says no to a beef. Here are 7 of his biggest feuds of all time. By Chukwudi Onyewuchi May 17, 2024
Music Kali Uchis Pulls D4vd Collab After Missing Teen Is Found In His Car The body of 15-year-old Celeste Rivas was found severely decomposed in the trunk of a Tesla registered to D4vd this month. By Caroline Fisher September 18, 2025